Opening statements in Hunter Biden’s Delaware trial on firearms charges will take place on Tuesday, marking the first prosecution of the child of a sitting U.S. president.
Hunter Biden is President Joe Biden’s only surviving son and his trial is expected to last two weeks.
The 54-year-old man faces felony charges for lying about illegal drug use when purchasing a handgun in 2018.
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Twelve jurors, including four alternates, were selected on Monday in the federal trial taking place in Biden’s hometown of Wilmington, Breitbart News reported.
The judge and lawyers for both sides questioned dozens of potential jurors to determine whether they would be able to make an impartial decision.
The jury that will hear the case will consist of six men, six women and four alternate women, and it will take just one day to select the 12 jurors from a pool of about 65 people. The names of the jurors have not been made public, The Associated Press reported. Reports.
Jill Biden and Hunter Biden’s wife, Melissa Cohen Biden, were also in attendance.
First Lady Jill Biden arrives at the federal courthouse in Wilmington, Delaware, Monday, June 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The president, who did not attend in person, said he and his wife, Jill, were “proud” of the Yale-trained lawyer turned lobbyist turned artist.
“As president, I do not and will not comment on pending federal litigation, but as a father, I have endless love for my son, faith in him and respect for his strength,” Biden said in a statement.
As Breitbart News reported, Hunter rejected a plea deal offered by prosecutors after talks collapsed under judicial review of a “diversion agreement” in 2023.
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The original “Sweetheart” plea bargain Gave Hunter pleaded guilty to failing to pay taxes on more than $1.5 million in income in 2017 and 2018, giving him the option of probation rather than prison time.
Additionally, Weiss devised another diversion agreement that would give Hunter immunity from potential future prosecution, including: wipe Felony firearm violations were removed from his record.
This incident United States v. Hunter Biden, Case No. 24-1703 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
