His sentencing date has not been set, but first-time offenders typically receive no jail time.
WILMINGTON, Delaware – President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden was convicted by a jury on June 11 of lying about his drug use to illegally buy a gun, making him the first child of a sitting US president to be convicted of a crime.
Mr Lowell said in a statement they would “vigorously pursue all the legal challenges available to Hunter.”After about three hours of deliberation, the jurors found Hunter Biden falsely claimed to be free of illegal drugs when he filled out a government screening document for a Colt Cobra revolver in 2018 and then illegally possessed the weapon.
President Joe Biden issued a statement saying he accepted the outcome of the case and would respect the judicial process as his son considers an appeal. In an audio interview with CNN, a juror identified only as No. 10, said: “In deliberating, we were not thinking of the sentencing and I really don’t think that Hunter belongs in jail.”
Congressional Democrats had pointed to the Hunter Biden trial, as well as ongoing federal prosecutions of two Democratic members of Congress, as evidence that President Biden was not using the legal system for partisan ends.gave firsthand accounts of his spiraling addiction At a press conference afterwards, Mr Weiss said the case was not just about addiction but also about the illegal choices Hunter Biden made while in the throes of addiction.
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