![]() That's how little I cared for Star Wars anymore.īut then a funny thing happened - I started hearing good things about it. In fact I wasn't even planning to watch the thing. So with all that said, I had absolutely ZERO expectations for The Mandalorian. It became a distant memory of something I once loved, but no longer thought or cared about. After the debacle that was The Last Jedi (which I've seen only once and refuse to see ever again or review), Star Wars was dead to me. ![]() Then the Sequels (I guess that's what we're calling the new trilogy?) came along, and pulled the plug altogether. The lame Prequel Trilogy dealt my Star Wars enthusiasm a mortal blow, and it lay on life support for many years. It had a major impact on my life and even influenced my choice in my so-called career. From the moment I saw the original movie in the theater - first run, mind you! - I ate, slept and breathed the property. It's The Mandalorian!Īs long-time readers of Bob Canada's BlogWorld know by now, there was a time when I was a HUGE Star Wars fan. The ONLY reason to sign up for the Disney+ streaming service, and then cancel it once it's over. But on Wednesday, McCarthy reportedly told the GOP conference that the House investigation of the Biden’s had not yet risen to “that level” for impeachment, per Politico, citing a source in the meeting.It's finally here! Yet another attempt by Disney to drain the last drops of milk from the dried up, withered teats of the Star Wars franchise. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy this week floated the possibility that Republicans may launch an impeachment inquiry of Joe Biden over unproven claims of corruption by Biden family members. Weiss has said that he was granted “ultimately authority” over the investigation, including on “where, when and whether” to file charges. The Justice Department has offered to make Weiss available to testify before the House Judiciary Committee. Two IRS whistleblowers, however, claimed in a hearing last week that the Justice Department slow walked the investigation and stymied efforts to file felony charges against Hunter Biden. The federal investigation into Hunter Biden’s business dealings started in 2018 while Weiss, a Trump appointee who was kept in his position when Biden became president, has denied allegations of undue influence. When the plea deal was announced, House Republicans quickly claimed that Hunter Biden was getting off easy because of his father. But after an hour, word came from reporters in the courtroom that the deal was in doubt. Biden’s legal team said that the plea agreement meant that potential charges were foreclosed.īoth sides are continuing to meet, but the unexpected turn dominated the morning news cycle.Įarlier, a Fox News chyron read, “Hunter Biden Due In Court For ‘Sweetheart’ Plea Deal,” as cable networks trained their cameras on the federal courthouse in Wilmington, in expectation that Noreika would sign off on the agreement. Prosecutors said that their investigation was ongoing and that Biden could face additional charges related to acting as an unregistered foreign lobbyist. District Judge Maryellen Noreika began questioning the agreement, but it raised a rift between prosecutors and Biden’s defense team on whether the deal foreclosed the possibility of additional charges. ![]() He also has agreed to enter a diversion agreement related to another charge, for felony possession of a firearm by a person who is an unlawful user of, or addicted to a controlled substance.Īccording to CNN, U.S. Biden will plead guilty to two counts of failure to pay federal income tax. The terms of the deal were revealed last month in a letter that U.S. PREVIOUSLY: A plea agreement between the Justice Department and Hunter Biden fell apart on Wednesday after the federal judge overseeing the case raised concerns over the terms, the AP and other news outlets reported on Wednesday.īiden was to plead guilty to two tax violations in an agreement with prosecutors, a deal that stoked furor on the right as it tries to link the president’s son’s business dealings to Joe Biden himself. ![]() The Justice Department, however, has said that the investigation is ongoing, and prosecutors declined to rule out future charges.Įventually, the two sides appeared to resolve their differences, according to CNN, with Biden’s team agreeing to more limited plea terms that would cover charges related to his drug use, firearm possession and taxes, while the investigation would be ongoing. Biden’s attorneys believed that the plea deal would mean that he would not face future charges. Her decision to put the deal on hold was a surprise, and came after the deal appeared to fall apart earlier in the day.
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