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The campaign anticipates the outcome will become more of a fixture on the trial — and more fodder for Trump. But they don’t expect it to have a big impact.

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By Jonathan Lemire

06/11/2024 04:52 PM EDT

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Joe Biden and his campaign long expected that the federal gun trial involving the president’s son, Hunter, might not end well.

But the younger Biden’s guilty verdict on Tuesday on three felony charges stemming from his purchase of a handgun in 2018 still provided a major test of their plans to manage the fallout. And, in some cases, forced a readjustment.

The president learned of the conviction while in the White House preparing for an event on gun........

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