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BREAKING: Jury Delivers Verdict in Hunter Biden Gun Trial
The son of a sitting president has been found guilty in a federal criminal court for the first time.
A Wilmington, Delaware, jury found Hunter Biden guilty on all three federal felony gun charges he faced Tuesday morning. He violated laws meant to prevent drug addicts from owning firearms, the jury decided.
The case related to his purchase of a revolver in 2018. The prosecution says he lied about his drug use when he bought the gun six years ago.
Tuesday marked the 12-member jury’s second day of deliberation in the criminal federal gun trial of President Joe Biden’s only living son in Wilmington. Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty.
Biden could face up to 25 years in prison and a fine of up to $750,000, though as a first-time offender, he is likely to receive a shorter sentence than the maximum. The sentence is up to the judge.
“Yawn,” said Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA founder and CEO, in response to the verdict.
Hunter Biden guilty.Yawn.The true crimes of the Biden Crime Family remain untouched.This is a fake trial trying to make the Justice system appear "balanced."Don't fall for it.— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) June 11, 2024
Stephen Miller, a former senior adviser to Donald Trump, alleged the Department of Justice may be protecting President Joe Biden from the verdict, interfering with the 2024 presidential election.
DOJ is running election interference for Joe Biden— that’s why DOJ did NOT charge Hunter with being an unregistered foreign agent (FARA) or any crime connected with foreign corruption. Why? Because all the evidence would lead back to JOE.DOJ is Joe’s election protection racket.— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) June 11, 2024
Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., released a statement on the verdict.
?STATEMENT?Hunter Biden’s sweetheart plea deal was smoked out after scrutiny by a federal judge. Today’s verdict is a step toward accountability but until the Department of Justice investigates everyone involved in the Bidens’ corrupt influence peddling schemes that generated…— Rep. James Comer (@RepJamesComer) June 11, 2024
CNN speculates the president may overturn his only living son’s sentence.
WATCH: IMMEDIATELY after a jury in Delaware finds Hunter Biden guilty on all counts in his gun case, CNN starts speculating that President Joe Biden may commute Hunter's sentence. pic.twitter.com/CNeTwcDrSH— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) June 11, 2024
Joe Biden previously referred to his son at the smartest man he knows, said Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas.
Well it looks like the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Joe Biden called Hunter the smartest man he knows. Well the smartest man Joe knows just got convicted of a REAL crime. How will the leftist media spin this, or will they choose just not to cover it? pic.twitter.com/uwKo2krtdG— Wesley Hunt (@WesleyHuntTX) June 11, 2024
Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., said the verdict is a step toward restoring law and order in the United States.
If it were not for the IRS whistleblowers coming forward to the Ways and Means Committee, Hunter Biden would have never faced accountability for the crimes he has committed.Today’s verdict is a step towards ensuring equal application of the law, regardless of one's last name.— Rep. Jason Smith (@RepJasonSmith) June 11, 2024
Biden’s lawyers rested their case Monday without calling Biden to testify in his own defense. Biden’s attorney Abbe Lowell told the judge Friday that they were “down to that last decision” of whether to call the defendant.
The prosecution accused Biden of making two false statements when filling out the paperwork to purchase the revolver. The 54-year-old father of four claimed not to be addicted to or actively using illegal drugs when filling out the form, and he also claimed his statement was true. The prosecution alleges he was addicted to crack cocaine during that period. Prosecutors have also alleged that he unlawfully possessed the weapon for 11 days.
On Friday, the prosecution presented evidence of Biden’s crack cocaine addiction in the years leading up to and around the time he purchased a Colt Revolver in October 2018. Biden’s lawyers argue the prosecutors haven’t offered evidence their client was on drugs when he signed a federal form attesting that he was not using illegal substances, which he signed in order to buy the gun. The defense denies that Biden took drugs during the 11 days he possessed the gun.
The president said last week that he would accept the jury’s verdict and has ruled out a pardon for his son.
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