Hunter Biden found guilty on gun charges

President Joe Biden's son was convicted for lying about his drug use to buy and illegally possess a firearm

President Joe Biden greets son Hunter Biden and his wife and child after Hunter's gun-related convictions
"I am the president, but I am also a dad," President Biden said
(Image credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images)

What happened

Hunter Biden was convicted Tuesday on three felony counts stemming from his purchase of a handgun while addicted to crack cocaine. Jurors in Delaware found President Joe Biden's son guilty of lying about his drug use to buy the firearm and illegally possessing the gun for 11 days in October 2018.

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Rafi Schwartz, The Week US

Rafi Schwartz has worked as a politics writer at The Week since 2022, where he covers elections, Congress and the White House. He was previously a contributing writer with Mic focusing largely on politics, a senior writer with Splinter News, a staff writer for Fusion's news lab, and the managing editor of Heeb Magazine, a Jewish life and culture publication. Rafi's work has appeared in Rolling Stone, GOOD and The Forward, among others.