DOJ rejects Hunter Biden’s plea offer, blasting first son’s request for ‘special terms’

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Department of Justice prosecutors rejected Hunter Biden‘s offer on Thursday to enter an unusual plea in his criminal case in California that would involve the first son accepting guilt for the nine tax charges he is facing while avoiding admitting to the underlying allegations in his indictment.

Leo Wise, a prosecutor working on behalf of special counsel David Weiss, told Judge Mark Scarsi that Biden appeared to be asking for “special terms.”

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