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Archive photo · 4 November 2013Hunter Biden Convicted Of All Three Felony Gun Charges In Delaware Trial
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Hunter Biden was convicted on all three felony gun charges. He lied about drug use to purchase a revolver.
9 outlets told this the same way.
Conviction in Delaware
Hunter Biden was convicted Tuesday of all three felony charges in his federal gun trial in Delaware, after prosecutors argued he lied on a mandatory gun-purchase form when he bought a revolver in 2018. The ABC7 New York account said the two counts of making false statements carried prison sentences of up to 10 years and five years, while the possession charge carried a sentence of up to 10 years. The AP described the jury verdict as a conviction on all three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018, with prosecutors arguing Hunter Biden lied on the form by saying he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs.
Judge Maryellen Noreika excused jurors following the verdict Tuesday, and she said she would get back in touch with the parties to schedule a sentencing date in the next 120 days, according to ABC7 New York. The CNN account said Joe Biden returned late in the day to Delaware to surround himself with members of his family after Hunter Biden left the downtown courthouse newly convicted.
Family, politics, and claims
Joe Biden told David Muir that he would not pardon his son if convicted, and CNN said Biden offered a warm smile, hugged Hunter Biden’s young son, Beau, and gave him a kiss on the forehead. Biden said, "I also said last week, I will accept the outcome of this case and will continue to respect the judicial process as Hunter considers an appeal."
Republican lawmakers celebrated Hunter Biden’s conviction on federal gun charges while Kentucky Representative James Comer said, "Today’s verdict is a step towards (sic) accountability," and he added that the Justice Department should also investigate the Biden family. Democrats countered that Hunter Biden’s conviction is proof that the justice system works as designed, and Tennessee Representative Steve Cohen said, "The evidence says otherwise."
Sentencing and next trial
The Christian Science Monitor said the jury in Wilmington, Delaware convicted Hunter Biden on all three felony counts after deliberating for three hours, with two counts for making knowingly false statements on a 2018 firearms application and the other for possessing the gun for 11 days. Sentencing would take place on a future date and Hunter Biden could face up to 25 years in prison under the statutes, even as it described the possibility of a far lesser sentence. Hunter Biden is set to be sentenced 120 days from Tuesday, roughly four months, and it described Republicans as taking another opportunity to set Hunter Biden’s conviction apart from the recent guilty verdict against former President Trump.
ABC7 New York said Hunter Biden faces more federal charges in his tax case which goes to trial in September, and it reported that Special Counsel David Weiss accused Hunter Biden in a December 2023 indictment of failing to pay taxes on income he earned from overseas business ventures. The AP said Hunter Biden was convicted Tuesday of all three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018, and it described him as staring straight ahead and showing little emotion as the verdict was read.