DoJ to court: Hunter's diversion agreement never took effect

The Govt rejects claims from Hunter Biden that they made promises outside the scope of the plea agreement –

Any prior promises to Hunter are "irrelevant" to the plea.

Also: the Diversion Agreement "never took effect" pic.twitter.com/47JHBmkmpE

— Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) August 15, 2023

Hunter Biden’s lawyer moves to withdraw as counsel. The reason?

“it appears that the negotiation and drafting of the plea agreement and diversion agreement will be contested,” and he is a witness to those issues. pic.twitter.com/QACCy0mqfL

— Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) August 15, 2023

[This is why Hunter’s counsel withdrew, as Mr. Fog notes. The court has yet to rule on this, but all this does is make the plea deal even more suspect than before. Hunter’s team is arguing that the government made promises to them that didn’t get included in the plea deal, one major reason why Judge Maryellen Noreika shut it down in the first place. — Ed]