Democrats are using Hunter Biden‘s Tuesday conviction on felony gun charges to counter Republican claims that former President Donald Trump is the victim of a two-tiered system of justice.
But whether that argument resonates with voters in November is not yet clear as perceptions of the two candidates remain largely unchanged despite a series of legal twists and turns in their presidential rematch.
Democrats were quick to claim that Hunter Biden would not have been prosecuted had there been a legal double standard as Republicans call Trump the victim of a coordinated effort to keep him out of the White House. Last month, he was found guilty of falsifying business records in Manhattan court and faces federal prosecutions over Jan. 6 and his handling of classified documents.
The verdict also provided an opportunity for President Joe Biden to contrast himself with the former…
