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    1 year ago

    Definitely a Trump appointed judge, but my understanding is this was more on the attorneys not understanding what the agreement was and the Judge discovering while doing their due diligence on the plea deal. Hunter’s attorneys are likely to blame here.

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        1 year ago

        The article linked doesn’t give a good recount of what transpired in the courtroom.

        From the Axios article

        But the judge’s questioning did reveal a disagreement over whether the agreement on the tax charges was linked to a gun charge against Biden. Prosecutors said it wasn’t; Biden’s team thought it was - and they repeatedly argued about it in open court.