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Deadline: White House

'Guilty verdict and the rule of law'

Deadline: White House

MSNBC

News, Donald Trump, Daily News, The White House, Nicolle Wallace, Politics, Nbc News, Washington Dc, Msnbc, Government

4.66K Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2024

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

Nicolle Wallace is joined by Rachel Maddow, Andrew Weissmann, Claire McCaskill, Mike Memoli, Lisa Rubin, Lisa Graves, Kristy Greenberg, Michael Steele, and Maya Wiley.

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0:00.0

Hi everyone it's 4 o'clock in New York President Joe Biden's sole surviving son

0:12.0

Hunter Biden was convicted today on three felony counts.

0:15.2

They're related to possession of a gun while using narcotics.

0:19.3

A Delaware jury of his peers found Hunter Biden guilty of lying on a federal form while applying

0:24.9

for a handgun, lying to a gun dealer and illegally possessing a firearm for 11 days in the year

0:30.9

2018. Today's verdict marks the end of a painful chapter for the

0:35.6

Biden family with witness after witness detailing an incredibly troubled

0:39.9

period in Hunter Biden's life a time when he was addicted to crack cocaine, a time when he was in and out of rehab with a mountain of financial problems.

0:50.0

Several members of the Biden family have attended court in support of Hunter, including his

0:55.0

sister, his wife, and his mom, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, seen here walking out of

0:59.9

court today with Hunter after the verdict was read.

1:03.7

Hunter Biden's defense had denied

1:06.0

that Hunter had deliberately lied about his drug use

1:09.1

when he filled out a federal form for a background check. They sought to poke holes in DOJ's attempt to prove

1:16.1

that Hunter Biden was an active drug user. That defense on Hunter's part fell short today,

1:21.9

but Hunter Biden's attorney, Abby Lowell, said that they will

1:24.5

pursue quote all legal challenges available. No sentencing date has been

1:29.6

scheduled and the New York Times reports this, quote, he could face up to 25 years in prison

1:34.9

but first-time offenders who did not use their weapons to commit a violent crime

1:39.8

typically receive no jail time in a statement President Joe Biden says this

1:44.3

quote as I said last week I am the president but I'm also a dad. Jill and I love our

1:49.8

son and we are so proud of the man he is today.

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