THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Biden’s son was convicted in Delaware federal court on all three felony counts tied to a handgun purchase in 2018. His sentencing date has not been set.
A jury in Wilmington, Del., on Tuesday found Hunter Biden, President Biden’s long-troubled son, guilty of three felony counts of lying on a federal firearms application in 2018, a grievous personal blow to the Biden family as his father enters the final months of a brutal re-election campaign. He could face up to 25 years in prison, but first-time offenders who did not use their weapons to commit a violent crime typically receive no jail time.
Mr. Biden, 54, stood with arms crossed, grimly surveying the jury as the verdict was read. It brought an end to an extraordinary trial that made painfully public Mr. Biden’s crack addiction, reckless behavior and ruinous spending — narrated by three former romantic partners, including the widow of his brother, Beau Biden. » | Glenn Thrush, Reporting from the courthouse | Tuesday, June 11, 2024
