• JustAManOnAToilet@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    You should probably look at the latest, he left court after pleading not guilty.

    Edit to add:

    Also here’s the context of the first agreement breaking down:

    Judge Noreika asked Justice Department prosecutor Leo Wise whether there is an “ongoing investigation here.”

    “There is,” Wise said, adding that he could not tell the judge what the investigation was.

    Noreika asked if the government could potentially bring a charge related to the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), to which Wise replied: “Yes.”

    At that point, the original plea deal broke down. Defense attorney Chris Clark said he did not agree with that.

    “Then there’s no deal,” Wise said.

    Clark countered, “As far as I’m concerned the plea deal is null and void.”

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      1 year ago

      Noreika asked if the government could potentially bring a charge related to the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), to which Wise replied: “Yes.”

      This is eyebrow raising since it comes so closely after the release of the FBI file alleging claims by the owner of Burisma Holdings that there was a payoff to Hunter Biden.