Jurors in Hunter Biden's gun trial found him guilty on Tuesday of all three federal charges related to his gun purchase in 2018. The president's son was found guilty of making false statements on a gun application and possessing a gun while being a drug user.
“As I said last week, I'm president, but I'm also a father,” President Joe Biden said of the sentence. “Jill and I love our son and are so proud of the man he has become.”
Alabama's Republican caucus responded to the news on Tuesday.
“Recall that President Biden's Department of Justice tried to give Hunter Biden a sweet deal with complete immunity,” wrote Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise). “A federal judge exposed it, and now he has been convicted.”
Remember, President Biden's Justice Department tried to cut Hunter Biden a lucrative deal with complete immunity.
A federal judge exposed them and now he has been convicted.
— Rep. Barry Moore (@RepBarryMoore) June 11, 2024
Moore was referring to a possible plea deal in the case, which fell apart last year after a federal judge expressed concerns about the terms of the agreement.
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Rep. Jerry Carl, R-Mobile, said the sentence “only scratches the surface of what's going on in the Biden crime family.”
Hunter Biden's conviction only scratches the surface of what's going on in the Biden crime family.
This is just the first step in holding Biden accountable for his crimes.
— Rep. Jerry Carl (@RepJerryCarl) June 11, 2024
Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) reposted an X-page statement from the House Republican Oversight Committee that accused the Biden administration of corruption at the Justice Department.
It took years for Special Counsel Weiss to get here, but the jury was only three hours long.
Until the Department of Justice investigates everyone involved in Biden's corrupt power-trading scheme, it's clear that its officials continue to protect the big guy. https://t.co/kGzaVtap2j
— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) June 11, 2024
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) reposted social media comments from defense attorney Bernie Moreno, who argued that Hunter received a light sentence.
“The laptop is real,” Moreno said. “The Biden family corruption is real. Instead of indicting the Bidens at the core of their corruption, they chose to indict Hunter for something that has nothing to do with foreign business so they can isolate and protect the big guy.”
The laptop is real. The Biden family corruption is real. Instead of exposing the core of Biden's corruption, they chose to indict Hunter for something that had nothing to do with foreign business so they could isolate and protect the big guy. https://t.co/AJj3kGYLap
— Bernie Moreno (@berniemoreno) June 11, 2024
Yaffe is a contributing writer for Yellow Hammer News and hosts “The Yaffe Program” weekdays from 9-11 a.m. WhistlerYou can follow him on X @Yaffe
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