Christopher Clark, Hunter Biden’s longtime attorney who handled the various investigations into the President’s son, will withdraw from the case because he is a potential witness in an investigation into the drafting of Biden’s plea agreement, CNN reports.
“Based on recent developments, it appears that the negotiation and drafting of the plea agreement and diversion agreement will be contested, and Mr. Clark is a percipient witness to those issues,” Biden’s legal team wrote in the filing.
Biden withdrew from the plea deal after prosecution lawyers clarified that the deal would not shield Biden from future prosecution regarding the issues already under investigation, a term of the agreement sought to prevent a potential future GOP president from targeting him, as Donald Trump has promised.