Maybe because it’s an election year, nothing happens now without being seen as part of the larger political narrative. And when Hunter Biden’s guilty verdict came down on Tuesday morning, it was about so much more than whether or not Hunter actually is guilty.

Hunter Biden’s attorneys took our advice (kidding) and decided not to put him on the stand Monday, resting their case instead. This “lying on a federal gun purchase form” case is already with the jury, who completed the rest of the day, only about one hour, in deliberations. They’ll be back Tuesday at 9AM Eastern Time to continue.

By the time you’ve read this, we may know whether or not Hunter will take the stand in his trial. Presumably, Abbe Lowell will earn his $1,000 an hour by pulling something else out of his hat to get jury sympathy. But not that.

If you thought the Manhattan “falsified records” trial of President Trump got into some uncomfortable territory, Hunter Biden’s trial on gun charges before Judge Maryellen Noreika is an R-rated soap opera, with wife, ex-wife, girlfriends, mom and sister all in the courtroom.

On Monday, a jury was seated in Wilmington, Delaware, for Hunter Biden’s long-delayed trial on gun charges, with Judge Maryellen Noreika presiding.