Prominent social media users weighed on Hunter Biden’s guilty verdict on Tuesday, with some conservatives arguing it’s partly a cover-up to protect the Biden family, and liberals saying it proves the justice system in America is working as intended.
A Delaware jury found Biden guilty on all federal charges related to his purchase of a firearm in 2018. He was convicted of making a false statement in the purchase of a gun, making a false statement related to information required to be kept by a federally licensed gun dealer, and possession of a gun by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance.
“Don’t get it twisted,” podcast host Comfortably Smug declared on X, adding, “they went after Hunter on this, so they don’t have to go after him on crimes that would bring down Biden. Don’t take your eyes off the ball.”
Other conservatives made similar points about the verdict, while progressives defended it and attacked their political opponents’ interpretations as conspiracy theories.
Conservative digital strategist Greg Price argued this specific verdict was a DOJ strategy to protect both Hunter and President Biden on their alleged corrupt foreign business schemes.
