For those who have been avoiding the news, Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, is facing a high-stakes federal trial that began last Monday in Wilmington, Del. The trial centers around three felony charges related to a gun he purchased in 2018.

Two of the charges accuse Hunter Biden of making false statements on the paperwork required to acquire the firearm, a Colt revolver. He allegedly denied being an unlawful user of or addicted to controlled substances, despite evidence suggesting he was actively using drugs like crack cocaine at the time. The third charge alleges that he unlawfully possessed the gun for 11 days after the purchase; federal law prohibits drug users or addicts from possessing firearms.

The trial is inextricably bound to politics, particularly November’s presidential election, and the most pressing political issue is timing — something which should now be familiar to Americans, given other very recent politically charged trials. Were President Biden to pardon his son, which would clear Hunter Biden's criminal........

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