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The jury in Hunter Biden’s federal gun charges trial will continue deliberations on Tuesday to determine if the president’s son is guilty or not of lying on a federal gun form and unlawfully posessing a firearm.
Watch live outside court in Wilmington, Delaware, as Hunter Biden's trial on criminal gun charges continues on Tuesday, 11 June.
What to know about Hunter Biden's criminal trialHunter Biden, President Joe Biden's only surviving son, faces three charges tied to the possession of a gun while using narcotics. He has pleaded not guilty. The jury began deliberating yesterday afternoon after prosecutors and the defense finished their closing arguments. Prosecutors argued the evidence against the president's son was "overwhelming" and that they had proved their case. The defense said that the prosecution had not proved their case beyond a reasonable doubt and it was “time to end” the trial. The list of those who were called to testify last week include Hallie Biden, the wife of Hunter Biden's late brother, Beau Biden; Gordon Cleveland, the man who sold Hunter Biden the gun at the heart of the case; and Hunter Biden's daughter Naomi Biden. Hunter Biden did not take the stand.
WILMINGTON, Del. — Jurors in Hunter Biden’s gun trial began deliberating Monday after they heard new evidence from a witness about his drug use in October 2018, around the time he is alleged to have illegally purchased a firearm.
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The judge presiding over Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial in Delaware is a former corporate civil lawyer with a background in biology who was nominated to the bench by the Biden family’s chief political antagonist: former President Donald Trump.
What to know about Hunter Biden’s criminal trialHunter Biden, President Joe Biden's only surviving son, faces three charges tied to the possession of a gun while using narcotics. He has pleaded not guilty.The prosecutors rested their case around 10:30 a.m. after the jury heard from the government's final two witnesses, forensic chemist Jason Brewer and Drug Enforcement Administration supervisory agent Joshua Romig. Hunter Biden's eldest daughter, Naomi Biden, took the stand in his defense, testifying about visiting him during his rehab stint, borrowing his truck and a late-night text he sent her around when he bought his gun. Her father wiped away tears as she testified about being "proud" of him for trying to get clean.The jury was unexpectedly dismissed early for the day around 1:45 p.m. and the defense said it would no longer call James Biden, the president's brother, as a witness. It's unclear if Hunter Biden will take the stand next week before closing arguments begin.
Prosecutors are expected to rest their case against Hunter Biden on Friday after days of testimony detailing intimate aspects of his all-consuming addiction to crack cocaine, as they seek to prove that he lied about his drug use on a federal firearms application in October 2018.