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Friends&#8217; co-host Ainsley Earhardt compares the timeline of former President Trump&#8217;s four indictments and key developments in the Hunter Biden probe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/hunter-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hunter Biden&#8217;s<\/a> misdemeanor tax charges have been dismissed by a federal judge in Delaware, an expected move after his &#8220;sweetheart&#8221; plea deal fell through last month during his first court appearance in the case.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban1\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban1\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb2\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The Justice Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/doj-moves-drop-hunter-biden-case-delaware-possible-trial-different-district\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">submitted a filing last week<\/a> to dismiss the case ahead of a possible trial on Biden&#8217;s felony gun charge in a different district.<\/p>\n<p>After the plea deal fell apart, Biden pleaded &#8220;not guilty&#8221; as federal prosecutors confirmed he is still under federal investigation. He was expected to plead guilty to the two misdemeanor tax counts of willful failure to pay federal income tax as part of the plea deal to avoid jail time on the felony gun charge.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb2\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/money-guy-hunter-biden-business-partner-blow-lid-business-dealings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u2018MONEY GUY\u2019: THIS HUNTER BIDEN BUSINESS PARTNER COULD BLOW THE LID OFF BIDEN FAMILY&#8217;S BUSINESS DEALINGS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban2\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban2\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"pdf-container\" style=\"height:860px;\"><embed src=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Biden-Tax-Charges-Dismissed.pdf\" height=\"860px\" width=\"100%\" type=\"application\/pdf\"><\/embed><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s attorneys and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/special-counsel-weiss-says-hunter-biden-plea-deal-is-not-in-effect-in-new-filing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Special Counsel David Weiss<\/a> are still fighting over a diversion agreement concerning the felony charge that would allow him to avoid any jail time. Weiss has indicated he plans to potentially take Biden to trial in the future in either Washington, D.C., or California.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb3\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On Tuesday, Weiss strongly rejected claims by Biden&#8217;s legal team that his office &#8220;reneged&#8221; on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/hunter-biden-plea-deal-appears-fall-apart-first-court-appearance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>plea deal<\/u><\/a> for President Biden&#8217;s son to resolve the federal tax and gun charges, while stressing that agreement was &#8220;not in effect.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a court filing, Weiss fired back at the Biden attorneys, which, over the weekend, filed a motion stating that &#8220;the parties have a valid and binding bilateral Diversion Agreement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban3\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban3\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/media-suddenly-forced-cover-hunter-biden-scandal-after-spending-years-avoiding-explosive-story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MEDIA SUDDENLY FORCED TO COVER HUNTER BIDEN SCANDAL AFTER SPENDING YEARS AVOIDING THE EXPLOSIVE STORY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div baseimage=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/78cca68d-BGUS_2528846_010.jpg\" source=\"Backgrid\" class=\"image-ct inline\" data-v-1fd77e21=\"\">\n<div class=\"m\" data-v-1fd77e21=\"\"><picture data-v-1fd77e21=\"\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/640\/320\/78cca68d-BGUS_2528846_010.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Hunter Biden tax charges\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-1fd77e21=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-1fd77e21=\"\">\n<p data-v-1fd77e21=\"\"><span data-v-1fd77e21=\"\">Hunter Biden&#8217;s misdemeanor tax charges have been dismissed by a federal judge in Delaware.<\/span> <span data-v-1fd77e21=\"\">(JosiahW\/Backgrid)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He added that Biden &#8220;chose to plead not guilty at the hearing on July 26, 2023, and U.S. Probation declined to approve the proposed diversion agreement at that hearing. Thus, neither proposed agreement entered into effect.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb4\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Weiss said that Biden &#8220;rejected these counterproposals on August 7, 2023.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban4\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban4\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb3\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Seeing that the parties were at an impasse, the Government informed the Defendant, in writing on August 9, 2023, that it was withdrawing the most recent version of its proposed plea and diversion agreements,&#8221; Weiss wrote in the filing. &#8220;That is why the Government has asked the Court to vacate its briefing order and has moved to dismiss the criminal tax information.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div baseimage=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Video-29.jpg\" source=\"Fox News\" class=\"image-ct inline\" data-v-1fd77e21=\"\">\n<div class=\"m\" data-v-1fd77e21=\"\"><picture data-v-1fd77e21=\"\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/640\/320\/Video-29.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Special Counsel David Weiss\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-1fd77e21=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-1fd77e21=\"\">\n<p data-v-1fd77e21=\"\"><span data-v-1fd77e21=\"\">U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware David C. Weiss.<\/span> <span data-v-1fd77e21=\"\">(Fox News screenshot)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><i>Fox News&#8217; Greg Norman and Brooke Singman contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban5\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban5\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb5\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Brandon Gillespie is an associate editor at Fox News. Follow him on Twitter at @brandon_cg.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>close Video Timing of Trump indictments, Hunter Biden revelations raises eyebrows: &#8216;Is this a coincidence?&#8217; &#8216;Fox &#038; Friends&#8217; co-host Ainsley Earhardt compares the timeline of former President Trump&#8217;s four indictments and key developments in the Hunter Biden probe.\u00a0 Hunter Biden&#8217;s misdemeanor tax charges have been dismissed by a federal judge in Delaware, an expected move [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4755"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4755\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5394,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4755\/revisions\/5394"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cissar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}