Republicans cry foul over Hunter Biden's 'sweetheart' plea deal

A chorus of Republican lawmakers raced Tuesday to condemn Hunter Biden’s plea agreement, in which the first son appears poised to avoid jail time for alleged tax and firearm violations.

As part of the deal, the 53-year-old will plead guilty to misdemeanor counts of willful failure to pay federal income tax for 2017 and 2018 and enter a pre-trial diversion on a felony gun possession charge, meaning that charge could be dropped if he meets certain requirements, per court documents filed in Delaware.

Prominent Republicans quickly contrasted the Biden scion’s treatment by federal prosecutors with that of former President Donald Trump, who was arraigned last week on a 37-count indictment stemming from his alleged classified document hoarding.

“Wow! The corrupt Biden DOJ just cleared up hundreds of years of criminal liability by giving Hunter Biden a mere ‘traffic ticket.’ Our system is BROKEN!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.