Catherine Rusoff
Hallie Bidenthe widow of President Biden’s son, Beau Biden, could be called as a witness Thursday in Hunter Biden Federal Gun Trialwhere she would likely testify that she found and discarded the gun at the center of the charges.
The prosecution said Wednesday it had six more witnesses and plans to rest its case Thursday. Hallie Biden was on the initial list of witnesses that prosecutors presented to jurors during opening statements, although she was not called to testify on Wednesday.
Hallie Biden’s appearance would come next testimony from Hunter Biden’s ex-wife Kathleen Buhleand Zoe Kasten, who was romantically involved with Hunter Biden from around 2017 to 2018. Buhle testified that while they were still married, she confronted Hunter Biden after finding a “crack pipe” and said that although she had never seen him use drugs, he confirmed his drug use to her.
Hunter Biden was charged with three felonies stemming from his alleged purchase of a handgun in October 2018. Two of the charges are related to allegations that he made false statements on a federal gun form about his drug use, certifying that he was not a user of or addicted to any controlled substance during a period in which prosecutors allege he was addicted to crack cocaine. The other charge is for allegedly possessing the weapon illegally. He reportedly had the gun for 11 days before Hallie Biden discarded it.
Hunter Biden has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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Hunter Biden’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, said Tuesday in opening statements that many addicts are “denying” their drug use, indicating that his client did not intend to lie on the form. Meanwhile, prosecutor Derek Hines, in his opening statement, noted that “addiction may not be a choice, but lying and buying a gun is a choice.”
Gordon Cleveland, the man who sold Hunter Biden the gun, also testified Wednesday, saying Hunter Biden did not appear confused by the form. Lowell pressed Gordon on the conditions of the form at the center of the case and the rules required for any changes made after submission.
Lowell sought on Wednesday to cast doubt on the authenticity of personal text messages allegedly taken from Hunter Biden’s personal devices. Under questioning from Lowell, FBI Special Agent Erika Jensen said she was unable to verify that the contents of Hunter Biden’s laptop, admitted into evidence, had not been tampered with before police collected it from a repair shop.
Prosecutors called Jensen to the stand to authenticate the messages, and she confirmed they were taken from Hunter Biden’s laptop. They also played excerpts from the audiobook of Hunter Biden’s memoir, “Beautiful Things,” in which he detailed some of his drug use.
First lady Jill Biden was in court again on Wednesday morning, as well as on Monday and Tuesday, although she left before Buhle took the stand.
President Biden will not attend the trial – he is currently in France for events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. The first lady is expected to meet him in Europe.
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