Jury finds Hunter Biden guilty of gun possession

A jury in Delaware found Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, guilty of three crimes related to gun possession, for concealing his drug addiction during the purchase. The charges, all at the federal level, carry a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison.

The process began a little over a week ago in Wilmington (Delaware) and his ex-wife Kathleen Buhle, his sister-in-law Hallie Biden (with whom Hunter had a relationship) and his daughter Naomi Biden testified.

In the verdict, the jury found Biden guilty on all three counts against him and concluded that the president’s son used illicit drugs when he purchased a revolver and lied in two statements (two counts of false statement) and was in illegal possession of the weapon (third charge).

Two of the charges could carry a maximum of 10 years behind bars and the third five years. In turn, he must pay a fine of up to $750,000 for each of them.

Being the first time he has been convicted and having no prior record, it is most likely that Hunter Biden will not receive any prison sentence, according to experts.

Before District Judge Maryellen Noreika called jurors to deliberate, Hunter Biden’s defense attorney, Abbe Lowell, summarized his closing argument by insisting that there is no direct evidence that his client was using drugs in the recent days. to the date he purchased a revolver.

“Hunter has not asked anyone to apologize or forgive him for his mistakes,” he said.

During the process, Joe Biden has not attended court, but first lady Jill Biden was present on key dates and also this Tuesday, along with Hunter’s wife, Melissa Cohen-Biden, and his sister, Ashley Biden.

Hunter is the son of the president’s first wife, the late Neilia Biden, and was found guilty of lying in October 2018 when he did not acknowledge that he used drugs on a form to purchase a .38-caliber Colt Cobra revolver, which he then kept for 11 days. and did not use.

The charges against Hunter Biden are the result of an investigation that was opened in 2018 during the Donald Trump Administration (2017-2021) and that The former president himself, future Republican candidate for the November elections, has used it to attack his opponent Biden.

The president’s son has another trial pending in California in which he is accused of having evaded paying $1.4 million in taxes.