Hunter Biden, son of President Biden, arrives for his trial at the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building on June 07, 2024, in Wilmington, Delaware.(Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Eko Hot Blog reports that Hunter Biden, the son of United States (US) President Joe Biden has been found guilty on all charges in his historic criminal case focused on his purchase of a firearm in 2018.
A jury found him guilty of three counts of federal gun crimes on Tuesday afternoon after a trial that lasted more than a week.
The younger Biden faced charges of making a false statement in the purchase of a gun, making a false statement related to information required to be kept by a federally licensed gun dealer, and possession of a gun by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance.
He pleaded not guilty in the case.
His trial included emotional testimony from members of his family, including daughter Naomi Biden, ex-wife Kathleen Buhle and sister-in-law turned girlfriend, Hallie Biden.
Prosecutors worked to prove that Hunter Biden lied on a federal firearm form, known as ATF Form 4473, in October 2018 when he ticked a box labeled “No” when asked if he is an unlawful user of a firearm or addicted to controlled substances. Hunter Biden purchased the gun from a store called StarQuest Shooters & Survival Supply in Wilmington.
Biden has a well-documented history of drug abuse, which was most notably documented in his 2021 memoir, “Beautiful Things,” which walks readers through his previous need to smoke crack cocaine every 20 minutes, how his addiction was so prolific that he referred to himself as a “crack daddy” to drug dealers, and anecdotes revolving around drug deals, such as a Washington, D.C., crack dealer Biden nicknamed “Bicycles.”
Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, and his wife Melissa Cohen Biden walk outside the federal court as his trial on criminal gun charges continues, in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., June 11, 2024. (Photo: REUTERS/Hannah Beier)
His defense team, led by attorney Abbe Lowell, did not dispute his long history with substance abuse, which also includes an addiction to alcohol, instead arguing that on the day he purchased the Cobra Colt .38, he did not consider himself an active drug addict, citing the first son’s stint in rehab ahead of the October 2018 purchase.
President Biden last week ruled out pardoning his son Hunter if he is convicted on charges in the ongoing felony gun trial.
In an interview with ABC News’ David Muir in Normandy, France, Biden was asked whether he would accept the results of the federal trial underway in Delaware, which he replied “yes.”
US President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden
And when asked whether he would rule out pardoning Hunter if convicted, Biden also answered “yes.”
Judge Noreika indicated she would set a date for a sentencing hearing at a later time after the Delaware jury found the president’s son guilty on all charges on Tuesday.
Hunter was found guilty on Tuesday of three counts of federal gun crimes, related to a gun registration document in which he said he was not taking any illegal drugs when he purchased a firearm in 2018.
He faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison, but legal experts have said he’s unlikely to be imprisoned.
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