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President Joe Biden is heading to Italy for the G7 summit just hours after son Hunter was found guilty of three federal gun charges.
The president changed his plans last minute in response to the verdict so he could greet his addict son on the tarmac in Wilmington.
Hunter, 54, is could face a maximum of 25 years in prison when he is sentenced for lying about his crack cocaine use when he bought a Colt Cobra revolver in 2018.
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