Hunter Biden crashed at White House for two weeks after plea deal — and most staff never knew: Report

Hunter Biden reportedly crashed at the White House for two weeks after U.S. Attorney David Weiss announced he had reached a plea deal with the first son.

On June 20, Weiss, now a special counsel, announced a sweetheart plea deal in which Hunter Biden would plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax crimes and receive pretrial diversion for a felony gun crime. The next day after that now-defunct deal was announced, Biden went to the White House, where he stayed for two weeks.

The Washington Post reported:

The plea agreement was made public on June 20. One day later, the president and first lady welcomed houseguests from California to the White House: Hunter Biden, along with his wife and young son. They stayed for the next two weeks, according to two people familiar with the arrangement — a visit that included Hunter’s controversial appearance at a state dinner honoring the Indian prime minister, two getaways to the presidential retreat at Camp David and an Independence Day celebration.

Surprisingly, most White House staffers were unaware that Hunter Biden and his family were staying at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for two weeks.

As the Post noted, Hunter Biden's visit overlapped with the shocking discovery of cocaine near the West Executive Entrance of the White House, not far from the Situation Room. The Secret Service investigated the incident, but claimed it could not identify the person responsible for bringing the illicit substance inside one of the world's most secure buildings.

Hunter Biden and his family left the White House on July 5 after spending the Fourth of July holiday at Camp David.

Meanwhile, CNN reported on Thursday that Hunter Biden is a "sensitive topic," one that is "mostly verboten" inside the West Wing, despite the political ramifications of Hunter's legal troubles and the allegations stemming from congressional investigations

"Hunter Biden is not a topic of discussion in campaign meetings," a senior aide said told CNN. "It's just not addressed."

CNN analyst John Avlon confirmed the reporting during an appearance on "Inside Politics" Thursday.

"I've heard reports that [Biden is] very obsessed with the negative coverage of Hunter. He's concerned about it. It's an irritant and that's understandable," Avlon said. "But not one that the allies around him are going to want to raise, because it will derail a conversation into some place dark."

On Thursday, a federal judge dismissed Hunter Biden's misdemeanor tax crimes after Weiss petitioned the court to vacate the charges. Weiss, however, intends to refile the charges (and perhaps additional charges) in other jurisdictions.

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