Hunter Biden’s fate now rests in the hands of a 12-person jury, whose firearms trial began deliberations in Delaware on Monday afternoon.
If convicted on all charges, Hunter face He faces up to 25 years in prison and a $750,000 fine, according to court documents.
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The government charged Hunter with one count of making a false statement concerning the purchase of a firearm, one count of possession of a firearm by an unlawful user or addict of a controlled substance, and one count of making a false statement concerning information required to be kept by a federally licensed firearms dealer.
Hunter was found dumped in a public trash bin next to a school when he bought the gun, and various photos on his abandoned laptop suggested he was using crack cocaine at the time. The Secret Service is said to have been involved in the investigation.
Before the judge dismissed the jury from deliberations, the government argued that Hunter was an unlawful user of controlled substances and knew about his addiction. Wise pointed to specific evidence showing that Hunter used drugs in October 2018. That evidence included Hunter’s own messages and memoirs.
“The evidence was personal, it was ugly and it was overwhelming – and it was absolutely necessary,” prosecutor Leo Wise said, according to a court reporter.
“No one is above the law,” he said. In other words The prosecution’s theme.
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“All of this is not evidence,” he said, glancing around the courtroom and pointing to the Biden family members watching the proceedings. “The people sitting in the gallery are not evidence.”
Wise also presented jurors with a calendar showing the timeline of the evidence, as well as a PowerPoint presentation with headings such as “Drug Messages,” “Intoxication Messages,” “Drug Paraphernalia” and “Cash Withdrawals.”
The defense’s closing arguments, like their opening statements, sought to portray Hunter as a victim of drug addiction.
His lawyer, Abe Lowell, questioned whether Hunter “knowingly” committed wrongdoing, arguing that just because Hunter admitted to being an addict in his 2021 book, it doesn’t mean he knew he was an addict in 2018.
“Given this extraordinary burden, it is time to end this litigation,” Lowell said. SaidReasonable doubt, according to the court reporter, is “not suspicion or speculation.”
Lowell’s closing argument lasted approximately 85 minutes.
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This incident United States v. Hunter Biden, Case No. 24-1703 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
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