Hunter Biden facing 'real possibility' of prison time because he refused to plead guilty: Jonathan Turley

Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley argued Hunter Biden soured his chances of evading prison time after he was found guilty in his federal gun trial, suggesting the case "burst into flames" when he refused to plead guilty. Turley joined "The Faulkner Focus," Wednesday, to discuss why he believes the judge presiding over the case is now in a "tough position" as Hunter faces a maximum of 25 years behind bars and possible fines as he awaits a sentencing date.

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JONATHAN TURLEY: What's fascinating about the decision to go forward with the trial is that it put at risk… the chance that Hunter Biden could very well be sentenced to jail. I've said all along that I believe that there is a real possibility here of a prison sentence. The best shot he had to reduce that likelihood was to plead guilty, which is why, all the way up to the beginning of this trial, I was writing, ‘You need to plead guilty.’ I mean, this is a lead pipe cinch of a case. You can get a two-level departure, as it's called, to plead guilty, and that would make it easier for the court to give you probation. He decided to put on a nullification defense, and it failed, but he then lost that departure. And so the judge is going to be in a tough position here. She has sentenced people to jail for this offense.

There are reports out today that many of the Biden family believed that a Delaware jury would not convict Hunter Biden. This is, after all, Biden Town. This is their hometown. This is the son of the favorite son of Delaware, and so I think that there were some people in the family that were shocked by the quick verdict. In my view, this was not worth the risk