From Washington: Hunter Biden Reaches Plea Deal With Federal Prosecutors

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🗓️ 24 June 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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After a five-year Justice Department investigation, Hunter Biden reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors. On Tuesday, the President's son pleaded guilty to two tax violations, as well as a felony charge for illegal possession of a firearm as a drug user. The plea deal is expected to allow Hunter Biden to avoid any prison time for the charges, leading many critics to argue that he received preferential treatment from investigators. Former South Carolina Congressman and Federal Prosecutor Trey Gowdy explains the charges and punishment Hunter Biden faces and discusses the politicization of the Justice Department. Later, he explains how the Hunter Biden charges could impact the ongoing investigation into the Biden family business dealings. House members battled to impeach this week on the hill, as Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert (CO-03) took the stand to force a snap vote to impeach President Joe Biden, and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13) forced another vote to censure California Democrat Adam Schiff. Both of these votes present a challenge for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, as House rules allow for any member to hold these types of votes without the okay from respective parties. FOX News Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram reports from Capitol Hill on the growing impatience from Republicans surrounding the capability of Democrats in power and explains how this could all affect the Halls of Congress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Saturday, June 24, 2023, I'm Ryan Schmelz.
0:09.0	President Biden's son Hunter has reached a plea agreement but might not be out of the
0:13.4	woods yet.
0:14.4	There's no reason Congress cannot look to see whether he was treated more leniently,
0:21.6	the same or more harshly than other defendants under the same fact path.
0:26.8	I'm Jared Halpern, House Republicans cap the brakes on articles of impeachment.
0:32.8	At some point though, it's going to be a question as to what is enough for the Republican
0:38.2	base.
0:39.3	This is the Fox News rundown from Washington.
0:52.8	After a five-year investigation, Hunter Biden has agreed to plead guilty on two tax violations
0:58.7	and a separate felony charge of possession of a firearm by a person who is an unlawful
1:03.4	user of or addicted to a controlled substance.
1:07.0	With the deal likely leading to Hunter Biden avoiding jail time, Republicans like House
1:11.7	Speaker Kevin McCarthy were quick to criticize the deal, saying he got special treatment.
1:20.8	While Democrats like Jamal Bowman are shooting down accusations of collusion,
1:29.8	this all comes as Republicans say their oversight committee investigation into the Biden
1:34.1	family's business dealings will continue.
1:42.7	Former South Carolina congressman Tray Gowdy used to chair that same committee and says
1:47.6	there's now even more Republicans could look into.
1:51.3	I mean, there are some really complicated cases in the criminal justice system.
1:55.8	I mean, imagine prosecuting a murder case with nobody, a complicated fraud scheme, some
2:03.3	commodities or securities scheme.
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