The first son has had to contend with congressional Republicans eager to dig up dirt on his past that could be used against his father.BACKGRID

 The first son has had to contend with congressional Republicans eager to dig up dirt on his past that could be used against his father.BACKGRID

Last month a planned plea agreement for Hunter Biden regarding two federal misdemeanor charges over willful failure to pay federal income taxes imploded in a Delaware court.

The deal was coupled with a pretrial diversion agreement on a felony gun charge for illegal possession of a firearm while addicted to illicit drugs.

US District Judge Maryellen Noreika, a Trump appointee who oversaw the hearing, raised constitutional questions about the agreement and found daylight between the prosecution and the defense.