(11 Jun 2024)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wilmington, Delaware – 11 June 2024
1. SOUNDBITE (English) David Weiss, Delaware’s U.S. attorney, Special Counsel:
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"Earlier today, Hunter Biden was convicted of two counts of lying on a form submitted to a federal firearms dealer about his addiction or use of crack cocaine and possessing a firearm while a user or addict. There have been two overarching themes emphasized by the prosecution during trial this defendant’s illegal choices and the rule of law. First, while there has been much testimony about the defendant’s abuse of drugs and alcohol. Ultimately this case was not just about addiction, a disease that haunts families across the United States, including Hunter Biden’s family. This case was about the illegal choices defendant made while in the throes of addiction, his choice to lie on a government form when he bought a gun, and the choice to then possess that gun. It was these choices, and the combination of guns and drugs that made his conduct dangerous. Second, no one in this country is above the law. Everyone must be accountable for their actions, even this defendant. However, Hunter Biden should be no more accountable than any other citizen convicted of this same conduct."
2. STILL IMAGE OF Hunter Biden departing federal court
STORYLINE:
The special counsel appointed to investigate Hunter Biden says his conviction on federal gun crimes is a reminder that no one is above the law.
David Weiss, U.S. Attorney for Delaware, spoke after a Delaware jury convicted Hunter of three felonies Tuesday related to his purchase of a handgun in October 2018.
The jury deliberated for only three hours after a weeklong trial before declaring Hunter guilty of falsely denying on a federal gun purchase form that he was a drug addict when he bought the gun.
Hunter also was found guilty of illegally possessing the gun as an unlawful user of drugs.
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