GOP conspiracies run wild after Hunter Biden verdict

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🗓️ 12 June 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump continues to attack DOJ officials. Also, Justice Alito attacks media in a new secret recording. Plus, recent Nevada polls show strong support for abortion access. And President Biden is slightly favored in a new 2024 forecast. Neal Katyal, Rep. James Clyburn, Kelley Robinson, Sen. Jacky Rosen, Ben Wikler, and Sandy Rindy join Jonathan Capehart.

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0:00.0	Now it is time for the last word with Jonathan Kapart who's in for Lawrence. Good evening my friend.
0:05.0	Hey good evening Alex, you know I would love to know if we're going to have a classified
0:09.8	documents case but who knows? I mean I just you know prepare a sheet cake with the
0:15.0	number not on the cake and eat it or not depending on what happens that's
0:20.5	well if it's sheet cake let's just eat it anyway.
0:23.8	Everyone runs.
0:25.0	Thanks Alex.
0:26.0	Thank you.
0:28.0	Today a jury convicted Hunter Biden, the only surviving son of President Joe Biden of three federal gun felonies.
0:37.0	After a little less than three hours of deliberations, 12 jurors in President Biden's home state of Delaware agreed with prosecutors
0:45.1	that Hunter Biden lied on a mandatory gun purchase form by saying he was
0:50.0	not illegally using or addicted to drugs at a time when he was.
0:55.0	President Joe Biden responded with this statement.
0:58.0	As I said last week, I am the president, I am also a dad.
1:03.1	Jill and I love our son, and we are so proud of the man he is today.
1:07.7	I will accept the outcome of this case and will continue to respect the judicial
1:11.6	process as Hunter considers an appeal.
1:15.0	Jill and I will always be there for Hunter and the rest of our family with our love and
1:19.2	support.
1:20.5	Nothing will ever change that.
1:25.0	He didn't attack the verdict. He didn't say it was rigged.
1:27.0	He didn't attack the judge, the prosecutors, or the jury.
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