Jury selection in a federal gun trial against Hunter Biden begins today, nearly one year after a plea deal to avoid criminal charges fell apart. Prosecutors allege the youngest son of President Joe Biden lied when responding to questions about drug use on federal forms in the course of purchasing a firearm.
Biden bought a Colt Cobra revolver in 2018, at which point he checked a box asserting he was not an unlawful user of, or addicted to, drugs—but later broadly admitted to abusing crack cocaine during the time in a memoir. The first two counts each carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, while the third carries a maximum of five. Biden's lawyers are expected to rely on a strict interpretation of the form's language, arguing their client was not legally addicted to drugs at the time of the purchase.
Biden separately faces charges of tax evasion, for which he is currently under indictment.
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