Tucker Carlson slams Department of Justice over Hunter Biden plea deal trends now
Tucker Carlson has slammed the Department of Justice over Hunter Biden's plea deal and described it as a 'lifetime of sins washed away in an instant'.
The son of President Joe Biden has reached a deal with prosecutors that would see him plead guilty to tax crimes and dispense with a gun charge but likely avoid jail time.
He has been under investigation for five years for tax and financial allegations, as well as for paperwork for purchasing a handgun where he attested that he did not abuse drugs.
But former Fox News host Carlson slammed the plea agreement and claimed the Justice Department had 'baptized' Hunter, 53.
He took to his new show on Twitter on Tuesday to criticize the decision and claimed he had 'pleaded guilty to pretty much nothing'.
Tucker Carlson has slammed the Department of Justice over Hunter Biden's plea deal and described it as a 'lifetime of sins washed away in an instant'
Hunter Biden has reached a deal with prosecutors that would see him plead guilty to tax crimes and dispense with a gun charge but likely avoid jail time
U.S. Attorney David Weiss (pictured) said Hunter Biden agreed to enter a 'diversion agreement' where defendants can admit the facts of the case without entering a formal guilty plea
'Donald Trump had an idea. "They'll hit hunter with something small to make their strike on me look fair," Trump wrote that about two weeks ago,' Carlson said.
'This morning Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to pretty much nothing. He pled to two misdemeanor tax evasion charges then entered a diversion on a federal gun charge.
'That's it. As far as Merrick Garland's Justice Department is concerned Hunter Biden is done.'
He added: 'There was no pre-dawn raid carried out live simultaneously on CNN, there was no perp walk, no handcuffs, no press conference.
'Above all there was no felony. Hunter Biden who broke federal gun laws can still carry a gun. It's like it all never happened.
''In fact the justice department just baptized Hunter Biden. A lifetime of sins washed away in an instant. It was a secular miracle.'
Hunter contradicted claims he did not abuse drugs in his own autobiography where he detailed an addiction to crack cocaine that led to a stint in rehab.
His agreement with prosecutors still must be approved by a federal judge, and comes at a time when the Justice Department is under scrutiny for its handling of high-profile investigations of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
Sources told NBC prosecutors will recommend probation – which would spare the president's son jail time but could land him in hot water if he violates terms. Both tax times to which he will plead guilty are misdemeanor charges.
Hunter Biden has been under investigation for five years for tax and financial allegations, as well as for paperwork for purchasing a handgun where he attested that he did not abuse drugs
The gun charge dates to a period where Hunter was involved with Hallie Biden, the widow of his late brother, Beau
U.S. Attorney David Weiss asked a judge to schedule hearing for Hunter Biden for two tax offenses and a gun charge, following a years-long investigation into the president's son
The Washington Post reported prosecutors would recommend two years' probation. Any further terms of probation that prosecutors would recommend were not immediately available, and would be subject to modification by the court.
U.S. Attorney for Delaware David Weiss, a holdover from the Trump administration, has been
