Gordon Cleveland remembers the day Hunter Biden walked into his gun store on Oct. 12, 2018 very clearly.
Gordon Cleveland remembers the day Hunter Biden walked into his gun store on Oct. 12, 2018 very clearly.
The President’s son wanted to buy a gun but didn’t have a specific model in mind.
After showing him a few options, the gun store clerk talked with Hunter about accessories such as a speedloader, practice ammunition and hollow-point ammunition.
« He went with the hollow-point, » Cleveland testified on Wednesday during Biden’s federal gun trial in Delaware.
Biden paid $900 for a Cold Cobra .38 revolver and told Cleveland to keep the $13 as a tip.
Abbe Lowell, Hunter Biden’s defense attorney, then asked Cleveland if he was familiar with the phrase « whale hunter. »
« That’s what they called me because I sold high-end guns to customers, » Cleveland explained. « I’m a salesman. That’s just what I did. »
Cleveland didn’t have a profit motive to upsell customers on more expensive merchandise because he was paid a flat salary and didn’t make commission.
In a humorous moment that got a chuckle from the courtroom, Cleveland said he always recommended ammo to go with firearm purchases, otherwise, « What are you going to do with it? Throw it at somebody? »
Cleveland, adhering to store policy, refused Biden’s tip and placed the change in an envelope by the register.
Biden, 54, was accompanied by his wife Melissa Cohen-Biden, while the First Lady Jill Biden was also in court in Wilmington on Wednesday for the third day of his trial for felony charges related to the 2018 gun purchase.
Prosecutors argue that he lied on federal documents about his drug use, which would have barred him from legally obtaining a firearm.
