Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, leaves the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building in Wilmington, Delaware on June 3, 2024. Biden is on trial for gun crimes.
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A jury convicted Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s son, on all three counts at his gun crime trial Tuesday morning in federal court in Delaware.
Hunter Biden, 54, was found guilty of making a false statement in connection with the sale of a firearm, making a false statement in a firearm transaction and possessing a firearm as a drug user or addict.
The charge relates to purchasing a handgun while actively using illegal drugs.
First Lady Jill Biden entered the courtroom after the verdict was announced.
Biden is being tried separately in federal court in Los Angeles for failing to pay taxes on more than $1.4 million in income over several years. In this case, he is scheduled to go on trial in September.
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