Karl Rove said he "cannot imagine a worse situation" for President Joe Biden than the chaotic court hearing for his son, Hunter Biden.
At the hearing on Wednesday in Delaware, a plea deal on tax and gun charges between federal prosecutors and Hunter Biden fell apart after the judge was not ready to sign off on the deal.
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"This is the absolute worst outcome for the Biden White House. The plea deal, which they have been sort of suggesting that this was going to bring it all to conclusion, has blown up," Rove said. "It’s going to make people, more people, look at it and say it was a special deal cut for the son of the president of the United States, and, particularly, the overreach of his attorneys asking for broad immunity on future potential charges is going to be a sticking point as well."
"I can’t imagine a scenario worse for President Biden than what happened today in Wilmington," Rove continued.
When asked if he thinks the Hunter Biden story will stick to Joe Biden, Rove said he believes the plea deal falling through will only exacerbate questions regarding what Joe Biden knew about his son's business dealings.
"So this is a can of worms for the White House. Think about it: Their press spokesman — and I understand she has a legal obligation not to get involved in partisan politics — but she says if you want answers on this, go to the Department of Justice, which is going to say nothing, or Hunter Biden’s attorneys, which are going to keep the story going," Rove said.
"There’s no impartial arbiter of this except the good judgment of the American people, and that ain’t going to be a good judge for the Biden family," he added.
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With the plea deal for Hunter Biden off for now, the younger Biden pleaded not guilty to the tax charges in court.
U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika was widely expected to accept the plea deal going into Wednesday's hearing, but she raised concerns over the deal, leading to its collapse for now.