Christian Smith
(NewsNation) – Hunter Biden faces up to 25 years in prison, and while experts say he is unlikely to receive prison time, it is unclear how or if the Secret Service could care for the president’s son if he were placed behind the scenes. grids.
A jury returned guilty verdicts on the three criminal charges Biden faced related to the 2018 purchase of a handgun.
NewsNation legal analyst Sara Azari says that given the facts of the case, Biden will likely receive probation rather than prison.
“In reality, and not because his last name is Biden – simply because anyone convicted of this type of crime would likely receive probation and a fine – that is probably what he will receive as well,” Azari said. “He is not being treated according to the law or differently.”
That said, if a judge were to sentence the son of a sitting president to prison, he would likely be entitled to the Secret Service protection afforded him before his conviction, Azari said.
It’s a complicated arrangement to put together, since Secret Service agents would technically be serving time alongside the person they’re protecting, she added.
When it came time for a jury to convict former President Donald Trump at his Manhattan criminal trial, the possibility of prison was not something the Secret Service ignored.
It would be necessary to keep Trump separate from other inmates and examine his food and items, according to previous reporting by NewsNation and its partner The Hill.
A rotating Secret Service detail would operate 24/7, officials said. Although firearms are prohibited in prisons, the officers would be armed.
Secret Service protections are not only granted to current and former presidents, but also to other high-ranking officials and immediate family members of protected persons.
It is unclear, however, what level of protection would be afforded to the president’s son in this situation or whether he would receive prison time for his criminal gun convictions.
Judge Maryellen Noreika said sentencing is usually handed down in about four months and that she would be in touch to schedule a hearing.
O Secret Service is authorized protect the sitting president and vice president, their immediate families, as well as all former presidents, their spouses and children under the age of 16. While in office, neither the president nor vice president can refuse protection, but their spouses and children can.
NewsNation reached out to the U.S. Secret Service for comment but did not receive a response as of early Tuesday afternoon.
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