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08-18-2023, 03:50 PM
A plea deal struck between the Department of Justice and Hunter Biden was supposed to bring his years of legal troubles to an end. Instead, that deal has unraveled and a special counsel has been named to take over the case.
Michael Schmidt, a Washington correspondent for The Times, explains why that turn of events is increasingly pitting the interests of Hunter Biden against those of President Biden.
Guest: Michael S. Schmidt (https://www.nytimes.com/by/michael-s-schmidt), a Washington correspondent for The New York Times.
Background reading:
The lawyer who represented Hunter Biden in plea negotiations stepped down (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/us/politics/hunter-biden-lawyer.html), saying that he intends to testify as a witness on behalf of the president’s son.
Here’s a timeline (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/us/politics/hunter-biden-legal-troubles-timeline.html?searchResultPosition=3) of Hunter Biden’s life and legal troubles.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
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Michael Schmidt, a Washington correspondent for The Times, explains why that turn of events is increasingly pitting the interests of Hunter Biden against those of President Biden.
Guest: Michael S. Schmidt (https://www.nytimes.com/by/michael-s-schmidt), a Washington correspondent for The New York Times.
Background reading:
The lawyer who represented Hunter Biden in plea negotiations stepped down (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/us/politics/hunter-biden-lawyer.html), saying that he intends to testify as a witness on behalf of the president’s son.
Here’s a timeline (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/us/politics/hunter-biden-legal-troubles-timeline.html?searchResultPosition=3) of Hunter Biden’s life and legal troubles.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)