As the prosecution in the case of Hunter Biden on charges of purchasing a weapon while he suffered from drug addiction was expected to wrap up, CNN legal analyst Elie Honig expressed skepticism about the possibility of a conviction.
Adding to that, the former federal prosecutor noted that the charges against President Joe Biden's son are based on a law that is so obscure he was unaware of its existence.
Speaking with hosts Kate Bolduan and John Berman, he explained that whether the younger Biden was an actual addict at the time of the purchase may be hard for prosecutors to nail down, which could cause the case to fall apart.
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"I've said publicly, I've never even heard of this law," he confessed. "I was a prosecutor for 14 years: It exists. It gets charged sometimes, but it was seen as a law that we just didn't use. I didn't even know about it because who's to define what is a quote-unquote 'addict' is sort of based on outdated notions of addiction."
"So combine this, combined the defense trying to find this incredibly narrowly like the moment the pen hits the paper with the fact you're in Delaware," co-host Berman interjected.
"Exactly, Honig agreed. "I think look, what is happening here is what we sometimes call jury nullification; you're not allowed as a defense lawyer to stand in front of a jury and say, 'Folks, this case is bogus, you should throw it out.' But you can certainly suggest that to a jury and a jury has the power to do that and I think what Hunter Biden's team is trying to do here is give the defense a hook, give the jury a reason to say, 'We don't like this case, we're going to hang and we're going to go not guilty.'"
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