Jurors in Hunter Biden’s gun trial have made it clear that neither President Joe Biden’s son’s lifestyle nor politics were factors in his conviction.
“It was a shocking experience,” said the juror, known only as number 10. CNN The case of Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, was not mentioned during the jury’s deliberations. On Tuesday, a Delaware jury returned guilty verdicts against Hunter on all three firearms-related charges.
“We didn’t use Jill’s name. We didn’t use President Biden’s name,” the juror explained to media, adding that Joe Biden’s name was “only mentioned once” during the course of the trial.
The same juror went on to say it was “very sad” that Hunter’s life “ended up this way,” adding that he “doesn’t believe he should go to prison.”
“I believe that the fact that he said he didn’t want the gun back and that the gun sat as evidence for almost five years may have contributed to his downfall,” the juror told the outlet, adding that if Hunter had “owned the gun,” there probably would not have been a trial.
Judge Maryellen Noreika, who presided over Hunter’s gun trial, recently said: resemble case.
Hunter is currently encounter He faces up to 25 years in prison and a fine of about $750,000, according to court documents.
Hunter was indicted in September 2023 on one count of making a false statement in connection with the purchase of a firearm, one count of possession of a firearm by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance, and one count of making a false statement with respect to information required to be kept by a licensed federal firearms dealer.
During the course of the trial, the prosecution called ten witnesses and the defense called one witness, Naomi Biden Neal.
The “sweet” plea deal was dissolved in July 2023 after Judge Noreika expressed concerns about the terms of the plea agreement.
Breitbart News reported:
The original “sweet” plea deal gave Hunter Biden the option of probation rather than prison if he admitted to failing to pay taxes on more than $1.5 million in income in 2017 and 2018. Additionally, special prosecutor David Weiss devised a separate diversion agreement that would have given Hunter immunity from potential future charges and also included a provision that could have felony firearms violations wiped from his record.
After the jury returned the guilty verdict, the president said he was “so proud” of Hunter, noting that “many families who have had a loved one struggle with drug addiction understand the sense of pride they feel seeing someone they love and care for “overcome their challenges.”
