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Move over Donald, there’s a new prisoner in town. Okay, neither man has been officially sentenced, but Hunter Biden’s guilty verdict today for gun possession means that the President’s son could face up to 25 years in jail.
Inevitably, the 4D chess tacticians have offered their takes on who the verdict really benefits. According to the FT’s Edward Luce, the conviction is “politically useful” to Democrats because it makes it “much harder for Trump to argue the system is rigged against him”.
Hunter Biden guilty.
Yawn.
The true crimes of the Biden Crime Family remain untouched.
This is a fake trial trying to make the Justice system appear “balanced.”
Don’t fall for it.
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) June 11, 2024
Meanwhile on the Right — despite baying for a guilty verdict for months now — the news of Hunter’s conviction hasn’t been enough to sate some conservatives. Turning Point USA’s Charlie Kirk tweeted that it was a “fake trial trying to make the Justice system appear ‘balanced’”. In addition, the “true crimes of the Biden family remain untouched.” This is turning into an episode of Succession…
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