President Biden’s son Hunter is expected to appear in federal court here Wednesday morning to plead guilty to two minor tax crimes and admit to the facts of a gun charge.
— the lead prosecutor in the case and a holdover from the administration of President Donald Trump — has said that investigation is ongoing, suggesting that matters beyond the tax and gun issues are still under scrutiny.The probe was opened in 2018, during the Trump administration, and has been a favorite talking point for Republican critics of President Biden and his family.
Prosecutors plan to recommend a sentence of probation for those counts, according to people familiar with the negotiations who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe elements of the case that are not yet public. Biden’s representatives have previously said that he eventually paid the IRS what he owed.is about the gun charge. In that case, the letter says, “the defendant has agreed to enter a Pretrial Diversion Agreement with respect to the firearm Information.
In all, prosecutors will recommend two years of probation and diversion conditions, the people familiar with the plea deal said. If Biden successfully meets the conditions of the diversion program, the gun charge will be removed from his record at the end of that period, these people said.
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