GUILTY: Hunter Biden Convicted in Gun Case

GUILTY: Hunter Biden Convicted in Gun Case

Hunter Biden, son of United States President Joe Biden, was found guilty on Tuesday of three felony counts tied to a handgun purchase in 2018. 

Hunter Biden could now face up to 25 years in prison and $750,000 in fines.

Biden was accused of illegally purchasing and possessing a firearm in October 2018 while using a narcotic; he is the first child of a sitting president to be convicted of a crime.

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"Why it matters," reported Axios. "The president's son now faces sentencing, and possibly prison, as his father seeks re-election. Republicans are seizing on the case to draw attention away from former President Trump's own felony conviction in New York."

The University of Virginia’s Jennifer Lawless recently joined GoLocal Live to discuss the whirlwind of legal issues impacting the presidential election.

"To the political side of it, first, I actually think that it's good news for Democrats who can refute claims on the Republican side about what they view as this two-tiered system of justice that's targeting Republicans and Donald Trump. If there was a two-tiered system of justice where the Democrats were basically conspiring to lock Donald Trump up and let Democrats off the hook, we wouldn't see Hunter Biden on trial and potentially facing jail time,” said Lawless.

Watch that interview HERE.