The Role of Pretrial Diversion in Federal Court

Biden will plead guilty to two tax crimes and enter into a pretrial diversionary program for gun charges. Diversion is kind of a one-free bite of the apple in state court, but it's very rare in federal court. The judge can reject the plea agreement; I doubt that'll happen in this case. Misdemeanors by themselves simply are a, they're just a rare animal in federal court," he says.