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The 7

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

The 7

The Washington Post

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🗓️ 12 June 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Wednesday briefing: Hunter Biden conviction; Nevada and South Carolina primary results; medical debt rules; Joey Chestnut; and more


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0:00.0

Hunter Biden was found guilty of felony gun charges.

0:06.0

That's where we're starting the seven from the Washington Post.

0:09.0

I'm Hannah Jewel. It's Wednesday, June 12th.

0:12.0

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

0:15.0

The President's son was convicted of all three counts against him in a federal court in Delaware yesterday.

0:25.3

After a short deliberation, 12 jurors found that Hunter Biden lied about his drug use

0:30.3

when he filled out a form to purchase a gun in 2018 and that he illegally

0:34.6

owned that weapon for 11 days. Hunter Biden now faces a maximum sentence of 10

0:40.6

years in prison, but he'll probably face a less severe penalty under federal

0:45.2

sentencing guidelines. He has no prior felonies and he's acknowledged being

0:50.0

addicted to drugs around the time of the gun purchase. Special counsel David Weiss

0:55.1

oversaw the investigation of Hunter Biden for years. He spoke yesterday after the

1:00.1

verdict. No one in this country is above the law. Everyone must be

1:05.1

accountable for their actions, even this defendant. However, Hunter Biden should

1:11.0

be no more accountable than any other citizen convicted of this same conduct.

1:17.9

The President has vowed not to pardon his son, but the guilty verdict could weigh heavily on him as he heads into the crucial

1:25.3

final months of his re-election campaign. The trial brought up many painful moments in the

1:30.5

Biden family's history.

1:40.0

Number two, there were key primary elections in South Carolina and Nevada yesterday. In South Carolina, Representative Nancy Mace won her Republican primary.

1:45.0

Mace was one of eight House Republicans who voted to oust Kevin McCarthy as Speaker last year.

1:51.0

So this primary was McCarthy's first chance at retribution. He backed

1:55.2

one of Macy's challengers, but his bid for revenge fell short. Meanwhile in Nevada

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