Hunter Biden, the eldest son, was convicted in a criminal case involving a gun purchase in 2018 and is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 13, the week after the general election.
In a court order Friday, Judge Mary Ellen Noreika set the sentencing date for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, at the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building in Wilmington, Delaware. President Biden’s son will learn his fate eight days after the 2020 presidential election.
Hunter Biden was convicted in June of making a false statement regarding a gun purchase, making a false statement regarding information required to be kept by federally licensed gun dealers, and possession of a firearm by a person who is an unlawful user or addict of a controlled substance.
He could face a total of 25 years in prison. Three Sins for a YearEach charge carries a maximum fine of $250,000 and three years’ probation, but because it is a first-time offense, Hunter Biden is unlikely to face the maximum sentences.
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Hunter Biden and his wife, Melissa, outside the courtroom during his trial in June. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
“Rather than being disappointed by the outcome, I am grateful for the love and support I have received over the last week from Melissa, my family, friends and community. Recovery is possible by God’s grace, and I am grateful to experience that grace one day at a time,” Hunter Biden said in a statement after the verdict.
Hunter Biden’s trial last month lasted about six and a half days and included emotional testimony from family members, including his daughter Naomi Biden, his ex-wife Kathleen Boulle and his sister-in-law-turned-lover. Harry Biden.
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Hunter Biden was convicted of all charges by a Delaware jury. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Prosecutors sought to prove that Hunter Biden lied in October 2018 on a federal firearms form, known as ATF Form 4473, by checking a box that said “no” when asked if he was an unlawful gun user or addicted to controlled substances. Hunter Biden bought the gun at a store in Wilmington called Star Quest Shooters & Survival Supply.
David Weiss, the U.S. attorney for Delaware who prosecuted the case, told media after the verdict that the trial was centered not just on the eldest son’s drug addiction but also on Hunter Biden’s “illegal choices.”
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Hunter Biden, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden, is scheduled to be sentenced on November 13th. (Reuters)
“At the end of the day, this case was not just about addiction, a disease that afflicts families across this country, including Hunter Biden’s. This case was about the unlawful choices made by a defendant in the throes of addiction – the choice to lie on government paperwork when purchasing a gun, and then the choice to possess that gun – and it was these choices, combined with the guns and drugs, that made his conduct dangerous,” Weiss said.
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“No one is above the law in this country,” Weiss added, a statement prosecutors repeated in their opening and closing arguments. “Everyone must be held accountable for their actions, even this defendant. But Hunter Biden should bear no more responsibility than other Americans convicted of the same conduct. Our prosecutors have been and will continue to hold us accountable in accordance with this principle and the principles of federal prosecution.”
Emma Colton and Brooke Singman of Fox News Digital and Bill Mears of Fox News contributed to this report.
