First son Hunter Biden’s plea agreement was collapsing Wednesday as federal prosecutors declined to rule out charging the political scion with other crimes in the future.
The stunning turn of events came more than 90 minutes into the hearing at the federal courthouse in Wilmington, Del., where Hunter had been expected to plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of willful failure to pay taxes and enter a diversion program on a felony federal weapons charge.
But prosecutors told US District Judge Maryellen Noreika there was still a possibility the first son would be charged with offenses including failing to register as a foreign agent
Biden had appeared confident ahead of his plea hearing Wednesday, showing up alongside his “sugar brother,” attorney Kevin Morris.
Morris, a Hollywood-based lawyer and Democratic donor, was spotted smoking a bong last week outside his Los Angeles home while Hunter, a recovering drug addict, paid a visit.
Hunter Biden agreed last month to plead guilty to failing to pay at least $100,000 on more than $1.5 million in earned income in both 2017 and 2018.
He also agreed to admit to lying about his crack cocaine use on a federal firearm purchase form in 2018.
He faces a maximum sentence of two years’ probation for the tax crimes and 10 years in a federal prison for lying on the gun purchase form.
Under the diversion agreement for the gun charge, Hunter must remain sober, submit to drug testing and avoid committing other crimes for two years.
He also may not own a firearm again.
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