Hunter Biden Flips To Not Guilty Plea, House Republicans Grill Mayorkas at House Judiciary Hearing, Kevin Spacey Found Not Guilty | July 26

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🗓️ 26 July 2023

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On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: The Daily Signal’s Fred Lucas reports that Hunter Biden’s plea agreement with federal prosecutors–panned by critics as a sweetheart deal–fell apart in federal court in Wilmington, Del. on Wednesday after a judge scrutinized the agreement. A donor of President Joe Biden and appointee purchased artwork by the president’s son, which some ethics experts are saying present an “apparent conflict of interest” and “raises red flags,” according to Fox News. The Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas appeared before the House Judiciary Committee, where he was grilled by Republicans over the ongoing border crisis. Our colleague Mary Margaret Olohan reports that for more than 120 years, the Daughters of the American Revolution has brought together the female descendants of Revolutionary War heroes to promote “historic preservation, education, and patriotism.” Actor Kevin Spacey has been found not guilty by a jury in Britain Relevant Links Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Samantha Sharis and this is the Daily Signal Top News for Wednesday, July 26.
0:07.5	Here are today's headlines.
0:21.4	The Daily Signal's Fred Lucas reports that Hunter Biden's plea agreement with federal prosecutors
0:27.0	panned by critics as a sweetheart deal fell apart in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware
0:32.4	on Wednesday after a judge scrutinized the agreement.
0:36.6	Although the president's son appeared to have reached a deal to plead guilty to two
0:40.6	misdemeanor tax charges and to lying on a gun-purchased form, he ultimately pleaded not guilty.
0:47.8	This means the case is likely headed to trial at a time when Congress has been digging
0:52.0	into the Biden family influence peddling, and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Republican
0:57.3	from California, has floated an impeachment inquiry to look into President Joe Biden.
1:03.1	During a tumultuous day, it appeared that the deal had fallen apart, then it might be
1:07.4	salvaged before it fell apart again.
1:10.5	The New York Times reported U.S. District Judge Mary Ellen Norrica asked the U.S. Attorney
1:15.5	Leo Wise if the Biden investigation was ongoing.
1:19.5	Wise replied yes to the judge, and said that if Biden's team thought otherwise, then
1:24.7	there's no deal.
1:26.5	Hunter Biden's lawyer said in news accounts this was the end of the investigation.
1:31.5	After two recesses, the defense lawyers for the president's son and prosecutors that met
1:36.3	with U.S. District Judge Mary Ellen Norrica agreed to cover the tax years for 2014-2019.
1:44.0	Norrica raised concerns about the scope of the agreement and linking the tax and gun
1:48.6	charges together.
1:50.2	The original agreement, panned by critics as a sweetheart deal, covered only 2017 and
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