Hunter Biden convicted on all three felonies in gun trial

Hunter Biden was convicted Tuesday of all three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018 when, prosecutors argued, the U.S. president’s son lied on a mandatory gun-purchase form by saying he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs.

U.S. President Joe Biden meets his son at Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Del., on Tuesday, hours after Hunter Biden's guilty verdict on Tuesday.

Hunter Biden, 54, stared straight ahead and showed little emotion as the verdict was read after jury deliberations that lasted only three hours over two days in Wilmington, Del. He hugged his attorneys, smiled wanly and kissed his wife, Melissa, before leaving the courtroom with her.

President Joe Biden said in a statement issued shortly after the verdict that he would accept the outcome and “continue to respect the judicial process as Hunter considers an appeal.”

Now Hunter Biden and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, the president’s chief political rival, have both been convicted by American jurors in an election year that has been as much about the courtroom as about campaign events and rallies.