Jurors also got their first look at the document at the centre of the case, and Hunter Biden’s attorney argued that his client did not believe he was in the throes of addiction when he stated in the paperwork that he did not have a drug problem. In the short time that he had the gun, he did nothing with it, and weapon was never even loaded, attorney Abbe Lowell said in opening statements. “You will see that he is not guilty,” Mr Lowell said.
Hunter Biden has been charged with three felonies stemming from the purchase of the Colt revolver when he was, according to his memoir, addicted to crack. He has been accused of lying to a federally licensed gun dealer, making a false claim on the application by saying he was not a drug user and illegally having the gun for 11 days.
The case is dredging up painful memories for the president and his family, and revealing new and highly personal details about some of their struggles with addiction as the 2024 election looms, all while the first lady watched from the front row of the courtroom.
Jurors will hear testimony from the president’s brother James Biden, who is close with Hunter and helped his nephew through rehab stints in the past. They will also hear how Hallie Biden, the widow of the president’s late son, also became addicted to crack during a brief relationship with Hunter. Hallie took the gun from Hunter and tossed it into the garbage at a nearby market, afraid of what he might do with it. The gun was later found by someone collecting cans and eventually turned over to police.
The president was in Washington yesterday, announcing an immigration order and hosting a picnic for congressional leaders before he departed for France later in the day. He will be gone the rest of the week. Jill Biden planned to meet him in Europe.
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