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it s noon eastern. i m ana cabrera in for andrea mitchell. breaking news from the hunter biden trial. the jury in the hunter biden felony gun trial has reached a guilty verdict on all three counts after nearly three hours of deliberations. this is the first trial of a child of a sitting president in u.s. history. president biden s son now facing potential jail time. he has no prior criminal history. he did not commit a crime with a gun, which prosecutors say he purchased illegally when he allegedly lied about not being an addict. notably, four members of the jury have close friends or family who have struggled with drug and alcohol addiction. again, unanimous guilty verdict. joining us now, nbc justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian. we just got a statement from president biden. fill us in. reporter: that s right. president biden has reiterated some of what he said during the trial. i want to read the statement. as i said last week, i am the president, bu ....
states, not saying a word about that are going to address the crowd all about an hour ago. were up on that and we are up on this, obviously the big news is that hunter biden under the gun and guilty on all federal gun charges and know the question is whether he is going to face jail on those charges. again with all three convictions here. there s a possibility to spend as much as 25 years in jail. while unlikely it is out there and there is another trial coming up on tax related matters. welcome everybody i m happy to have you, i m neil cavuto, let s get right to it, david spunt in wilmington, delaware, what went down in the courthouse today because was quick, david? neal moylett was quick and it was tense. quiet in the courtroom when the verdict was read. the word guilty memorial day three times with the son of a sitting president just looking forward, things happen so quickly of the all juries only deliberated for two hour to an hour yesterday things happen so quic ....
hi, everyone. it s 4:00 in new york. president joe biden s sole surviving son hunter biden was convicted today on three felony counts related to possession of a gun while using narcotics. a delaware jury of his peers found hunter biden guilty of lying on a federal form while applying for a handgun, lying to a gun dealer and illegally possessing a firearm for 11 days in the year 2018. today s verdict marks the end of a painful chapter for the biden family with witness after witness detailing an incredibly troubled 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. several members of the biden family have attended court in support of hunter, including his sister, his wife and his mom, first lady dr. jill biden seen her walking out of court today with hunter after the verdict was read. hunter biden s defense had denied that hunter had deliberately lied about his drug use ....
america to a state of, quote, godliness. the secret recordings that are creating fresh controversy for supreme court justice samuel alito. plus, a rare op-ed from attorney general merrick garland this morning, defending the doj as the house takes new steps towards holding him in contempt. and later, a primary day battle of wills, how donald trump s endorsement power is colliding with kevin mccarthy s revenge tour in south carolina. great to have you with us. thank you for being here. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with verdict watch in the federal gun case against hunter biden. the jury back to deliberations this morning after being handed the case yesterday afternoon, following closing arguments where the prosecution called the evidence overwhelming. and the defense argued the prosecution had not proved their case beyond a reasonable doubt. nbc s ken dilanian is outside that courthouse in wilmington. also with us, civil rig ....
federal forms and owned a gun for 11 days while he was abusing illegal drugs. or they could not decide that. we ll find out. i m harris faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. hunter biden arrived for what very well could be his last day before the jury reaches that verdict and he later left the courthouse. he had gone in and then he left because the judge sent the jurors back into deliberations. unlike we saw with former president trump in new york, hunter biden doesn t have to stay in the courtroom for questions or anything going on with the jury. so he can leave. he have has to be able to return on a moment s notice, though. both sides, both prosecution and defense gave their closing arguments yesterday. this has moved at a fast clip. the prosecution quoted president biden himself during the final messaging, no one is above the law. the huge amount of hunter s family members in the courtroom served as a striking visual. government lawyer weiss pointed to the lo ....