Testimony in the gun trial of began Tuesday as jurors for the first time heard the president's son describe in his own voice the years he spent battling "nonstop" drug addiction. The younger Biden faces three counts of lying on a federal form about his drug use to procure a firearm in 2018, and attorneys for the two parties on Tuesday established the central question confronting jurors: whether he "knowingly" lied. Multiple Biden family members attended the proceedings for a second day in a row, including first lady Jill Biden and President Joe Biden's daughter, Ashley Biden.
In the coming days, several other Bidens are expected to take the witness stand, including Hunter Biden's ex-wife, his brother's widow, his uncle, and perhaps even his daughter. Testimony resumes Wednesday at 9:00 a.m.
ET. Here are four big takeaways from Day 2 of the proceedings. Government prosecutors and defense counsel sparred in opening statements Tuesday morning about whether Hunter Biden knowingly lied on a federal gun form -- the act underpinning the three felony counts he now faces.
Prosecutor Derek Hines told jurors they should make "no distinction for Hunter Biden or anybody else" as they weigh the case against the president's son. Biden is on trial "because he chose to lie" on the ATF Form 4473 about his drug use. "No one is allowed to lie on a federal form like that," Hines said.
"Not even Hunter Biden." Abbe Lowell, an attorney for Biden, rebutted the premise that Hunter Biden "knowingly" l.
