The ex, the wife and the widow: Who’s who in the Hunter Biden trial

Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, is on trial for three federal gun-related charges after he allegedly unlawfully obtained a firearm in October 2018.

The trial began on Monday at the federal courthouse in Wilmington, Delaware where a cast of characters testified about Hunter’s prior drug use and possession of the firearm.

Prosecutors allege that he lied on a federal gun form by stating that he was not addicted to, or using, crack cocaine at the time of the firearm purchase. Defense attorneys say the government must prove their client was actively using drugs or addicted when he purchased the gun.

Among those testifying are three of Hunter’s former romantic partners: his ex-wife; his ex-girlfriend; and his sister-in-law-turned-lover.

Robert “Hunter” Biden, 54, is the defendant in the case. He is accused of lying on a federal gun form in 2018 to obtain a firearm while addicted to crack cocaine and then unlawfully possessing that gun.

Hunter has pleaded not guilty to three counts.

Throughout his life, Hunter has dealt with alcohol and drug abuse, which he publicly documented in his memoir Beautiful Things. But between 2015 and 2019, he became addicted to crack cocaine, a fact that has become a pawn for political opponents to launch attacks on the Bidens.

Though Hunter had periods of sobriety, prosecutors say he lied about his addiction when obtaining the firearm from a Wilmington gun shop. In the US, it is illegal for an “unlawful user” of drugs to possess a firearm.

Kathleen Buhle, 55, is a nonprofit executive and Hunter’s ex-wife. She was called to testify in the trial under subpoena.

Buhle was married to Hunter for 24 years from 1993 until their divorce in 2017, though they separated in 2015 due to