Hunter Biden trial live updates: President's son guilty on all charges in federal gun case

[aggiesal]

Source: NBC

Hunter Biden Guilty on all 3 counts
Count 1: False Statement (Firearms Sale)
Count 2: False Statement (Transaction Record)
Count 3: aillegal Possession of a Firearm

What to know about Hunter Biden's criminal trial

- Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden's only surviving son, was found guilty on all three charges tied to the possession of a gun while using narcotics.

- Two of the counts carry maximum prison sentences of 10 years, while the third has a maximum of five years. Each count also carries a maximum fine of $250,000.

- The list of those who were called to testify last week includes Hallie Biden, the wife of Hunter Biden's late brother, Beau Biden; Gordon Cleveland, the man who sold Hunter Biden the gun at the heart of the case; and Hunter Biden's daughter Naomi Biden. Hunter Biden did not take the stand.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/live-blog/hunter-biden-trial-live-updates-rcna156443

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Hunter Biden Guilty on all 3 counts
Count 1: False Statement (Firearms Sale)
Count 2: False Statement (Transaction Record)
Count 3: aillegal Possession of a Firearm

MAGA must be so proud.

Hunter Biden had pleaded guilty on gun charges until MagaNation in Congress started screaming about the plea deal. Which the judge then refused to accept the deal.
Hunter then changed to not guilty, so then they went after him in court.
So this is the result from CongressMaga going after Joe Biden.

https://apnews.com/article/hunter-biden-charges-income-tax-weapon-ea6b78d4bac037da24b485985b99bc1c

[50 Shades Of Blue]

1. Damn.

[jimfields33]

3. I'm really surprised.

I thought for sure he’d be acquitted.

[MichMan]

11. The evidence was pretty overwhelming

[quakerboy]

72. why?

[jimfields33]

75. Because it was a crap case.

[quakerboy]

78. did he do it?

Set aside the political side, about whether other citizens would be prosecuted, for a moment.

Is it a crime, and did he do it? And if not, why did a jury come to the conclusion they did?

[jimfields33]

79. I was not on the jury. Can't read their minds.

And it’s over.

[republianmushroom]

2. Not surprising

[Lonestarblue]

4. NYT is reporting guilty on all 3 counts. Up to 25 years in jail.

What a sad day for the Bidens. So Hunter could be sent to jail for 25 years while Trump will likely receive no jail time.

[yorkster]

6. 2 pundits on MSNBC awhile ago were saying

that if there was a guilty verdict, there would probably not be jail time. Hopefully that's the case, but sentencing will most likely be in 2-3 months.

[Wednesdays]

9. They said the same on ABC, too. Jail time very unlikely. nt

[Stuckinthebush]

7. Very sad day - I'm not surprised at the verdict, however

Things you will not hear from Joe or the Dems:

"It was rigged!"
"He did nothing wrong!"
"The judge hates Biden!"
"The jury was made up of Biden haters!"

Now let's hope that he gets a very lenient sentence, and that Trump gets one he richly deserves.

[brooklynite]

62. Federal Courts don't just add up all the incremental maximum penalties.

[sinkingfeeling]

5. How sad. Can we now try all gun owners who have lied on their applications?

[MacDo]

13. Yes

Should have been doing that all along. Otherwise, what are the laws for?

[The Mouth]

86. I want him to get exactly what anyone else would have gotten for the same charges

No more, no less.

As someone way on the 'pro gun ("Gun Humper&quot side, I also think there are lots of people who shouldn't have guns and they should be penalized *HEAVILY* in a circumstance such as this. Just as anyone EVER using a gun in a crime should be put away for life; no exceptions.

[Island Blue]

14. Including Don Junior

I’m just guessing, but they lie about everything else & he’s definitely (currently) addicted to drugs.

[groundloop]

16. NO, that would be violating their 2A rights!!!!

[maxsolomon]

22. The number who lie on Question F is probably in the millions per year.

All you have to do is smoke weed and answer no.

AFAIK, no one else has ever been tried solely for this charge. This is 100% selective prosecution.

[LisaM]

47. Yes.

If there is a silver lining, maybe it's that we can get people like Boebart and MTG on the same thing.

[Deep State Witch]

66. Starting With Don Jr.

It's well-known that he likes coke and guns.

[MsLeopard]

8. Will he be able

to take advantage of endless appeals like privileged orange people do? I guess we’ll see how “equal” justice is in the nation.

Oh, and thanks Garland! SMDH

[moonshinegnomie]

10. biden should pardon him after the election

after all if the orange buffoon can pardon morons like roger stone biden should pardon his son (but not till after the election)

[MichMan]

12. After he just stated that he wouldn't?

[ScratchCat]

26. Yes

Because the entire thing should have been shut down by Garland as soon as it went from the tax issue to anything else. The SC was allowed to basically go find any crime he could invent to charge Hunter Biden with. This was not a legitimate investigation or legitimate charges.

[wryter2000]

57. That would have looked just great.

Just like Trump using his DOJ to go after people, Biden uses his DOJ to get his son off.

[ancianita]

60. Weiss, right? Special Counsel? Who can follow any threads that lead from the original investigation, right?

Because that's what SC rules allow them to do. The law is the law. The jury legitimately voted on the evidence Weiss legitimately found.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

15. I feel the same way.

[walkingman]

17. I agree - this case would never have happened if Biden weren't President.

I wonder who or what caused the initial case to begin with? Anyone know?

[aggiesal]

19. I added a link in my opinion section on why this happened n/t

[walkingman]

27. Sorry - I don't know what that means? Opinion Section?

[littlemissmartypants]

53. The opinion section is an additional area under the quote section for a post in LBN.

It's not provided for any other OP (original post) in any other forum or group. It's only provided for Latest Breaking News. ❤️

[walkingman]

38. I finally figured it out - your original post. Thanks - forgive my ignorance 😁

So from what I read the GOP assholes in their attempt to go after Biden and ultimately his son lead to the gun charges and tax fraud deal that fell apart. So ultimately the TRUMP DOJ was originally responsible for it.

This is so sad and just another example of the hypocrisy of the GOP. They are so disgusting.

It is hard to stay ethical when you have people that are so unethical and have no problem with using the DOJ to go after their enemies.

[aggiesal]

41. No problem. I didn't know what to call it. But it's the section that the poster is allowed to freelance. n/t

[calimary]

49. Sounds like a rehearsal for what trump wants to do

if, Heaven forbid he wins in November.

I can’t help but feel they went after Hunter cuz they can’t get to his dad, so this is the only way they can hurt him at this point. Fuck his son.

[groundloop]

18. What totally stinks is that a trump appointed judge blew up a plea deal that had been agreed to by all sides.

[lastlib]

45. Not pardon him, but....

if there is jail time, commute the sentence to maybe a month?

[wryter2000]

56. He said he wouldn't. I don't think he should make himself a liar.

But, if by some ghastly circumstance he needs a pardon at the end of Biden's second term, pardon him then.

[AllyCat]

20. AG Garland has done his job to help the Republicans

Media will breathlessly follow the whole thing so we forget about their lord and savior St Vonschitzenpants.

[FredGarvin]

33. Garland is learning

He is getting tough on gun-related crime.

A huge win for Garland, and not the NRA

[AllyCat]

48. Oh is that what that is?

I won’t hold my breath.

[aeromanKC]

21. BAD BAD BAD day for gun nutters.

Also, bad bad bad day for anyone bitching how unfair and political our judicial system is.

[maxsolomon]

24. Welp, since this was a pretty selective prosecution,

as in no one else is being prosecuted for lying about drug use on form 4473, but millions of people do so every year, it sure smells political from here.

[aeromanKC]

25. Well, now there's precedent.

Hello Don Jr. Here's looking at you!!

[maxsolomon]

28. Don't hold your breath.

I feel like Hunter will go down in history.

Hopefully the sentencing is rational.

[Mysterian]

23. Hundreds of thousands of MAGAs guilty of these crimes

Let's go DOJ ------- let's see them prosecuted too.

[FredGarvin]

29. Garland is serious about crime in the US

Sorry to see Hunter getting sent to prison for a lie, but gun control is a serious matter!

[MichMan]

32. What makes you so certain he will receive jail time?

[FredGarvin]

35. Garland

[CaptainTruth]

58. What role does Garland play in sentencing?

Honest question. I thought I had a good understanding of how our justice system functioned but that's a new one for me.

[NanaCat]

87. The Garland Bashers have this habit

Of deriding him as both completely stupid and incompetent while at other times ascribing him with ultimate cosmic powers to snap his fingers and make the impossible happen.

Very much like the MAGA are about the Clintons, Obama, the Bidens or (fill in the liberal blank).

[hamsterjill]

50. Oh brother.

This, at best, has been an attempt by Garland to appear to be impartial. Hunter is an admitted substance abuser who has turned his life around.

Yet this prosecution will give the MAGA’s the right to say “but your son is a convicted…” every time the Biden campaign refers to Trump as a convicted felon.

Garland has been a total disappointment.

[aggiesal]

64. Big difference; Nobody votes for Hunter, so he's not paid by our tax $$$'s n/t

[hamsterjill]

69. Still a good sound bite for the MAGA crowd.

Facts don’t matter to them. Remember?

[quakerboy]

77. nothing matters to them

They are convinced biden, Obama, fauci, and every one of us liberals are criminal purely for existing. So this is kinda irrelevant when it comes to Maga.

Anyone not in Maga can see the difference between a convicted criminal running for office and a candidate having a family member who committed crimes.

And more importantly, they can see the difference between a dude with 34 felony convictions running for office on the promise that he will do it again, bigger and with more lawbreaking, and a president who doesn't bend the law or abuse the office even to protect his own son.

[hamsterjill]

80. I hope you are right.

I stand by my opinion of Garland.

[quakerboy]

84. Me to

I mean, probably. Garland is.. a disappointment. I'd still rather have him on the SCOTUS than Gorsuch, but everyone who has apointed him to anything could have done sooo much better, each and every time.

[Beachnutt]

30. How many people lie on an application

when buying a firearm online ?

[303squadron]

31. Two different men, two different trials, two guilty verdicts

Two men in desperate need of help.

[deurbano]

37. Hunter Biden actually got help, though...

[MustLoveBeagles]

65. And has taken responsibility for his actions

Unlike someone I could mention.

[duhneece]

34. Having the possibility of 25 years in prison hanging over your head until sentencing

It’s a nightmare of waiting.

[Beachnutt]

36. Is this legal to own in the U.S. ?

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

39. Yes

In the majority of states, but probably not all.

[Beachnutt]

40. Ok, thanks.

I know of someone who recently bought one.

[calimary]

51. That's not a gun. That's a fucking gold-dildo obscenity.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

42. Statement from President Biden after Hunter's guilty verdict

This is the statement from President Biden

Link to tweet

[hadEnuf]

43. If the President's son goes to jail by a Trump appointed judge and Trump gets a slap on the wrist,

then there is a big problem right out in the open.

[Hekate]

44. This reeks to high heaven

[LetMyPeopleVote]

46. Statement from President Biden after Hunter's guilty verdict

This is the statement from President Biden

Link to tweet

[Hermit-The-Prog]

55. Do we then wait for the appeals to play out before starting a petition for pardon?

[greatauntoftriplets]

73. President Biden is such a good man.

This has to hurt, but he still respects the process. Unlike some people....

[IronLionZion]

52. Justice should be blind whether your last name is Biden or Trump

[aggiesal]

74. The problem is, that he already pleaded guilty to the charges in a plea deal ...

that a Pendejo45 appointed judge declined, because the guilty plea prevented him from any jail time and the judge just did not like that.
The plea fell apart after that.

[wryter2000]

54. Can he get probation?

I hate to see him in prison for this. I guess probation is a pain in the butt, but he'd have the threat of the trial behind him.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

59. Statements from Hunter Biden and his defense attorney.

Link to tweet

[brooklynite]

61. Good...

The criminal justice system of Judges, Lawyers and Jurors has successfully resulted in a conclusion, as it's supposed to do.

[elleng]

63. ;-(

[Emile]

67. Republican gun grabbers!

[TeamProg]

68. If they can come for Hunter BIDEN, they can come for Don Jr and YOUR SON, too! nt

[Emile]

81. That's right 👍

[claudette]

70. I feel so

sorry for President Biden. He has been through so much suffering in his lifetime. I don’t feel sorry for Hunter Biden. He turned to drugs and caused anguish for his father and disgraced the family in so many ways. Why he had to confess all his wrongs in a book is truly baffling. It actually led to this conviction Here’s hoping he stays clean and respects his family.

[JoseBalow]

71. SHOCKING that I still don't care

[TexasBushwhacker]

76. How often is this charge prosecuted

When the plaintiff hasn't hurt anyone? I would think that more often it's an add on charge when someone has committed a felony using the firearm.

[liberalmediaaddict]

82. Garland has fiercely gone after Biden's son

Shame he didn't do the same with Trump.

Garland has bent over backwards to be impartial and nonpartisan for 3 years.

The result is House Republicans are trying to prosecute him for contempt of congress and have convinced many voters he's weaponizing the Justice Departmen
t against Trump.

Democrats are finding out again that nice guys finish last.
And Hunter Biden is paying the price.

[NanaCat]

88. Garland is not the reason why this verdict happened

He's a department administrator, not a dictator. He did not open investigations into Hunter Biden looking for any dirt they could find--TSF's DOJ did that. Garland did not find that dirt. He did not say, go get him or else, or however you think he or prosecutions work. He did not overturn Hunter's plea deal. He did not render the guilty verdict.

His only crime is apparently letting the justice system do its job without undue interference from him (what he's supposed to do, you know), and that doesn't always work out how one would want. That's just how the cookie crumbles sometimes.

I don't like how Hunter had an agreed-upon plea deal that got trashed for what are apparently malicious political reasons. But I'm realistic enough to understand that he did break the law. Even he admitted that, to get the original plea deal. He gambled on that working for him, and he lost. Anyone with a brain knew he would get found guilty in a court of law, after he'd already confessed to it.

Ultimately, Hunter--and only Hunter--is responsible for his own actions, and for what happened today.

I think the best we can hope for at this point is Hunter getting a sentence quite close to his original plea deal.

[Sailingdiver]

83. PJB said he would accept the outcome of the case

And, continue to respect the judicial system.

Now, all he needs to do is wait until after the election and pardon his son.

He's still shown deference to the judicial system, accepted the verdict, and exercised his authority as the President.

And, the cult will have a meltdown. Win-win.

[SunSeeker]

85. Juror #10 just said on MSNBC that he didn't think Hunter should go to jail.

Hopefully the judge agrees.