Hunter Biden’s Day in Court

<p>On Wednesday morning, Hunter Biden was scheduled to a guilty plea in a Delaware courtroom, marking the end of a yearslong federal investigation that many Republicans believed would put the president’s son in prison, and put an end to the Biden presidency.</p><p>Michael Schmidt, who covers national security and federal investigations for The New York Times, explains why none of that has happened.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/michael-s-schmidt">Michael S. Schmidt</a>, a Washington correspondent for The New York Times who covers national security and federal investigations.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Under an agreement with the Justice Department, Hunter Biden<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/20/us/politics/hunter-biden-plea-deal-tax-charges.html"> accepted probation</a> for filing his taxes late.</li><li>Republicans in Congress sought to block the plea deal, arguing that it had been<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/25/us/politics/republicans-hunter-biden-plea.html"> tainted by political interference</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>