Kevin McCarthy Says Hunter Biden’s Plea Deal Could Create Even More Legal Trouble

(L–R) President Joe Biden, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), and Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar attend the annual Friends of Ireland luncheon on St. Patrick's Day at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on March 17, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said that the Department of Justice’s deal with Hunter Biden could trigger more legal trouble for the president’s son after he bargained to plead guilty to three federal charges on Tuesday.

Hours after the agreement was announced, McCarthy said that the DOJ’s investigation isn’t linked to House Republicans’ probes into the younger Biden’s overseas business deals that Republicans allege involve bribery and influence-peddling.