Biden had also agreed to cut a deal on a separate felony charge of possessing a firearm as a person who is a user of illegal drugs.
The 53-year-old Biden arrived at the U.S. District Court in Wilmington, Delaware, shortly after 9 a.m. ET for a hearing before Judge Maryellen Noreika, an appointee of former PresidentThe hearing marks the first time that the Department of Justice has filed charges against the child of a sitting U.S. president.
Weiss also offered Biden a pretrial diversion agreement on a separate felony charge of possessing a firearm as a user of illegal drugs, Weiss said. Biden in 2018 owned a Colt Cobra revolver "despite knowing he was an unlawful user of and addicted to a controlled substance," court documents said. A lawyer for Biden did not immediately respond to a request for comment ahead of Wednesday's hearing. The White House did not immediately provide a comment.
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