Prosecutors say plea negotiations in the <a class="Link" href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/hunter-biden" target="_blank">Hunter Biden</a> case are "at an impasse" and President <a class="Link" href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/joe-biden" target="_blank">Joe Biden</a>'s son is likely heading toward a criminal trial.

Last month during the younger Biden's arraignment, the judge presiding over the hearing was hesitant to move forward with the plea agreement established between his attorneys and U.S. Attorney <a class="Link" href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/david-weiss" target="_blank">David Weiss</a>'s office.

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The Friday filing from prosecutors came just a moment after Attorney General Merrick Garland gave Weiss special counsel status in the investigation over the first son.

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Prosecutors say plea negotiations in the Hunter Biden case are "at an impasse" and President Joe Biden's son is likely heading toward a criminal trial.{ai:summary}Plea negotiations in Hunter Biden case reach an impasse, leading to potential criminal trial for President Biden's son. Prosecutors file after Attorney General grants special counsel status. #politics

Hunter Biden investigation: Prosecutors are at 'impasse' on plea and expect a trial

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