There really was no good outcome to the Hunter Biden trial today. A guilty verdict, which has just happened, is a further sad development for a family that's already beleaguered in many ways. But a not-guilty verdict would have set Republicans and MAGAts off on a maddening new wave of faux outrage over a "two-tiered" justice system.
Looking at reactions online, we'd have to say that the guilty verdict was preferable. Not because Hunter particularly deserved it — he certainly wouldn't have been prosecuted if his last name weren't Biden — but because this decision by a jury of his peers in his home state has effectively taken the sword out of the Trumpsters' tiny hands.
"Hunter Biden has been struggling to get and stay clean for years," former Republican consultant Rick Wilson tweeted. "It’s a story millions of American families understand. He’s been found guilty, and he will pay the price. That's how this works, MAGA."
So, a development that could have had political ramifications had it gone the other way will probably have none. Nevertheless, our main thought today is how large the death of Beau looms over the Biden family. It appears that for survivors like Hunter and Hallie, everything started seriously spiraling after that. We cats hope they're able to find strength in one another, and we PURR.
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