Hunter Bidens lawyers said in a court filing Sunday that they believe their deal with the Justice Department to resolve a felony gun charge is still valid and binding though its unclear if the newly appointed special counsel agrees with their interpretation . The filing comes two days after David Weiss the Trumpappointed US attorney investigating the presidents son was granted special counsel status following a breakdown in plea talks to resolve tax and gun charges . The parties had previously struck two deals amid a sprawling Justice Department investigation . The probe had appeared to reach its conclusion when a plea deal was announced in June . But the deal dramatically unraveled in court last month under scrutiny from the federal judge overseeing the case and the resumed negotiations collapsed last week . A copy of the deal that was previously posted to the docket was signed by Biden his attorney Chris Clark and federal prosecutor Leo Wise but the line for a signature from a probation officer is blank is blank . The gun charge revolves around a firearm that Hunter Biden has bought in he lied on a federal form when he swore that he was not using and was not addicted to illegal drugs . The tax offenses stem from Hunter Biden repeatedly missing IRS deadlines to pay his taxes on time though he eventually paid roughly million to settle his debts along with penalties and interest . Hunter Biden eventually paid about $1.5million to settle the debts . Lawyer Abbe Lowell Lowell described President Joe Biden as nothing other than a ‘loving father and said the evidence to indict the president and said he is nothing else than a loving father. In an interview on State of the Union. He said. The attorney said the deal is not an issue. He also said he would not be allowed to ignore his wife and his wife. The lawyer said he did not want to prosecute him and his
Hunter Biden’s lawyers argue deal to resolve felony gun charge is still ‘valid and binding
