Jury to hear opening statements in firearms case
The charges behind the Hunter Biden trial
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Hunter Biden faces three counts tied to possession of a gun while using narcotics.
Two of the counts accuse him of having completed a form indicating he was not using illegal drugs when he bought a Colt Cobra revolver in October of 2018. The third count alleges he possessed a firearm while using a narcotic.
The indictment said Biden certified on a federally mandated form “that he was not an unlawful user of, and addicted to, any stimulant, narcotic drug, and any other controlled substance, when in fact, as he knew, that statement was false and fictitious.”
He’s pleaded not guilty.
Here’s what you missed during Day 1 of Hunter Biden’s firearms trial
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A jury of 12 people and four alternate jurors were selected in the federal gun case against Hunter Biden in Delaware, paving the way for opening statements to begin this morning.
The panel was selected more quickly than expected, after just one day of jury selection Monday. The jurors were sworn in at 4:20 p.m. ET. The jury is made up six men and six women, and all of the alternates are women.
Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, faces three counts tied to possession of a gun while using narcotics. He pleaded not guilty.
He was joined in court by first lady Jill Biden, who turned 73 on Monday. It was unclear whether any of the potential jurors noticed her where she was sitting in the audience next to Hunter Biden’s wife, Melissa Cohen. It is the first time the child of a sitting president has faced a criminal trial.
