Sentencing, likely appeal and California tax trial ahead for Joe Biden’s son.
Hunter Biden’s legal woes are not over after his conviction on three felony firearms charges in a trial that put a spotlight on his drug-fuelled past. Now, U.S. President Joe Biden’s son faces sentencing, and another criminal trial on tax charges in the middle of his father’s re-election campaign.
Jurors found Hunter Biden guilty on Tuesday after just three hours of deliberations over two days in the federal court in Wilmington, Del. The case stemmed from a gun he bought in 2018 while, as prosecutors say, he was in the throes of a crack cocaine addiction.
Sentencing
He was convicted of lying on a mandatory gun purchase form by saying he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs.
The three counts carry up to 25 years in prison. But whether the president’s son actually serves any time behind bars will be up to U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika. The judge, who was nominated to the bench by former Republican U.S. president Donald Trump, didn’t immediately set a date for sentencing… Source: cbc.ca/news
Friday, April 24, 2026
