Fox News host Jesse Watters celebrated the collapse of Hunter Biden’s plea deal Wednesday, calling it a “win” for Republicans that seemed to be shifting the momentum.
After Judge Maryellen Noreika refused to accept a plea deal that saw Hunter Biden plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges in exchange for avoiding jail time for a separate charge of illegally possessing a gun, the First Son plead not guilty to the charges pending against him. Many on Republican side of the aisle celebrated the deal’s implosion while numerous legal experts stated the plea deal violated the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) own internal policies.
“I was happy when I heard it break. Americans are happy about it. We have not had a win when it came to justice in a very, very long time,” Watters told his co-hosts on “The Five” Wednesday night. (RELATED: ‘A Lot Of Wrong Things Were Done’: Whistleblower’s Attorney Reacts To Collapse Of Hunter Biden Plea Deal)
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Watters argued the plea deal collapse was even more significant following the multiple indictments against former President Donald Trump, adding that “we’re finally starting to feel the momentum shift. And that’s a good thing.”
Watters further argued that a lot had changed since the plea deal was struck, namely testimony from IRS whistleblowers before Congress and the FD-1023 which referenced multiple recordings of Hunter Biden and Joe Biden connected with the bribery allegations.”The minute it was scrutinized one little bit, the whole thing collapses,” Watters said of the plea deal.
Noreika argued that she was not trying to demolish the plea deal for Hunter Biden, but “wanted to make sure that the parties were clear on whether Hunter Biden could be prosecuted for additional crimes in the future,”former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Barbara L. McQuade, stated, according to The New York Times.