President Biden has reportedly confided in aides that he fears his son, Hunter Biden, will go to jail for purchasing a handgun while allegedly addicted to crack cocaine.
Aides to the 81-year-old president fear the commander-in-chief’s anxiety about his embattled son will only grow as Hunter’s June 3 trial date on the felony firearms case approaches. ing.
“He worries about Hunter every day from the moment he wakes up in the morning to the moment he goes to bed,” a Joe Biden adviser told Politico. “It will only improve during the trial.”
The president has spoken to at least three advisers to “express concerns” about the possibility of a prison sentence for Hunter if he is convicted in the Delaware gun case brought by Joe Biden’s Justice Department. “did. According to the outlet.
Advisers say Joe Biden is expected to watch some of the media coverage of Hunter’s trial and continue to check in on his son daily via phone and text messages as the legal process progresses. .
However, the White House has not set up a “war room” to respond to the events in Delaware and will rely on attorney Abby Lowell to defend Hunter’s eldest son both in court and in the media.
Hunter pleaded not guilty to three felonies brought by Special Prosecutor David Weiss in connection with his October 2018 purchase of a Colt Cobra revolver. Two of the charges were for making false statements and one for possession of a firearm by an illegal drug abuser.
Efforts by Hunter’s attorneys to throw out the case and delay the start of the trial have so far been rejected by U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit..
If convicted, the felony carries a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison.
Hunter also faces nine tax evasion-related charges filed in Southern California by Weiss’s prosecution team.
He has pleaded not guilty to all charges in the case and is scheduled to go to trial on June 20th.
