WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -The ex-wife of Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, is expected to testify Wednesday. She’ll address Hunter’s alleged drug use, which prosecutors claim he lied about to buy a gun illegally.
Prosecutors informed jurors that evidence will reveal Hunter Biden knowingly lied about his drug use on screening paperwork. This occurred when he bought a revolver in October 2018.
Jurors viewed text messages, bank records, and clips from Hunter Biden’s memoir’s audiobook. Prosecutors claim they prove he regularly used crack, even after buying the gun.
“Addiction is not a crime. Lying is,” prosecutor Derek Hines said.
His defense lawyer has countered that Hunter Biden was not using drugs at the time and did not intend to deceive. He pressed an FBI agent to acknowledge that prosecutors’ evidence of addiction came before or after the gun ownership.
Hunter Biden, 54, has pleaded not guilty to three felony charges accusing him of failing to disclose his use of illegal drugs when he bought the gun and of illegally possessing the weapon for 11 days.
The trial follows another historic first – last week’s criminal conviction of Donald Trump, the first U.S. president to be found guilty of a felony. Trump is the Republican challenger to Joe Biden, a Democrat, in the Nov. 5 election.
Her testimony may offer a nuanced understanding of Hunter Biden’s behavior and its repercussions.
Additionally, it underscores the role of personal testimony in navigating the intricacies of legal battles.
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