As I was saying this morning, Judge Noreika had her guard up. She asked a few pointed questions of the parties to the phony baloney “prosecution” of Hunter Biden, the unprecedented plea deal they cooked up is temporarily on hold. The parties — they will be back, but today is a great day. Thanks to the nature of the dirty deal — immunizing Hunter Biden from further “prosecution” while leaving the “prosecution” free to allege the “investigation” is ongoing — has been exposed. Hunter Biden has pleaded not guilty to charges for which he has no defense.
For ordinary folks like us, we have an adversarial system of justice. When the “prosecution” and the defense are on the same team, as here, we have something like farce. It seems to me that the exchange tweeted out by Sol Wisenberg below goes to the heart of the production the Biden administration has presented.
Again from NYT's Glenn Thrush reporting from the courtroom: "From the start, the judge seemed highly skeptical of the unusual deal — which offered Hunter Biden broad immunity from prosecution in perpetuity, questioning why it had been filed under a provision that gave her no…
— Sol Wisenberg (@WisenbergSol) July 26, 2023
Incidentally, I believe that we have yet to see the phony baloney plea deal. I take it that Judge Noreika has seen it. Judge Noreika repeatedly — at times angrily — said she felt like she was being asked to “rubber stamp” an agreement she had serious “concerns about.” See the New York Times thread on the hearing here.
More Sol Wisenberg below.
This just in: The judge won't accept the proposed plea deal at least for now.
Some thoughts: Now we know why DOJ didn’t show us the plea agreement terms. What didn't they want us to know ahead of time? A) a global immunity deal for Hunter; B) A binding plea (that is, the judge…— Sol Wisenberg (@WisenbergSol) July 26, 2023
The parties — they will be back, and they will figure out some way to appease Judge Noreika while they reach their own understanding on the side, but they can’t make us unsee the corruption that was in plain view today.
Today's docket sheet entry on the felony gun charge: "Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Maryellen Noreika – Initial Appearance as to Robert Hunter Biden on (1) Count 1 held on 7/26/2023., Defendant was present with counsel. The Court advised Defendant of rights and…
— Sol Wisenberg (@WisenbergSol) July 26, 2023
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