Headline Roundup • June 11th, 2024
Hunter Biden Convicted of 3 Felony Charges in Federal Gun Trial
Summary from the AllSides News Team
A jury found Hunter Biden guilty on Tuesday of all three charges he faced relating to a 2018 gun purchase.
The Details: Biden was convicted of lying about his drug use to purchase a gun, submitting a false statement into a federal record, and unlawfully possessing the firearm for 11 days.
For Context: It's the first time in history the son of a sitting president has been criminally convicted.
How the Media Covered It: The verdict was immediately the top story from many national and international news sources. An analysis from BBC (Center bias) said the verdict "is unlikely to change the direction of the presidential campaign or how Americans vote in November's election," but "will surely be a difficult personal blow for a US president who doubles as the patriarch of a tight-knit family that has seen its share of personal tragedy and trauma."
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Hunter Biden’s conviction for lying about his drug use on a handgun licence application is unlikely to change the direction of the presidential campaign or how Americans vote in November's election.
His father's name will be on the ballot, not his. There's no evidence connecting Joe Biden to the charged offences. And there has been scant polling evidence that the American public is following this trial closely.
First son Hunter Biden was found guilty on all charges in his historic criminal case focused on his purchase of a firearm in 2018.
Hunter Biden faced a trial this month that lasted more than a week and included emotional testimony from members of his family, including daughter Naomi Biden, ex-wife Kathleen Buhle and sister-in-law turned girlfriend, Hallie Biden.
Prosecutors worked to prove that Hunter Biden lied on a federal firearm form, known as ATF Form 4473, in October 2018 when he ticked a box labeled "No" when asked if he is...
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Hunter Biden has been convicted of all three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018 when, prosecutors argued, the president’s son lied on a mandatory gun-purchase form by saying he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs.
