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- Hunter Biden tried to plead guilty to two tax charges, but his deal collapsed in court.
- His lawyers claimed the deal would immunize him from potential charges related to business dealings.
- Prosecutors said more criminal charges could come as the investigation continues.
Hunter Biden attempted to plead guilty to two tax crime charges on Wednesday after a dramatic back and forth between his team and federal prosecutors. Despite their in-court efforts to come to a revised plea agreement on the fly, US District Judge Maryellen Noreika ultimately rejected the deal.
From the start, Biden's plea change hearing seemed doomed, when the initial deal in place since June collapsed over questions of whether it would make him immune from future prosecution related to his business dealings.