As David Harsanyi has pointed out, that plea agreement was not about Hunter, it was about Joe. https://thefederalist.com/2023/12/11...-hunter-biden/
"Let’s not forget, either, that without the IRS whistleblowers coming forward, Hunter would probably have escapedany charges. And let’s also not forget that without U.S. District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika putting the kibosh on it, Weiss would have allowed Hunter’s lawyers to write an extraordinary plea agreement that not only would have ensured the president’s name wouldn’t be dragged into the investigation, but it would have let Hunter plead out to two of the least consequential charges — with virtually no punishment — in exchange for blanket immunity for a slew of serious potential offenses, including tax, gun, and drug crimes."