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The NPR Politics Podcast

Trump Calls DOJ Rigged. It Just Convicted Hunter Biden.

The NPR Politics Podcast

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Politics, Daily News, News

4.524.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Hunter Biden, the president's son, has been convicted on three felony charges tied to his purchase of a firearm while addicted to illegal drugs. President Biden says he will not pardon his son.

This episode: White House correspondent Asma Khalid, national justice correspondent Carrie Johnson, and senior national political correspondent Mara Liasson.

The podcast is produced by Jeongyoon Han, Casey Morell and Kelli Wessinger. Our intern is Bria Suggs. Our editor is Eric McDaniel. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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0:00.0

Prime Minister Norengra Modi is the most powerful man in Indian politics,

0:04.7

but big questions remain about how he's held on to power.

0:08.0

India is really in danger now.

0:11.6

All the democratic structures have been compromised.

0:15.0

Cyberhacking, mass arrest, and what it means for India's democracy on the latest

0:20.2

episode of a Sunday story from NPR's Up First Podcast.

0:24.0

Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.

0:30.0

I'm a Smachala that I cover the White House.

0:32.0

I'm Carrie Johnson. I cover the White House.

0:32.6

I'm Carrie Johnson, I cover the Justice Department.

0:35.0

And I'm Mara Liason, senior national political correspondent.

0:38.4

And after roughly three hours of deliberation,

0:41.8

a jury in Delaware found the president's son

0:44.3

Hunter Biden guilty on three felony charges related to his purchase of a firearm

0:49.3

while using illegal drugs back in 2018.

0:53.2

Kerry, why don't we begin today's show by just having you tell us more about this verdict?

0:58.3

This was a relatively quick, unanimous verdict by this jury of six men and six women in Delaware.

1:04.3

They found Hunter Biden guilty on three charges, two for lying on forms that he used

1:10.4

to purchase a weapon, and a third charge of possession of a weapon

1:14.3

while being a user of illegal drugs. This all relates to a gun that he purchased in

1:20.2

2018 and that he had for 11 days in this trial which lasted just over a week

1:26.4

featured testimony from people including Hunter Biden's daughter his

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