A jury was sworn in Monday afternoon for the federal firearms case against Hunter Biden in Delaware.
A jury was sworn in Monday in the federal firearms case against Hunter Biden after panelists were probed during the selection process, according to The Associated Press (AP).
Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, is on trial in Wilmington, Delaware, for federal charges of illegally possessing a firearm after allegedly lying about his status as a drug user when buying a pistol in 2018. First Lady Jill Biden watched from the courtroom’s front row as Hunter Biden became the first child of a sitting U.S. president to be criminally tried.
While Hunter Biden’s past drug use has been well-documented, he has pleaded not guilty to the gun charges, arguing that he completed a rehab program shortly before he purchased the weapon and checked off «no» on a federal form that asked whether he was an «unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance.» Hunter Biden has also maintained that the Justice Department is unjustly targeting him after Republicans criticized his previous plea deal as special treatment because he is the president’s son.
Newsweek reached out via email on Monday night to Hunter Biden’s legal team for comment.
