Jurors in Hunter Biden trial hear more from the clerk who sold him the gun at the center of the case

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Jurors in Hunter Biden’s criminal trial on Thursday are hearing more from the former gun store clerk who sold him the .38-caliber Colt revolver at the center of the case.

What to know

• What is the trial about? Hunter Biden was charged with three felonies stemming from thepurchase of a gun in October 2018.
• Key witnesses: Hunter Biden’s ex-wife and a former girlfriend testified about finding his crack pipes and other drug paraphernalia,
• Follow the AP’s live updates from Hunter Biden’s criminal trial.

The clerk testified Wednesday that he watched as President Joe Biden’s son checked off “no” to the question of whether he was “an unlawful user of or addicted to” marijuana, stimulants, narcotics or any other controlled substance.

Federal prosecutors have argued Hunter Biden was in the throes of a heavy crack addiction when he bought the gun, and they’ve accused him of lying on the form. He’s been charged with three felonies: 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 Democratic president’s son arrived at court on Thursday with a copy of his memoir, “Beautiful Things,” tucked under his arm. The book, written after he got sober in 2021, figures heavily into prosecutors’ case: They’ve played audio excerpts for jurors in which he details his descent into drugs and alcohol following the death of his brother, Beau, in 2015.

Hunter Biden has pleaded not guilty and has said the Justice Department is bending to political pressure from Republicans and he’s being wrongly targeted.

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