Biden Plan to Brand Trump a Felon Is Hit by Son’s Conviction (1)

June 11, 2024, 9:16 PM UTC

Hunter Biden, like Donald Trump, is now a convicted felon — a personal and political blow to his father, President Joe Biden, that complicates his 2024 campaign for reelection.

The younger Biden is the first child of a sitting US president convicted of a felony. He was found guilty of violating federal laws for illegally buying a gun during a period he was taking crack cocaine. Jurors delivered their verdict after deliberating for three hours, capping a one-week trial in a prosecution brought by his father’s own Justice Department.

That outcome, and another trial for Hunter — ...

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