With former President Donald Trump convicted in his Manhattan hush money case , the 2024 political-legal spotlight will shift to Delaware, where jury selection begins Monday in the federal weapons trial of first son Hunter Biden . Hunter, 54, faces three counts accusing him of illegally possessing a firearm while addicted to crack cocaine after lying on a federal gun-purchase form to obtain the weapon in the first place. Although President Biden isn’t implicated in the case, the trial could create some unwelcome headlines for the commander in chief as his re-election campaign kicks into high gear ahead of his first debate with Trump later this month.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Hunter Biden trial. Officially, Hunter Biden is charged with three felonies: making a false statement in the purchase of a firearm, making a false statement related to information required to be kept by a federally licensed firearms dealer, and possession of a firearm by an unlawful user of or addict to a controlled substance. If convicted on all charges, the first son faces up to 25 years in prison and fines totaling more than $750,000 — though he is very unlikely to receive the maximum sentence if found guilty.
COUNT 1: False Statement in Purchase of a Firearm Faces a maximum of 10 years’ imprisonment, a fine of $250,000, three years of supervised release, a special assessment of $100. COUNT 2: False Statement Related to Information Required to be Kept by Federal Firearms Lic.
