[T]here is also another question with regards to how the debate will go: Will the Hunter verdict change how Biden himself addresses Trump’s own status as a convicted felon?

On that front, the answer is no. Biden is still, on occasion, expected to bring up Trump’s hush money conviction — including during the upcoming debate.

“Hunter Biden is a private citizen and not on the ballot. Donald Trump was president and is running to be again,” said one of the officials who, like the others, was granted anonymity to discuss internal conversations. “These are apples and oranges. We are not going to shy away from it.”