{"id":103908,"date":"2024-06-11T16:21:47","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T16:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/11\/hunter-bidens-sentence-presidents-son-found-guilty\/"},"modified":"2024-06-11T16:21:47","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T16:21:47","slug":"hunter-bidens-sentence-presidents-son-found-guilty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/11\/hunter-bidens-sentence-presidents-son-found-guilty\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunter Biden&#8217;s Sentence: President&#8217;s Son Found Guilty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Hunter Biden was found guilty on Tuesday morning on a trio of federal gun charges, following three hours\u2019 worth of deliberations by a jury over two days.<\/p>\n<p>The President\u2019s son now faces up to 25 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>This jury convicted the 54-year-old of making a false statement in the purchase of a firearm\u2026 making a false statement related to information required to be kept by a federally licensed firearms dealer\u2026 and possession of a firearm by an unlawful user of or addict to a controlled substance.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156401436-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"Hunter Biden picture\" class=\"wp-image-501667 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156401436-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156401436-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156401436-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156401436-2048x1449.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156401436-960x679.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156401436-1080x764.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156401436-1200x849.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156401436-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hunter Biden, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden, his wife Melissa Cohen Biden and Valerie Biden Owens leave the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building on June 6, 2024 in Wilmington, Delaware. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The charges date back to 2018 when Biden was accused of lying about his drug use in order to obtain a weapon, and then of possessing this weapon for 11 days while addicted to a controlled substance.<\/p>\n<p>He will be sentenced late this year by a Donald Trump-appointed judge.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden did not attend his son\u2019s trial, but Hunter\u2019s stepmother, Jill Biden, was often in attendance, along with his wife and other members of the extended Biden family.<\/p>\n<p>Federal guidelines call for a sentence of 15 to 21 months for Biden, who is expected to appeal<\/p>\n<p>The President has already gone on record in stating that he will NOT pardon his son.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156340071-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Hunter Biden image\" class=\"wp-image-501673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156340071-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156340071-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156340071-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156340071-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156340071-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156340071-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156340071-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156340071-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156340071-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Hunter Biden image\" class=\"wp-image-501673 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156340071-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156340071-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156340071-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156340071-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156340071-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156340071-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156340071-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156340071-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156340071-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hunter Biden has been found guilty on all three gun charges.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Image)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prosecutors from special counsel David Weiss\u2019 office had argued President Biden\u2019s son knowingly lied on a gun application form that he did not use controlled substances before walking out of a Wilmington shop with a Colt Cobra .38-caliber revolver on October 12, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>In his 2021 memoir, Hunter acknowledged that he was addicted to crack cocaine around this same time, a fact lawyers used against him in court as evidence.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden is also scheduled to face a case in Los Angeles federal court beginning September 5 for allegedly evading $1.4 million in federal income tax for the years 2016 through 2019.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2038744624-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Hunter Biden photograph\" class=\"wp-image-501675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2038744624-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2038744624-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2038744624-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2038744624-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2038744624-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2038744624-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2038744624-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2038744624-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Hunter Biden photograph\" class=\"wp-image-501675 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2038744624-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2038744624-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2038744624-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2038744624-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2038744624-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2038744624-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2038744624-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2038744624-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hunter Biden pats his attorney Abbe Lowell\u00a0on the back after he made a statement to the press following a closed-door deposition before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and House Judiciary Committee in the O\u2019Neill House Office Building on February 28, 2024 in Washington, DC. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Samuel Corum\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a statement when his son\u2019s trial started Monday, President Biden said: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the President, I don\u2019t and won\u2019t comment on pending federal cases, but as a Dad, I have boundless love for my son, confidence in him, and respect for his strength. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur family has been through a lot together, and Jill and I are going to continue to be there for Hunter and our family with our love and support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This verdict, meanwhile, comes two weeks after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/05\/donald-trump-found-guilty-on-all-counts-in-hush-money-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump was found guilty<\/a> of falsifying business records in his own legal trial.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE<\/strong>: Hunter Biden has publicly responded to the guilty verdict against him today, saying he is \u201cmore grateful for the love and support\u201d of his family than he is \u201cdisappointed by the outcome.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRecovery is possible by the grace of God, and I am blessed to experience that gift one day at a time,\u201d he said in statement Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urls.grow.me\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaG9sbHl3b29kZ29zc2lwLmNvbS8yMDI0LzA2L2h1bnRlci1iaWRlbi1zZW50ZW5jZS8=\/e\/*%7CEMAIL%7C*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hunter Biden was found guilty on Tuesday morning on a trio of federal gun charges, following three hours\u2019 worth of deliberations by a jury over two days. The President\u2019s son now faces up to 25 years in prison. This jury convicted the 54-year-old of making a false statement in the purchase of a firearm\u2026 making [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":103909,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-103908","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103908\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}