July 26, 2023 2:27pm EDT
Jonathan Turley skewers DOJ after Hunter Biden plea deal falls apart: 'A problem of their own making'
Turley explains why Hunter Biden plea agreement fell apart at federal court hearing
By Fox News Staff | Fox News
Constitutional law professor Jonathan Turley argued the failed Hunter Biden plea agreement was the Justice Department's own fault. On "Outnumbered" Wednesday, Turley explained that the DOJ's inconsistent messaging on the case – simultaneously trying to bring it to an end while also claiming the investigation is ongoing – led the judge to question the agreement.
JONATHAN TURLEY: This is really a case of the Department of Justice being hoisted on its own petard, because the Justice Department needs to say that there's an ongoing investigation to stop giving information, holding back witnesses to Congress. They need that element. But this judge immediately called them on it and said, ‘well, what is it?’ The Hunter Biden team said publicly that they believe this was a closed-out plea agreement, which is what I would have negotiated as defense counsel. There is no way I would agree to a plea agreement where we didn't close out the charges. Otherwise, you've got Damocles' sword hanging over your client's head. And the Hunter Biden people said, 'that was our understanding. There's nothing further involving our client.' But that's inconsistent with the DOJ, which is using the ongoing element to hold off Congress. And so this is really a problem of the DOJ's making. They want to cap off this case and end it, but they also want to pretend that it's ongoing. And you can't have that ambiguity with a federal judge.
more
https://www.foxnews.com/media/jonathan-turley-skewers-doj-hunter-biden-plea-deal-falls-apart-problem-own-making
