WASHINGTON, June 11.— A federal jury found Hunter Biden, son of the US president, guilty of all three federal firearms-related crimes he faced and concluded that he violated laws intended to prevent drug addicts from owning guns. of fire.
The decision marks the first time an immediate family member of a president has been found guilty of a crime during his father’s term, although his crimes predate Joe Biden’s term as president, CNN said.
The jury, which deliberated for just under three hours, returned guilty verdicts on all three charges, which stemmed from a revolver Hunter Biden purchased in October 2018 at a Delaware gun store. The first two charges were for lying about his drug use on a federal background check form, and the third charge was for possession of a weapon while he was addicted to or using illegal drugs.
Hunter Biden could face up to 25 years in prison and a fine of up to $750,000 at sentencing, although he will likely receive much less than the maximum as a first-time offender. The sentencing is usually set for 120 days after the verdict, and could occur before election day on November 5, CNN highlights.
The investigations date back to 2018, and the case has been overseen by special counsel David Weiss, who was previously Trump’s appointed federal prosecutor in Delaware. The guilty verdicts in the gun case are a major vindication for Weiss’ team of prosecutors, who have vehemently denied accusations by Hunter Biden’s lawyers that the cases are politically motivated.
CNN recalls that President Biden and the White House have repeatedly ruled out a pardon for his son. The trial, the television network added, presented “intensely personal and heartbreaking” testimonies about Hunter Biden’s well-known struggles with alcoholism and crack addiction, which the convict himself described in his book “Beautiful Things” as “a stain of total and utter debauchery” in which he did “nothing but drink and take drugs.” (Text and photo: JR)
