The judge had no problem with the objective of the Plea Deal, i.e. misdemeanor tax plea and dropping

the gun charge...thus underlining the lack of seriousness/severity justifying a trial in HB's charges. Her issue was with the 'Construct' of the Deal...not the objective. While that was going on, the GOP was ramping up its attacks on HB and JB.

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/26/us/politics/hunter-biden-plea-deal-charges.html