Hunter Biden will not be testifying in his own defense at his gun trial, his lawyers said Monday, as the defense and prosecution rested their cases. The defense rested its Monday morning after FBI special agent Erika Jensen was called back to the stand to review text messages that were introduced last week. During this, the defense focused that location data allegedly is not definitive and there were gaps when there was no data available, and also pressed other alleged holes in the narrative of Hunter Biden's actions at that time.
Hunter Biden's attorneys had called several witnesses on Friday, including his daughter Naomi Biden , but took the weekend to decide whether to call him to testify in his own defense. Late Monday morning, the judge gave the jury instructions. The prosecution's closing argument lasted an hour shortly after noon before the defense started their argument.
The Biden family continued their support of Hunter Biden in court on Monday, with first lady Jill Biden, her daughter Ashley Biden, the first lady's sister, the presidents siblings Valerie and Jimmy Biden and Hunter Biden's wife Melissa Cohen Biden all sitting shoulder-to-shoulder in the first row. President Biden has not attended the trial but he was in Wilmington on Monday morning. Hunter Biden is charged with three felonies stemming from his purchase of a revolver in October 2018.
Two of the charges are related to accusations that he made false statements on a federal gun form about his drug use, c.
