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This misstep appears to have unravelled the entire plea deal, prompting a reevaluation of Hunter Biden’s legal status and his possible exposure to future charges. The Justice Department supposedly entered the courtroom without a definitive grasp of their immunity coverage, while Hunter Biden’s lawyers seemed equally unprepared for the judge’s probing questions regarding the deal’s constraints. The result was a decisive assessment by the presiding judge that the plea deal was “absolutely invalid,” effectively forcing Hunter Biden to stand trial instead of settling his charges.