Congressional Democrats criticized their Republican counterparts over alleged hypocrisy after they were not satisfied when President Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, was found guilty of federal firearms charges on Tuesday. Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., remarked that “my Republican friends have gone on and on about how Democrats have weaponized the [Department of Justice], but their conspiracy theories crumbled this morning when …
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A quickie guilty verdict in Delaware: How Hunter Biden botched his defense
Of course Hunter Biden was guilty. It only took a jury in Delaware, where the family name is golden, three hours to figure that out. His defense was quite frankly absurd. Biden was a drug addict – he helpfully wrote and recorded a book about it – then his lawyer argued he wasn’t using drugs on the day, week or …
Read More »Hunter Biden gun case conviction mourned as 'tragedy' in media: 'It's a sad verdict'
Members of the media lamented the “tragedy” of the Hunter Biden verdict on Tuesday after he was found guilty on all counts by a Delaware jury. MSNBC legal correspondent Lisa Rubin said the verdict wasn’t a surprise, but added, “there’s something unbelievably tragic about the entire trajectory of the case.” Hunter Biden was found guilty of making a false statement …
Read More »Jury likely considered Hunter Biden’s own words in memoir as ‘powerful’ evidence to convict: experts
Following the historic conviction of a sitting president’s son, some legal experts pointed to Hunter Biden’s own memoir of his drug addiction recovery as “powerful” evidence for the jury to convict him. Hunter Biden was found guilty on Tuesday of making a false statement in the purchase of a gun, making a false statement related to information required to be …
Read More »Biden fails to mention son's gun conviction in address on firearms safety
President Biden spoke Tuesday before a crowd of gun control advocates where he called for an assault weapons ban and other measures to limit access to firearms, but also failed to mention his son’s convictions hours earlier for lying about his past drug use while purchasing a gun. The president was speaking in Washington D.C. before the Everytown for Gun …
Read More »Hunter Biden trial juror says he didn't buy defense's 7-Eleven story
One of the jurors in the Hunter Biden gun trial said the case was heart-wrenching, moments after the guilty verdict was handed down. The 68-year-old juror from Sussex County, Delaware described the case to Fox News but said he didn’t buy the defense’s narrative that Hunter may have gone to a 7-Eleven to buy coffee — and said he thought …
Read More »NBC News' Todd calls Hunter Biden verdict a 'big blow to Trump,' proves no weaponization of DOJ
NBC News chief political analyst Chuck Todd declared Tuesday that the conviction of Hunter Biden is a “big blow” to former President Trump. During a segment of “MSNBC Reports” following Biden’s conviction on federal charges related to illegally possessing a firearm, Todd said that the real political fallout from the verdict hurts Trump because it proves there isn’t a double …
Read More »MSNBC legal expert says Hunter Biden verdicts proves that Joe Biden is the ‘embodiment of the rule of law'
MSNBC podcast co-host and legal analyst Andrew Weissmann argued that President Biden’s conduct regarding his son Hunter Biden’s guilty verdict on Tuesday proves the chief executive has the utmost respect for the rule of law. During an appearance on “MSNBC Reports” following the younger Biden’s conviction on federal charges regarding him buying and owning a firearm while addicted to drugs, …
Read More »President Biden reacts to son Hunter's guilty verdict in gun trial: 'I am also a dad'
President Biden reacted to the guilty verdict in his son’s gun trial, noting that he is a dad in addition to his duty as president. “As I said last week, I am the President, but I am also a Dad. Jill and I love our son, and we are so proud of the man he is today,” Biden said of …
Read More »Democratic Party to reimburse WH for Jill Biden flights between Paris and Delaware for Hunter trial
The Democratic Party is planning to reimburse for the first lady’s extensive transatlantic travel to attend her son’s trial — but the majority of costs will likely fall on taxpayers. First Lady Jill Biden has been traveling back and forth across the Atlantic Ocean as she tends to official duties in France while also appearing at the trial of her …
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