Son of President Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, is facing up to 25 years in prison after being found guilty on three charges regarding lying on a screening form about drug abuse, lying to a gun dealer and lying about possessing a gun.
The investigation on Biden began in 2020 after his father was elected president. The initial investigation began by examining Biden’s tax affairs then leading to investigating the purchase of his gun in 2018.
The trial, the first of its kind, was held in Biden’s hometown of Wilmington, Delaware where he faced 12 jurors just days after former President Trump was convicted.
Biden’s conviction came after a plea deal from July 2023 that would resolve Biden of all charges regarding the gun and tax affairs fell through.
Biden will face another federal trial in California in September that will focus on his history of tax evasion.
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President Biden, who initially issued a statement supporting his son, has since issued another statement to ABC News saying he has no plans of pardoning his son upon his conviction.
