WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Latest on Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial (all times local):
The lawyers in Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial argued back and forth about exchanges of documentary evidence between the prosecution and defense.
The discussion involved text messages extracted by the prosecution from Hunter’s laptop hard drive.
“You’re not giving them the information in the same way they gave it to you,” Judge Maryellen Noreika told a defense attorney.
The attorneys also argued over whether expected testimony from Hallie Biden about her text message exchanges with Hunter contains inadmissible hearsay. Hallie is the widow of Beau Biden and had a romantic relationship with Hunter Biden after his brother’s death.
Currently:
— Jurors in Hunter Biden’s trial hear from the clerk who sold him the gun at the center of the case
Here’s the latest:
DEFENSE GIVES JUDGE A HEADS-UP ABOUT MOTION PLANNED FOR LATER IN THE DAY
Defense attorney Abbe Lowell told the judge the defense plans to file a motion later Thursday after the prosecution rests its case, challenging the sufficiency of the prosecution’s case.
Judge Maryellen Noreika told Lowell that if he thinks she will be able to read the motion, consider the prosecution’s response and issue a quick ruling, he has “an elevated view” of her ability.
“I appreciate that, but it’s not going to happen,” she said.
Hunter Biden has been charged with three felonies stemming from the purchase of a gun in October 2018. The son of President Joe Biden is accused of lying to a federally licensed gun dealer, making a false claim on the application by saying he wasn’t a drug user and illegally having the gun for 11 days.
HUNTER BIDEN TRIAL BEGINS FOR THE DAY
Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial has resumed for the day with attorneys and the judge discussing Wednesday’s testimony of a gun store clerk who sold a revolver to Hunter in October 2018.
Defense attorney Abbe Lowell told the judge he would like to continue his cross-examination by asking former clerk Gordon Cleveland about how another gun store employee became involved in the transaction.
HUNTER BIDEN ARRIVES AT THE COURTHOUSE
Hunter Biden has arrived at the courthouse for another day of testimony in his federal gun trial.
He was holding a copy of his own memoir, “Beautiful Things.” The jurors have been hearing excerpts from the book in court.
Hunter Biden has been charged with three felonies stemming from the purchase of a gun in October 2018. The son of President Joe Biden is accused of lying to a federally licensed gun dealer, making a false claim on the application by saying he wasn’t a drug user and illegally having the gun for 11 days.
Hunter Biden has pleaded not guilty and said the Justice Department is bending to political pressure from Republicans and he is being wrongly targeted.
HUNTER BIDEN TRIAL JURY HEARS TESTIMONY FROM FORMER GUN STORE CLERK
Jurors in Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial have heard from the former gun store clerk who sold him the the .38 caliber Colt revolver.
On Wednesday, the jury heard testimony from the clerk, Gordon Cleveland, who watched as the president’s son checked off “no” to the question of whether he was “an unlawful user of or addicted to” marijuana, stimulants, narcotics or any other controlled substance.
Federal prosecutors have argued Hunter Biden was in the throes of a heavy crack addiction when he bought the gun, and they’ve accused him of lying on the form.
HUNTER BIDEN’S EX-WIFE’S, FORMER GIRLFRIEND’S TESTIMONY ON FINDING DRUG PARAPHE
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The courtroom grew quiet when Kathleen Buhle, who was married to Hunter for 20 years, walked in Wednesday.
She testified that she discovered her husband was using drugs when she found a crack pipe in an ashtray on their porch on July 3, 2015, a day after their anniversary.
When she confronted him, “he acknowledged smoking crack,” she said.
A LOOK AT THE KEY WITNESSES
The case playing out in Wilmington, Delaware, stems from a gun Hunter Biden bought in October 2018, months before his father, Joe Biden, announced his bid for the presidency.
Take a look at some key witnesses in the trial.
