UPDATED – To add court transcript for context.
First things first, it’s Politico! When the Dept of Justice or FBI need to frame a narrative particular to their interests they use Politico and the New York Times. Keep this in mind. When Main Justice needs to position themselves, they leak to NYT and Politico. All leaks are purposeful.
Politico has received a copy of what is claimed to be the original Hunter Biden plea agreement between the USAO in Delaware and the Biden defense team. This is the plea agreement that was challenged by U.S. District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika, who was concerned the structure of the deal appeared to be creating immunity from prosecution for crimes that might come out of a now admitted, ongoing investigation of Hunter Biden; those crimes may include FARA violations.
[Politico Article Here]
[Plea Agreement and Attachment #1 Here]
[Diversion Agreement and Attachment “A” HERE]
The core issue centers around what appears to be clear coordination between the USAO, likely with the approvals of Main Justice (Monaco, Garland) and the Biden defense team, to structure the wording and placement of legal mechanisms inside the plea agreement to not only excuse the current criminal infractions, but also protect Hunter Biden from future criminal liability.
Essentially, all previous activities by Hunter Biden would be immune from prosecution, up to the date of his signing of the plea agreement. A blank slate retroactively, with all exposure for criminal conduct removed. The conduct surrounding the immunity is outlined in “Exhibit 1” and the “Attachment A” which was filed under seal.
“Attachment A” as above, was filed under seal. Apparently, leaked to Politico – despite not being part of the public court record. It is obvious to those who deal in such matters, the attachment was likely written by the Biden defense team and not the US Attorney Office in Delaware.
“Exhibit 1”, assembled with the statement of fact, is highlighted below and represents the second set of standards to frame the legal immunity from prosecution. Despite an ongoing investigation, anything that would fall into the parameters of Attachment-A and/or Exhibit-1 would be part of what the DOJ is saying would not be criminally prosecuted.
Biden would be excused from “any federal crimes” that touch on these issues and result from the ongoing investigation. This is what the judge ‘reportedly‘ took exception to.
While the gun crime and the tax violations are the face of the legal immunity (the admission of guilt and plea), avoiding criminal liability for the underlying activity that created the income is the issue that appears to be structured by the plea as an ancillary, albeit purposeful, protection.
UPDATE: The transcript of the court hearing shows the context of the dynamic at play. [TRANSCRIPT LINK] U.S. District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika is questioning USAO David Wise about the nature of this plea agreement, and the construct of how the agreement not to prosecute is buried in paragraph 15 of the diversion agreement.
It will be interesting to see how this goes.
This is a critical moment for the DOJ, particularly Deputy AG Lisa Monaco and Attorney General Merrick Garland, as the transparency of the “dual justice system” is represented within the collusion between the USAO in Delaware and the representatives of the Biden family.
There is an obvious intent by Main Justice to protect the Biden family, a political motive, as well as maintain protection of the corrupt DOJ institution itself behind the shield of an “ongoing investigation.” Questions cannot be answered because an investigation is “ongoing,” you know the game.
Not only that, but Tierney’s Real News: https://tierneyrealnewsnetwork.substack.com/p/hunter-goes-to-court?publication_id=728707&post_id=135492746&isFreemail=true
“Judge Maryellen Noreika then rejected the plea deal and she then threatened to have Hunter Biden arrested if he fails to comply with her release conditions.
HUNTER IS REQUIRED TO: 1) NOT possess a firearm 2) NOT use or possess any controlled substances (including marijuana) unless prescribed 3) Submit to full federal supervision 4) NO use of alcohol AT ALL 5) Seek active employment 6) Submit to testing for prohibited substances 7) Participate in substance abuse therapy PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING COULD INCLUDE: 1) Immediate issuance of an arrest warrant 2) Revocation of release 3) Forfeiture of bond 4) Prosecution for contempt of court
If Hunter consumes alcohol or drugs including marijuana, he will be arrested & be prosecuted for contempt of court. This will almost be impossible for Hunter to avoid – considering he is a career addict.
“Violating any of the foregoing conditions of release may result in the immediate issuance of a warrant for your arrest, a revocation of your release, an order of detention, a forfeiture of any bond, and a prosecution for contempt of court and could result in imprisonment, a fine, or both.”
This is a showdown between a judge who is a hero (and possibly whose life is in danger) and the DOJ-Garland and Monaco in particular.
The Biden government has shown itself ruthless in persecuting conservatives and all who publicly disagree with their narrative and will stop at nothing to prevent the Biden crime family from taking any incoming body blows.
The longer this goes on, we are seeing more and more people becoming clued in to the government’s game which includes nothing less than crimes against humanity in the case of the toxic gene therapy as well as giving a pass to the brain impaired thug in the Oval Office and his sex and drug addicted son.
It’s a matter of time before more judges step up to the plate because judges are political animals. They often will go the way they sense the American public is going.
I Believe Hunter ALREADY broke the terms of his agreement…It’s boilerplate wording in drug cases to release the suspect on bond stating they must not do ANY drugs nor BE IN THE COMPANY OF THOSE USING DRUGS…and Hunter was photographed going into his shady lawyer’s home i n LA (the onle who paid Hunters $2 millon back taxes)and then the lawyer was photographed shortly after – while HUnter was still at the home- sucking on a bong. Out on his Terrace- knowing the press was outside.! Talk about flaunting it talk about Entitlement! Hunter is probably shellshocked that the judge didnt fall in line . The Bidens must have trained Commandser the same way the raised Hunter; NO discipline, no rules, excusing his bad behavior and this is he outcome- a criminal, entitled sn and dog who keeps biting…..
Hunter’s attorney in LA was smoking a bong on his balcony when Hunter came to call. The Daily Mail had the photos
Bad choice for a lawyer
You
May be a stoner but do you really want to be represented by a stoner?
Don’t forget the pictures of what appears to be HB with his hands up around his face/nose on the Balcony on the 4th. He was kind of standing behind the first lady.
Lay off the dog. He needs to be rescued.
In regards to 5) Seek active employment, it’ll be interesting to see if any one hires him, considering his #1 work history is that of “Professional Grifter”!
A K Street lobbying firm will hire him just to get a copy of his contacts list. Not to mention how grateful his dad and uncle will be.
I’m sure Hunter will have no trouble finding fake employment with, as an example, the bong smoking Hollyweird attorney who pays his back taxes. He could even be paid a large salary for showing up at the office occasionally, shuffling papers or cavorting with Russian prostitutes. There are many fellow grifters in the Biden universe who would be happy to bail him out under any circumstance just to help “the Big Guy”.
The dude’s an artist for the elite, come on man.
And he also has to report his travel plans to the Court. Trips to China, Romania, Ukraine, etc., to arrange new banking operations are going to get the judge’s attention. Plus, we officially have a foreign agent living in the WH most of the time.
Yesterday was hilarious & Hunter almost stomped his little feet in Court, threw a hand-waving tantrum, which the judge noted. If only this continues on.
OTOH, nothing about the plea deal & the capitulation of the DOJ/FBI is funny or even sad. It is corruption so deep causing the destruction of our judicial system.
My prayers for the safety of this judge & any others out there trying to stop the implosion & lawlessness.m
AMEN
I wish she would have also required him to wear a GPS ankle bracelet.
GPS neck bracelet, but okay. 🤣
All that would apply outside of the whitehouse. Inside the wh he is protected.
Secret service lets him smoke crack etc.
All joe’s boy got to do is run to papa again. Total immunity in white house.😳🦨
Skunk emoji is VERY accurate!
You can bet the “prescription” for marijuana has already been written, probably minutes after the demon left the courthouse. Also, the demon probably has an appointment for a methadone clinic already set up.
I have No faith in the corrupt system run by Stuttering Garnish Head and his minions of them ever doing the right thing
Yep. They’re going to erase this problem:
https://markamerica.com/2023/07/27/hunter-biden-time-to-run/
Judge Noreika did not kill herself. Nor did she die of an accident.
And Judge Scalise DID NOT just die in his sleep
From your lips to God’s ears!
Feds Drop Campaign Finance Charge Against SBF.
That’s the second time the SDNY dropped more charges against Bankman-Fried!
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/feds-drop-campaign-finance-charge-against-sbf
California Joe: A regular Boy Scout, that Bankman-Fried kid. A model citizen, just like his parents.
Also covered on TGP,..BOTH of these dropped charges were the most SERIOUS, the other being BRIBERY.
And, the reason given is because they failed to get Bahamas permission to charge SBF with these specific crimes, before extraditing him.
Extradition law is very specific, for each country, with no ambiguities.
They intentionally “failed to ask” and are setting it up to have him ‘skate’, just like they are trying to do with Hunter.
Ding ding ding 🛎️
we seem to have no issue ignoring “permission” from a sovereign country when it suits us… so that says something about this.
also – wrong thread. 😉
Has anyone but me noticed that DROP means the opposite of DROP, and is now a meaningless word in that now even context cannot help you determine which contradictory meaning is being used?? That tells me the word DROP will be extinct in 20 years. Who’d have thought it? Such a simple unambiguous word is now useless.
But back to business: Thanks Cal Joe for the link, seriously. This is an enormously important case to follow. It fits right in with Hunter’s case and the enormously complex and enigmatic BIDEN plot to destroy the United States. And yes, it was first DROPPED here at CTH.
Try “Tabled.”
In the US it means an effort has been stopped, ended, set aside.
In the UK it means the initiation of an effort.
I agree the dropping bit being used both ways here is silly and not helpful.
That’s horrible
They need more people to help fabricate crimes against Trump?
They can’t be bothered with some petty crypto guy? s/
Heard that SBF leads back to some HRC money laundering schemes via her associates….. namely one (Mich**ael K**ives) note she pulls the the strings on SDNY.
Question: How do you know FOR SURE when a satanic pedophile is blatantly cheating on his taxes?
When his yearly income is reported as $666,666
Every fed connected to this document can see that it is not only a lie, it is a Satanic joke at all of our expenses. Arrest the feds.
What do Epstein (2007) and Hunter Biden have in common, that such “Sweetheart “ deals could ever
have been formulated ?
Thr thing is, as Epstiens ‘sweetheart deal’ shows, this has been going on for a long time, rightbout in plain sight, which is why NOW THAT WE ARE PAYING ATTENTION, it SEEMS very ‘taunting, in yer face, ‘whats ya gonna DO about it?’.
The main difference is that now, WE ARE PAYING ATTENTION, thats all.
THEY are just doing what they have ALWAYS done, and expecting to get away with it, because they always have, before.
Just like they set up the RDS campaign, following the same playbook they have always followed, the only difference is, now we are ON to them.
Dirty rotten POS rat basturds!
We’ve been on to them for a long time.
They’re just sticking it everyone’s face now. And I mean EVERYONE!
Best example to show “What ya gonna DO about it??”
Three words. Ted Kennedy. Chappaquidick.
Precisely.
We are on to them!
Cheers!
Go see Sound of Freedom! NOW!
It will make you see this issue in a different light?
IC connections and perverted sex stuff with minors for starters.
The Obama cabal has decided to use Hunter Biden to get rid of old Joe. This will allow Kamala to become a footnote in history AND to be eliminated in the upcoming primaries.
I think its really a stretch, to say/think/ imagine that “everything is going according to plan” for the enemy.
I think the enemy is like the “platespinner” and while they are scrambling around, trying to keep the plates spinning, and replacing the ones that have fallen to the floor and broken, they are now slipping and falling on the detrius of the broken plates; they have no traction, and have passed the inevitable point in every such performance, where its obvious to all that they can not maintain the spinning plates.
lpate spinning definitely comes to mind, but IMO general trajectory is still “according to plan” – even if a couple of those plates crash.
I have to agree. the art of plate spinning often involves a plan.
Joe Biden’s fake Charitable Foundations used for money laundering your tax dollars.
https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/joe-bidens-fake-charitable-foundations-used-for-money-laundering-your-tax-dollars/
Beau Biden Foundation rakes in millions, spends fraction on kid programs
https://nypost.com/2022/03/26/how-the-beau-biden-foundation-spends-its-cash/
https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/crime/2014/04/03/beau-biden-defends-handling-du-pont-heir-sex-case/7255629/
A member of the DuPont family admitted to raping his own daughter from when she was age 3 to age 5. Beau Biden, as Attorney General of the state of Delaware, made sure the guy served no time in jail.
“For protection of children”, God the audacity!
For protection of child molesters, is more like it.
Hunters foundation will be “For drug addicts” and will work to ensure they get a steady supply.
Everything opposite of what ‘they’ say.
As Orwell warned.
Vomit!
I wonder if all the Biden children- Beau, Hunter and Ashley were abused/ molested by Joe ?
The fact that Beau was soft on a sex crime, against a child, is highly suspect. No normal person would have any sympathy for this kind of heinous and incestuous crime.
Where was Dr. Jill when the showers with the daughter occurred? No normal mother would tolerate that, and would call the authorities on the perp/pedo/ father/ husband.
Strange family to say the least.
There was a story, I don’t know if it’s true, that the Secret Service was disgusted with Biden when the then VP would swim in the White House pool naked?
Imagine that …
From “Biden still misses VP residence pool in which he reportedly skinny dipped,” by Ebony Bowden, and Steven Nelson, published February 17, 2021.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-still-misses-vp-residence-pool-in-which-he-reportedly-skinny-dipped
Two quotes:
“”Agents [Secret Service Agents] say that, whether at the vice president´s residence or at his home in Delaware, Biden has a habit of swimming in his pool nude,” Kessler wrote in his book, “The First Family Detail: Secret Service Agents Reveal the Hidden Lives of the Presidents.””; and
“”Female Secret Service agents find that offensive,” he added.”
FJB/LGB
FHB
FBiden Crime Family
SPIT!
Sounds like Brandon needs to issue a blanket pardon for junior, if such a pardon exists.
As for the rest of this BS, it is amazing how far our corrupt justice system will go to manipulate the crimes of the “SELECT FEW”, and the extreme measures they will use against a “SELECT FEW”such a the J6 prosecutions.
Does a person have to first have been convicted of a federal crime to even be eligible for a Presidential pardon as opposed to simply being accused or indicted?
a pardon can happen even BEFORE an indictment…just the allegation of a crime…
and in some cases, presidents have pardoned people who never were charged or accused formally of any crime.
it’s a king power, like executive orders (wrt covert military operations that would be commonly otherwise subject to war crimes investigation standards).
I generally have issues with these king like powers, but that is how the constitution was created, and as is the case, the founders did not predict a future where rogue presidents would actually become tyrants and evil little bastards. (we can cover this territory with remarks made and debates documented in federalist papers about how to “qualify” a president against the prospect of immoral, or mob selection…which yielded a electoral college that would perform such qualification tests…sadly, this was NEVER practically accomplished)
but I digress.
If joe malarkey pardons his cocaine whoring criminal son, it will invite MUCH MUCH MORE INTEREST that every news agencies around the world will want to spend a LOT of time researching and exposing.
politically, this will DOOM the chances of any credible democrat party candidate and it would certainly doom (by association kamala harris and anyone else including donors who supported joe malarkey). it would have the effect of all but guranteeing a non contest victory for President Trump. That would stew for decades with disenchanted (and newly enlightened) voters from the radical left and mostly from the independents who might very well pull away from the orange man bad syndrome and realize their own party has not just failed to represent them, but has conducted EVERY SINGLE CRIME THAT THEY ATTEMPTED TO CONJURE UP AND PUSH ON PRESIDENT TRUMP.
a pardon would be devastating.
what is more likely is that hunted is going to take it for the entire team…all the crimes will be piled on him and him alone…devon will testify he was crack head who abused and betrayed his father…a senile old man you see, the one who gazes at navel, having lost all sense of his faculties many years ago…..that will be the implication…that is how it will be narrated..and of course the DOJ will dutifly fulfill this obligation to press charges to hunter and then seek mitigation for his drug records …
the potomac two step …
just my opinion
noting: no matter what happens, it’s very bad political effects for the democratic party. there is no upside to the corruption that everyone with a working nose can sniff out here.
God Bless America
Prescient analysis
Very good. That said. I bet the over and under is 6 weeks before Joe is out of office he will do so. In the fog of dementia, he will issue blanket pardons for Hunter, himself, his family, the dog, Schiff, Pelosi, MSNBC, CNN, NYT, WAPO, the DNC and probably Zelensky. Heck, if some would slip a pardon for Putin in the stack he probably would sign it like Henry Blake did for Radar.
Re king-like powers in the Constitution: The founders settled on the meritorious notion that ‘an impeachment a day, keeps the king away!’
For this reason, I am an arch enemy of the notion that an un-term-limited president is more dangerous than an un-term-limited Nancy Pelosi, or John Roberts.
Actually, according to the original constitutional structure, an un-term-limited Donald Trump (in the prime of life) could easily disarm the constitutional aberrations of both Pelosi and Roberts such that the Nation would not be in the throes of death even as we speak.
Don’t like that? Then again alter the original format by term-limiting members of Congress to conform to the notion stipulated in the Constitution of two political branches and one non-political branch (the judiciary).
Thank you for this explanation; guess, like Sundance says, we have to wait and see how this plays out.
I doubt today’s Democrats – including their media allies will care if Joe pardons Hunter.
There will be media spin, and in the end they will still vote D.
These are the same people that admitted they were going to vote for Clinton even though they knew she was corrupt. If only to keep abortion legal.
Dem’s will be pointing our Justices Thomas and Alito are getting up there in age. Next President probably gets 2 nominations.
President Nixon was pardoned by President Ford without any conviction of crimes.
And then he lost to Jimmy?
FYI: Ford was on the Warren Commission, that covered up the JFK assassination.
Technically, yes.
But President Ford set the precedent when he pardoned Nixon. Democrats sqealed for a bit, but Ford let them know I was a forgone conclusion, and Democrats had some other issues they wanted passed while Republicans were on the ropes.
I think GHW Bush pardoned Casper Weinberger before he was actually indcted.
I cannot understand for the life of me WHY Merrick Garland works so hard to protect the Bidens – is MG totally brainwashed from way back or is he compromised in some way? Why does he squander himself on this lot?
They can only get to where they are by being comprised in some way
He’s a democrat – no right nor wrong involved, it is just partisan team sports for them.
AG Gargoyle protects the Bidens b/c they are all members of the Big Club/UniParty.
You are spot on!
Imagine the biggest most elaborate domino set up one could build….. Hunter and Joe are but two dominoes next to each other in a a very long winding row..
A: Garland is just as dirty as they are.
The FBI/DOJ are not really protecting Biden per se. They are protecting themselves.
You see they LOVE having a blackmail-able Puppet in the White House.
The DOJ attorneys in the courtroom for the plea deal, were NOT the attorneys who brokered the plea deal? Why were the original attorneys, not present?
pretty sure they’re on vacation, paddle boarding up in Marthas Vineyard.
according to Kash Patel, the only 2 who had authority to broker and sign the deal = garland and monaco
If the Politico article did not delve into Ms. Jessica Bengels of Latham & Watkins calling the court to have the House amicus brief removed from the docket, does that mean it did not happen?
I feel like a dummy, late to the realization that someone from Latham & Watkins could engage in shenanigans. Kind of the way I felt after having voted for the Bushes (41 & 43) and Romney in 2012 (even though I was deathly ill that day). I did not know that a firm like Latham & Watkins would be involved in such things. It’s a constant learning curve . . . and from time to time, I find I am behind it!
From what I read this what blew up the “deal”.
Bengels impersonated a House staffer and tried to get the House brief removed. A suspicious Court Clerk reported this to the Judge and so Judge was angry and loaded for bear when she called Court into session.
When Judge started asking questions she wasn’t supposed to ask the is when the feces struck the rotating device.
Having observed the crap that goes on I must wonder if this too is a Kabuki distraction…
Space aliens indeed.
I’m sure you read the leaked exhibits contained within Sundance’s post. These attachments and exhibits describe how vast sums of money were running through Hunter’s hands, yet he had no money to pay his taxes?
Where did the dough go? Well, of course, (reading between the lines) he was paying people off. It was a corruption racket in which the more that powerful, influential people were involved and that held a sizable, vested interest, both monetarily and legally, the less chance of an investigation. And, of course, Big Daddy was the ultimate FU to anyone trying to mess with Hunter.
Lastly, recall that the Romneys are also involved in these murky business deals. No wonder he’s become such a wuss.
Could someone explain the Shipwreckedcrew tweet about how “two linked issues were placed in separate documents and then did not call attention to one another”. “This was a “hidden” global plea agreement”. What two separate documents are Shipwreckedcrew referring to??? TIA
“Attachment A” and “Exhibit-1” are the two separate documents.
Thank you! I’m too old to be embarrassed about asking stupid questions!
Agreement Not to Prosecute
15. The United States agrees not to criminally prosecute Biden, outside of the terms of this Agreement, for any federal crimes encompassed by the attached Statement of Facts (Attachment A) and the Statement of Facts attached as Exhibit 1 to the Memorandum of Plea Agreement filed this same day. This Agreement does not provide any protection against prosecution for any future conduct by Biden or by any of his affiliated businesses.
I trust Sol’s read. The whole thing is another two tier outrage by the DOJ and the sleezy presentation an offense to the court.
This is all “by the book” to sacrifice Hunter and maybe even Brandon for appearance of equivalence for what they will do much more to Trump. “See, the justice system is fair and balanced.
Often the devil you don’t know (Newsome et al) is worse than the devil you do know (Brandon).
I know thats “conventional wisdom” but I think this looks an awful lot like “the best layed plans, going awry.”
I think they are ‘faking it’ and are desperately scrambling as it all falls apart.
If ONLY the Indictments, combined with Joe reinforcing the idea of wanting a YOUNGER POTUS, had caused MAGA to shift to RDS in massive #’s, THEN sure, they could ‘ease’ Joe out.
But its not working, they have NO IDEA WHY its not working, or whatvto do now.
House of cards collapsing
AVALANCHE… just start rolling…….
Agree. At the moment it appears Ramaswamy might be their Plan B.
Newsom is such a lightweight.
Biden is senile and he “won”.
Sundance or anyone with any knowledge…When are the statute of limitations set to expire for this case?
Its got to be soon… and this little court action will keep the clock running…
I got a funny felling about this
No damn way!! DOJ is simply hammering more nails into it inevitable coffin. Greatest treason in American history.
Why Politico? Because Politico’s Playbook site is the marching order site for all others. You want to know what the Uniparty and liberals will be doing or saying- go to Politico Playbook.
This leak was not to expose the plea but rather allow the MSM to start framing the narrative in way that is aligns with their needs.
They think we are stupid.
EDIT: I am LOLing, I commented before I read the post because it sparked that thought….and the first line of the article, SD outlines exactly what veteran treepers already know.
I see an overdose in the near future for Hunter. He is a liability to the DOJ.
I’d wager he’s a fentanyl user, and an importer.
Kah Patel points out another glaring ‘issue’; Fed regs specifically PROHIBIT any “diversion” program, in the event of illegal possesion of a gun, due to NARCOTICS charge.
The regulations specify ONLY the AG, Garland or Asst. AG, Monaco can issue a “waiver” of this regulation.
Highly unlikely that anyone else has EVER been granted such a waiver.
And by REGULATION, Garland and Monocos fingerprints and DNA are all over this, doesn’t MATTER if their subordinates try to fall on their sword, they HAD to grant this waiver, cause only they are authorised to.
Exactly! It had to be one or the other or both.
well, to play the role of a lawfare lahya… he didn’t get CHARGED with anything about narcotics, so thats a moot point.
They left out Biden drinking a milkshake on Dec 28, which delayed him filing Form 4249o46 at least one extra day.
What’s all this minutiae regarding filing activity really about?
Avoiding, AT ALL COST, any discovery leading to James Biden. Hunter was the bag man, but James did all the structuring and is the “brains” behind the operations.
Bottom line. Now Hunter Biden will get a slightly harder slap on the wrist for all the felonies he committed. Rules for thee but not for me…
For the legal wonks here, former federal prosecutor Will Scharf lays out the attempted deception by Hunter’s lawyers and the DOJ:
Typically, if the Government is offering to a defendant that it will either drop charges or decline to bring new charges in return for the defendant’s guilty plea, the plea is structured under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(c)(1)(A).
An agreement not to prosecute Hunter for FARA violations or other crimes in return for his pleading guilty to the tax misdemeanors, for example, would usually be a (c)(1)(A) plea. This is open, transparent, subject to judicial approval, etc.
In Hunter’s case, according to what folks in the courtroom have told me, Hunter’s plea was structured under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(c)(1)(B), which is usually just a plea in return for a joint sentencing recommendation only, and contained no information on its face about other potential charges, and contained no clear agreement by DOJ to forego prosecution of other charges.
Instead, DOJ and Hunter’s lawyers effectively hid that part of the agreement in what was publicly described as a pretrial diversion agreement relating to a § 922(g)(3) gun charge against Hunter for being a drug user in possession of a firearm.
That pretrial diversion agreement as written was actually MUCH broader than just the gun charge. If Hunter were to complete probation, the pretrial diversion agreement prevented DOJ from ever bringing charges against Hunter for any crimes relating to the offense conduct discussed in the plea agreement, which was purposely written to include his foreign influence peddling operations in China and elsewhere.
So they put the facts in the plea agreement, but put their non-prosecution agreement in the pretrial diversion agreement, effectively hiding the full scope of what DOJ was offering and Hunter was obtaining through these proceedings.
Hunter’s upside from this deal was vast immunity from further prosecution if he finished a couple years of probation, and the public wouldn’t be any the wiser because none of this was clearly stated on the face of the plea agreement, as would normally be the case.
See the Dan Bongino podcast I linked to above to see what will likely happen now.
how do you think bathhouse barry paid for the martha’s vineyard estate??? Kickbacks much?
One naturally wonders whether Andrew Weismann had anything to do with the mechanics of this plea deal. His factory of novel legal theories is highly productive. He is a brilliant lawyer. Want to persecute an innocent man, call Andrew! Want to get a Dem scoundrel off? Call Andrew!
Sure does have a Better Call Saul / Andrew Weismann disgusting feel to it!
Crooks gonna crook, but Hunter and his legal team should all be in jail for that stunt….
This is JUSTICE MAIN’s Real WAR TACTIC against the Citizens of The United States of America 🇺🇸
This must be said it’s the MAIN reason….
There is an obvious intent by Main Justice to protect the Biden family, a political motive, as well as maintain protection of the corrupt DOJ institution itself behind the shield of an “ongoing investigation.” Questions cannot be answered because an investigation is “ongoing,” you know the game.
Clouds over the sunlight trying to break thru!
I think Sloppy Joe has already signed a pardon for Crackhead and put it in a glass box with a sign, “Break glass in case of conviction.” All anyone will have to do is hit it with a date stamp.
Wasn’t Julian Assange persecuted and arrested for leaking “ non public information”?
Are lawyers, judges and DOJ officials subject to RICCO laws?
Did the judge banish Hunter to California by ordering his conditions of parole enforced by the courts in California?
Hunter supposedly rents a home in California, so his parole conditions would be supervised by federal officials there. He flew out from California on a private jet provided by his “sugar bro.”
Of course, the fun part might be if he says that California is not really his residence, and claims a building on Pennsylvania Avenue is his “residence.”
According to a news report this am, Hunter will be staying at the WH for at least the next month. (I think he has been living there).
The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project filed an amicus brief with the court in Delaware to argue for a pause on this ridiculous plea deal and reconsider its validity.
One of their attorneys was also prepared to speak in court, yesterday, should a motion be made to seal any of the documents in the case. She spoke with the clerk of the court who then briefed the judge on what may happen in her courtroom.
Heritage Foundation did some great work and need to be applauded and supported for their efforts in this case.
Yes they did. Great work and possibly without the shenanigans that went on to get the amicus briefs sidelined the Judge may never have gotten wind of the scheme that was set in motion.
From Attachment A Statement of Facts, we are told that Hunter Biden didn’t START using crack and cocaine until around 2016. That would make him 46 years old at the time! Is anybody, anywhere buying that one?
Nope, not buying it.
Down memory lane…….. Hunter was dishonorably discharged from the Navy for a positive blood test for cocaine given in 2013.
Are they splitting hairs with the difference between snorting cocaine and smoking crack?
No, he was kicked out of the Navy for cocaine prior to that time period.
In the year 2525, their still investigating Bobby H. Biden’s crimes!
Lying on ATF form 4473 very rarely gets prosecuted so tax evasion my get him ? It did get Chicago Al. The one I want him to hang for treason! What a worthless punk, reminds me of those rich punks I saw in college.
As I always say…its all staged bullsht to prepare for the eventual installation of Newsom. Biden will resign as agreed, without impeachment of course. Impeachments are only for Trump. The Biden installations purpose is fulfilled without consequence.
No, it doesnt matter that Biden is called a Democrat. Newsom will be installed, not elected.
Rand Paul is agreeing with you on the impeachments!
Is that the same Rand Paul who voted to certify Joe Biden for President in 2020?
From the updated transcript, the last line
MR. CLARK: I believe it is, Your Honor, because 19 what the structure makes clear is that Your Honor is just 20 finding facts.
Funny! The judge did just that, finding facts.
I just ‘discerned’ something from the transcript provided by Sundance in the update:
If the judge had signed off on this agreement, and ‘something’ happened causing her (judge) demise (untimely death or removal), the wording suggests that no charges could ever be brought forth on Hunter again!!!!
SD – am I correct, or close to it???
Once the deal was signed by the judge, the only person who could challenge the scope of immunity would be a federal prosecutor in the future who wanted to go after Hunter for something other than the tax or firearms charges.
Then it would be up to the judge handling the new prosecution to determine whether the immunity provision covered it.
IIRC Epstein’s Florida federal plea deal had an extremely broad immunity in it. But then, it didn’t keep him out of jail on subsequent federal charges where he “committed suicide.”
did devon archer testify to a grand jury in this case, recently? i know he talked to a grand jury because his lawyer said he did. our 30 day wait for the parties to come together will be interesting. i predict it never happens. monday’s devon archer testimony will end it. there’s a pardon coming,or there is a flight. i notice they let the scum keep his passport. the fact my predictions haven’t come true is merely proof of my farsightedness.
Joe Biden is close to a decision on when he will announce that he will not be running for reelection due to health reasons. Mostly likely the announcement will come right before the Labor Day weekend. This will free Joe to issue pardons for Hunter and other family members.
I remember Trump saying “We caught them all”. MMMMM, this WILL be interesting.
tick tock.
It’s acts like these that make people take notice.
As http://www.thefederalist.com explains and I agree, the plea deal was never meant to protect the bag man son, it was to protect “The Big Guy.”
And I still believe the “Big Guy” is Obama, and so did his floating chef!
The charade of the deep state and their globalist overlords is becoming increasingly difficult for them to maintain. We are entering the danger zone when the globalists’ desperation will force them to create a huge distraction (read that however you wish) making average working Americans to pay close attention. Build strong networks within your communities and reach out to fellow patriots (those who recognize ordered liberty under our Constitution) for mutual support. We will restore our republic but only through hard work, sacrifice and unity. Semper Fidelis.
Nice try to avoid having the Big Guy pardon his son.
This plea deal was illegal unless DAG or AG signed off on it. It’s not likely either will admit to signing off on such a deal… so… call’m before congress and catch them in lies and then initiate impeachment.
Impeaching THESE people is more important right now than impeaching Biden. The machine going after Trump needs to stop. At some point they will make a kinetic move on him.
The DOJ was hoping the few facts given to us of the plea deal would be the bone for the Republican dog to be vindicated. But, the extent of the plea deal is an absolute insurrection by our Justice Dept. and the corruption of President Biden. Through the revelation of the confidential human source document on Burisma is the smoking gun that FBI, Justice, et all were aware of Biden’s criminality prior to the 2020 election. There needs to be a take down of all agencies at play here.
Hallelujah!
Folks, this a profound and powerful statement here, especially considering the source it is coming from.
Bravo, your honor!
Marcia
Would you review my comment (question) upthread (1:39) concerning the update Sundance provided and my cursory analysis and let me know if I am correct, please?
And the game is there is no power to the people and Justice in America is only a facade
if they can rope in this judge then using this as precedent D’s would have unitary ‘Executive-Judiciary-legislative’ if they can bake in electoral!
nice dictatorial coup – well planned but hopefully successful defeated.
Hunter’s first, best destiny is to be a bagman.
“It will be interesting to see how this goes.”
When it ‘goes’, it will be rough for Hunter, the DOJ and the USA, David Weiss in Delaware.
The results of yesterday’s FUBAR are:
Hunter is now Arraigned and has 30 days to respond to the Court or face Trial in Judge Noreika’s Court, a judge not now likely to approve any plea deal that smells again…. not what he though would be the outcome of a ‘done deal’ plea agreement.The DOJ has the duel problem of now protecting Joe Biden from any fallout that is sure to occur from a FARA investigation and/or indictment of Hunter, cuz that will lead straight to the Big Guy and bring down his Presidency in fast order. Voters will not accept his use of Bribery (a direct Impeachable offense enumerated in the US Constitution) to unjustly enrich himself/family. Then, the DOJ has to deflect any now well deserved Congressional criticism for obviously putting their heavy hands of the scales of Justice to protect Hunter and via him, Joe Biden,that is proof of their Corruption and a Duel Justice System, again that the voters will eschew..US Attorney, David Weiss now has the duel problems of not allowing the DOJ pin this entire corruption of Just-Us on him for failing to honestly investigate Hunter’s crimes and stonewalling same, while also explaining his lying to Congress about his authority granted by AG, Garland to do his job correctly.
Since all parties above are now inextricably bound up and stuck deep in this Corrupt legal Tar Baby now, none can get free of this mess without the Tar smearing their reputations or, in Hunter’s case, perhaps freedom.
Being arraigned now, Hunter could face Trial as Judge Noreika has signaled that she is adverse to any new pleas deal that aren’t done according to Legal Hoyle and a conviction,… that would sent him to Jail, an outcome he is totally not capable of tolerating.
Would he roll on the Big Guy to avoid going to jail, which is a certainty if also convicted for a FARA violation/conviction (see Paul Manafort’s sentence for same) We’ll See!
My guess now,…, all three parties above may agree to seek a new Special Counsel appointed by AG, Garland (as he should have done years ago to manage this mess),… a SC that is hand picked for being able to ‘make all this Mess go away’ by legal strategies and delays that will finally reach fruition with extremely weak legal consequences for Hunter, oh, about five or more years from now.
But no guess here,… many in the Swamp/DNC have extreme tight azzes today,… and expect Hatchet-Man Prosecutor, Jack Smith to rub save on them and attempt to bury this Tar Baby debacle in their Praetorian MSM by Indicting President D. J. Trump today, if not in the AM.
“Though the Heavens may Fall,… Let Justice be Done!”, as our Constitutional Republic now hangs in the balance.
The Hunter mess may not go away, but it certainly will be blunted by the inevitable indictment of PDJT by Jack Smith – as you mentioned.
Expect a follow-up indictment out of Georgia.
Hunter is expendable and JoeBama is hoping Hunter does not realize it – and flips on dad.
JoeBama is expendable if its apparent he will cause more damage to the Deep State.
Garland will sacrifice ANYONE include JoeBama in order to save his own hide.
Yep, our Interesting Times just went up by a number of degrees.
The whole debacle was engineered for Political Protection of JoeBama/CO,…. and watching their Liberal Limo run off the road into the ditch with four flat tires now is,.. well, Delicious, no?
Garland may yet be Impeached,…. his position now is very precarious as he created this Tar Baby to begin with.
“many in the Swamp/DNC have extreme tight azzes today”
Doubt it. Especially considering the convenient significance of coke being “found” in the WH during this matter, this smells like a plan to bring this to pass:
“Biden drops out of the race, pardons Hunter and saves himself, Hillary and Obama from being dragged into testifying in a FARA trial. Obama knew what Biden was doing.”
That’s the worst case for them and does exactly what the eDims WANT – get Brandon out of the race to be replaced with Newsom and close the door of FARA vulnerability for Brandon, Obama, and Hillary.
I no longer believe in convenient “coincidences” when it comes to politics.
Two axioms to remember vis a vis politics: There are no coincidences in politics and perception is reality in politics.
Ok, perhaps not many, but definitely the Biden Family Crime Syndicate/friends.
How does the drowned paddle boarder puzzle piece fit into this mosaic now?
Can you have an “ongoing investigation” if the target is immune?
Seems a little backwards, usually the target gets fully investigated before any deal happens. Unless your name is Epstein or Biden.
BTW. Epstein didn’t kill himself.
Can you have an “ongoing investigation” if the target is immune?
That was the judge’s question that blew this wide open.
The Hunter plea deal was nothing more than a Biden “pardon” in order to avoid the political consequences of a true Biden pardon before the 2024 election.
AOSHQ had an interesting scenario. Biden’s health is deteriorating so much that if he suddenly died in office, would Kamala pardon Hunter?
What, if anything, would she, or more accurately her Obama/Rice/Clyburn puppetmasters, owe the Biden family with Joe’s usefulness gone?
Qusay and Uday Hussein never had it so good as they were trying to make it for Hunter Biden.
Why don’t they just agree to stipulate in the plea agreement that he can’t be charged for any future crimes either and be done with it?
It’s all Kabuki theatre, the illusion of justice and choice. The uniparty has decided Joe’s usefulness has ended, so it’s now game-set-match time.
Hunter will go to jail, briefly, till Joe is his way out the door, after McCarthy gets the nod to proceed with impeachment, and Ol” Bribem will cite the “distraction” all of this is causing, and his mental decline, for the good of the nation. Not to mention they have gotten everything they wanted out of him and the push back now is going to cause the uni-party to loose ground in their offensive to command the world. Kamela will assume the Presidency. But now they have to figure out who is VP? Can’t be Gov Haidoo, can’t have P and VP from the same state.
The game is afoot!!
Regarding your last sentence: Read the 12th Amendment a few times then get back to me.
And to think, some say Ukraine is the most corrupt country on earth.
The United States is the most corrupt country on earth. All you have to do is calculate the per capita spending by the fed gov. It is currently about $21,000 per person, or $84,000 for a family of four. Do you get a sense that you are getting a good value for all that spending, or is the lion’s share going to close associates of our leaders? You know the answer!
It looks like they attempted to give a new meaning to the term “DIVERSION” Agreement, but their hand got called , so to speak.
Hunter’s history with diversionary programs and record expungement goes back to 1988:
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/revealed-hunter-biden-possession-of-a-controlled-substance-charge-kept-under-wraps-while-father-spearheaded-drug-war-from-senate
Just a hiccup…Hunter’s fine
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It just occurred to me that the (now defunct) H. Biden Plea Deal was quite similar to the other coverup deal which Durham / Barr orchestrated for Kevin Clinesmith.
They let that snotty little asswipe go before the court and claim that he physically altered / forged & changed the meaning of documents which were part of an affidavit for a surveillance warrant “UNINTENTIONALLY”. . . . . . . and that Judge actually let them get away with it.
This allowed the punk to get a slap on the wrist, retain his law license and go on his merry way without even being asked about his co-conspirators.
The proper applicable charge was DEPRIVATION OF RIGHTS UNDER COLOR OF LAW which was at the heart of the Russia Collusion charade and should have kept that creep and a host of others locked up for years.
Summary:
Section 242 of Title 18 makes it a crime for a person acting under color of any law to willfully deprive a person of a right or privilege protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States.For the purpose of Section 242, acts under “color of law” include acts not only done by federal, state, or local officials within their lawful authority, but also acts done beyond the bounds of that official’s lawful authority, if the acts are done while the official is purporting to or pretending to act in the performance of his/her official duties. Persons acting under color of law within the meaning of this statute include police officers, prisons guards and other law enforcement officials, as well as judges, care providers in public health facilities, and others who are acting as public officials. It is not necessary that the crime be motivated by animus toward the race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin of the victim.The offense is punishable by a range of imprisonment up to a life term, or the death penalty, depending upon the circumstances of the crime, and the resulting injury, if any.
it’s all obstruction of justice.
the entire russia hoax and following anti trump measures are one long conspiracy to obstruct justice—ie. inducing false investigations, conducting false investigations, presenting false information to courts, inducing defendants to plea to non-crimes in order to fold said crimes onto another defendant, indicting knowing the conduct in question is not a crime, purposefully using the incorrect statutes as basis for indictments etc etc ad nauseum.
Keeping us brainwashed folk down is the purpose of gubmint employees.
I think that under the current regime of the Satanic Overlords who are running the show, we are ALL being deprived of our civil rights.
#FJB
Exactly, but thanks to Barr’s sweetheart deal with Clinesmith, falsely predicated government spying on Americans is now institutionalized.
Seneca: Full agreement. Government by random fiat, plus making stuff up when they’re temporarily short on fiats.
Our rights are what the leveraged say they are.
Yes. It is almosr unbearable to witness what is happening to our country.
I have lived abroad for many years. I have found that I can’t walk aròund my hometown anymore.
Oh well. Was the federal gov always this corrupt and we just didn’t know it?
Bivens.