President Joe Biden reportedly believes Hunter Biden is a victim of the weaponization of justice following his gun conviction on Tuesday.
A Delaware jury found Hunter guilty of all three weapons charges. he faces up to 25 years in prison and $750,000 in fines.
The octogenarian pledged last week in France that he would not pardon Hunter. However, he hasn't talked about whether he would deliver a switch.
President feels guilty about Hunter's legal situation, two people not authorized to speak publicly about private conversations about Hunter he said Politician. They also told the outlet that Joe Biden believes he contributed to Hunter's plight.
President Joe Biden kisses his grandson as he arrives at Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Del., Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
“If I didn't run for re-election, I would have gotten the plea deal,” Biden told a confidant earlier this month, a person familiar with the conversation said. Politician.
Hunter refused to accept a government gun-related plea deal in 2023. The gun plea deal offer came after his “sweetheart” plea deal blew up under court scrutiny , which the judge described as “atypical” and “not simple”. “
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Legal experts suggest that the government's proposal was a show of favoritism towards the president's son.
The “sweetheart” deal came with a special agreement granting Hunter immunity from all possible future charges, including a provision for clean up a felony weapons violation on his record.
the deal gave Hunter the option to plead guilty to failing to pay taxes on more than $1.5 million in income in 2017 and 2018, receiving probation instead of prison time.
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Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, accompanied by his mother, first lady Jill Biden and his wife, Melissa Cohen Biden, leaves federal court after hearing the verdict, Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Wilmington, Del. Hunter Biden has been convicted of all 3 felony counts in the federal gun trial. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
After the “sweetheart” deal debacle, the government offered Hunter a second deal related to the gun charges which he declined, opting to go to trial in Delaware. In turn, the government indicted Hunter in 2023 for tax violations in California.
The tax trial is set for September 2024.
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