his official 2024 campaign announcement, but first, alexandra hoff has the latest on the hunter biden probes. there s a lot going on here. prosecutors are looking into two misdemeanor tax charges, felony tax evasion charge and a felony gun charge relate today a purchase, but sources say this is not an indication that charges are imminent and that this meeting is not related to a claim by an irs agent turned whistleblower that the biden administration has mishandled the case. he knows when to spot, when other investigative steps aren t done in the traditional way to get at the truth and he has spotted and observed things that are done differently in this particular matter. that s the whistleblower s attorney there, that he seeks to provide details sworn testimony by congress by a senior appointee and multiple reports named that as merrick garland, who said this on march 1stments i promised to leave the matter of hunter biden in the hands of u.s. attorney for the district
two sources confirm to fox news biden s attorneys are scheduled to meet next week with the prosecutors investigating the president s son. the sources say biden s lawyers reached out weeks ago request requesting an update to the investigation which started in 2018. hunter biden s attorneys are set to meet next week with justice department officials, including delaware u.s. attorney david weiss. the trump appointed prosecutor investigating the son of president joe biden. fox news has been told prosecutors are looking into two possible misdemeanor tax filing charges. a felony tax evasion charge, and a false statement charge over a gun purchase. the sources say the meeting is not an indication charges are imminent nor will it involve issues around the irs official now claiming political interference in that investigation. my client wrestled with whether or not to come forward. he had a lot of sleepless nights about coming forward with this. an attorney for an irs agent wh
he didn t give me a date for when he s expected to make that plea deal but you re standing outside the courthouse. do you have a better sense of when this might happen? not really. biden has another custody, has a custody battle going on in arkansas where he s required to make court appearances. it s going to happen in the coming days and weeks. he ll have to go into this courthouse and enter the plea and it will be up to the judge as to whether he agrees with the terms of this plea agreement which include no jail time. in terms of it s a great interview with the lawyer about the essential fairness of this case and what i would say about that is we don t know the facts so it s really hard to though whether this was fair. whether they acted in a different way because it was hunter biden. for example, nbc news reported that there was a felony tax evasion charge under consideration involving the improper use of a business.
produce forms containing the word biden from june 2020. the u.s. attorney s office in delaware is also weighing charges against hunter biden in a federal investigation that began in 2018. bret? bret: and on another front, the hunter biden, do we expect prosecutors are getting close to charging hunter biden? hunter biden s attorneys met last week with justice department officials. hunter s lawyers had asked weeks ago for an update in the investigation meetings like that can be assigned prosecutors or nearing their decision whether to charge. sources tell our justice team that prosecutors are considering two misdemeanor tax filing charges, a felony tax evasion charge and a false statement charge over a gun purchase. bret? bret: okay. rich edson, thank you. more on this with the panel. meantime, jurors in new york at the civil trial of former president donald trump accused of defaming a woman who claims he raped her in the mid 1990s heard from a third accuser
irs agent came forward seeking whistleblower protection claim the probe into hunter s business dealings is being mishandled. live in the washington bureau at the very latest on this. alexandria. good to be with you. been told the meeting was set up at the request of hunter biden s legal team. and that was weeks ago it does not indicate charges are imminent. prosecutors are looking into two possible misdemeanor tax charges the felony tax evasion charge and a felony gun charge that are related to a garden. not related this meeting does come as an irs agent turned whistleblower is claiming the biden administration is giving preferential treatment to the president s son. my client wrestled with whether or not to come forward and let a sleepless nights about coming forward with this. details that contradicts sworn testimony to congress by a senior political appointee.