Hunter Biden faces three felony charges related to his purchase and possession of a gun while he was a drug user.
Jury selection in Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial begins Monday in Delaware, as he faces three felony charges stemming from his alleged illegal purchase and possession of a firearm in 2018 while he was a drug user.
Biden was indicted by a federal grand jury in September after a diversion agreement for a felony gun offense and a related to misdemeanor tax charges unraveled when U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika questioned whether the agreement would allow him to avoid potential future charges.
Hunter Biden’s attorneys decried the charges and argued they were « unconstitutional » and « unprecedented, » as well as in violation of the diversion agreement they maintain was still legally binding and valid.
A flurry of motions to dismiss filed by Biden’s attorneys were denied by Judge Noreika, and a federal appeals court rejected his motion to dismiss the gun charges in May.
In the three-count indictment, the president’s son is charged with making false statements on a federal gun form about his drug use, certifying he was not a user of or addicted to any controlled substance during a period when prosecutors allege he was addicted to crack cocaine. Biden purchased a Colt Cobra .38 Special revolver, and it remained in his possession for 11 days before it was discarded in an outdoor receptacle by Hallie Biden, Hunter Biden’s romantic partner at the time.
