evidence: 5/ Hunter Biden was found guilty on three counts related to his illegal purchase of a handgun when he was using narcotics. Hunter Biden, a private citizen who has never sought elective office or been part of a presidential administration, is the first child of a sitting president to be convicted of a crime. He faces up to 25 years in prison. The charges were brought by special counsel David Weiss, who was appointed by Trump, after a plea deal fell apart in the courtroom last July. Weiss said he brought the case because nobody âis above the law.â Trump â who has continued to falsely claim his conviction on 34 felony counts of election interference involving falsified business records to conceal a hush money payment to a porn star was âriggedâ and that âthis is all done by Biden and his peopleâ â baselessly suggested without evidence that Hunter Bidenâs guilty verdict was a âdistraction from the real crimes of the Biden Crime Family.â Joe Biden, meanwhile, said he will ârespect the judicial process as Hunter considers an appeal.â Earlier this month, Biden said he would not pardon his son.