Le fils du président américain Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, plaide non coupable de fraude fiscale après la suspension d'un accord initialement négocié avec un procureur

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00:00 - This morning, there's word that Republicans in Congress

00:02 are trying to block Hunter Biden's plea deal.

00:05 The president's son is expected to plead guilty today

00:07 to misdemeanor tax charges, avoiding prison time,

00:10 in what Republicans have called a "sweetheart deal."

00:13 - They've made him a very good deal,

00:15 and he sucked it up like a Hoover deluxe,

00:18 and I can't blame you.

00:20 - But now, The New York Times reports

00:22 Congressman Jason Smith,

00:23 the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee,

00:25 has filed a brief in federal court

00:27 urging the judge in the case to reject the agreement.

00:30 Smith argues the deal is tainted

00:32 and cites testimony from two IRS whistleblowers

00:35 who were in charge of the investigation.

00:37 - My credibility comes from my job experience with the IRS.

00:41 - The agents testified to a House committee last week

00:43 that they believe Hunter Biden got special treatment

00:46 from the Justice Department.

00:47 - There should not be a two-track justice system

00:49 depending on who you are and who you're connected to.

00:52 Yet, in this case, there was.

00:54 At every stage, decisions were made

00:56 that benefited the subject of this investigation.

00:58 - The Justice Department denies the claims,

01:00 and the U.S. attorney in Delaware,

01:02 who was appointed by former President Trump,

01:04 has said he's willing to testify about the case.

01:07 Meanwhile, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

01:09 appears closer to announcing an impeachment inquiry

01:11 into President Biden,

01:13 saying an inquiry by Congress may be the only way

01:15 Republicans can get access to information

01:18 related to how the Hunter Biden investigation was handled.

01:21 - When more of this continues to unravel,

01:25 it rises to the level of an impeachment inquiry

01:29 where you would have the Congress to have the power

01:31 to get to all these answers.

01:33 - The White House dismissing McCarthy's threat.

01:35 - I'm not gonna get into what the House Republicans

01:38 may or may not do.

01:40 - Meanwhile, the judge reviewing Hunter Biden's plea deal today

01:43 has accused a member of Biden's legal team

01:45 of misrepresenting herself at a phone call to the court.

01:48 Biden's team denies any misconduct,

01:50 calling it a misunderstanding.

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