Jurors enter their second day of deliberations in Hunter Biden’s gun trial Tuesday.
Jurors are entering their second day of deliberations Tuesday in the , who faces federal charges of owning and possessing a firearm while he was a drug addict. They deliberated for about an hour Monday after the closing arguments before they were released for the day.
Two of the three felony charges Hunter Biden faces are related to accusations that he made false statements on a federal gun form about his drug use by saying he wasn’t a user of or addicted to any controlled substance during a period when prosecutors allege he was addicted to crack cocaine.
He’s also been charged with possessing the gun unlawfully for 11 days before , with whom he was romantically involved, found and discarded it. Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The government sought to make the case that Hunter Biden knowingly lied about using drugs when he bought the gun. Prosecutor Derek Hines told the court, “Addiction may not be a choice, but lying and buying a gun is a choice.”
In closing arguments Monday, prosecutors said the central issue was whether Hunter Biden was an unlawful user or addicted to a controlled substance when he purchased the firearm. They reviewed witness testimony, text messages, photographs, bank withdrawals and .
