Biden campaign war games Trump trial outcomes - and reveals new nickname primed for first felon ex-president if he's convicted

President Joe Biden will address the verdict in Donald Trump's hush money case once it happens with his campaign pondering a new nickname for the former president if he's convicted.

The president has, thus far, remained silent on the on-going case in New York. But that will change after the jury reaches its verdict. 

The exact wording is still being worked out but Biden will speak about the trial from the White House to show his statement isn't political, sources told Politico. 

Closing arguments in Trump's trial begin on Tuesday and there could be a verdict as early as this week.

If the jury convicts Trump, Biden's re-election team will argue this shows Trump is unsuited for office. It may even refer to him online as 'Convicted Felon Donald Trump' - a move designed to infuriate the former president.

President Joe Biden, who has been silent on Donald Trump's trial, will speak about it after the jury reaches its verdict

A conviction does not require jail time. Judge Juan Merchan picks the punishment, which could include a fine, probation or a jail sentence. Trump would be expected to appeal.

But, Biden's team is also preparing for an acquittal or hung jury, expecting a barrage of attacks from Trump and his Republican supporters.

In either of those scenarios, Trump is likely to portray himself as having beaten an improper political prosecution. He has long claimed to be a victim of a political witch hunt.

Not matter the verdict, Biden will argue the system works and the legal process should be respected. 

Trump's trial is in the final stages after more than a month of testimony.

Prosecutors and his defense team will each present their closing arguments on Tuesday. 

The prosecution will argue that, in the weeks ahead of the 2016 election, Trump and his-then fixer Michael Coehn covered up a hush money payment to porn actor Stormy Daniels, who said she'd had an extramarital affair with Trump in 2006. Trump denies the affair.

Trump is accused of falsifying business documents tied to that payment and faces 34 felony charges.

His lawyers are expected to argue that the prosecutions' top witnesses - Cohen and Daniels - cannot be trusted.

Hush money payments are not inherently illegal, the defense stated throughout trial, and Trump's side also claims the former president simply didn't want his wife Melania embarrassed.

Donald Trump is accused of falsifying business documents tied to that payment and faces 34 felony charges

The 12 jurors could head into their closed-door deliberations as early as Wednesday. 

The verdict could take anywhere from hours to days to reach.

Whatever they decide, it will mark the first time a jury has ruled on criminal charges against a U.S. president, past or present.

Trump's case has been a delicate scenario for Biden and his team to handle. 

Biden's son Hunter faces his own trials. Proceedings are set to begin in Delaware on June 3 on gun charges against the president's son.

Special counsel David Weiss alleges that Hunter Biden unlawfully purchased and kept a Colt Cobra 388PL revolver for 11 days and made false statements on a form used for gun purchases, claiming he was not an unlawful drug user. 

Hunter also has been indicted on nine tax-related charges. 

Biden has stayed away from both men's trials to avoid perceptions of interference.

President Biden faces another dilemma with son Hunter Biden's trial

Additionally, neither Biden's re-election team nor political pundits see a Trump guilty verdict as having much of an impact on the presidential campaign. 

Many believe voters are not paying much attention to the Trump trial. And Trump's loyal MAGA supporters are not expected to be swayed.

A recent CBS News/YouGov poll found that about three quarters of Americans report having heard or read at least some about the trial. But they were split almost 50-50 as to whether or not Trump is guilty. 

And a PBS Newshour/NPR/Marist poll in early May found that 55 percent of Americans said they weren't paying much attention to the case at all. 

Trump also faces more than 50 charges in three other indictments. Two involve claims of election interference and one relates to classified documents taken from the White House. Trial dates for those cases have not yet been set.