LOADING ERROR LOADING WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden’s daughter Naomi testified Friday in his federal gun trial about visiting her father at a California rehab center and said he seemed to be improving around the time of the gun purchase in 2018. “I hadn’t seen my dad in a long time, and I knew he was in a rehab facility there.
He reached out,” she told jurors softly. As she was dismissed from the stand, she paused to hug her dad before leaving the courtroom. Advertisement The defense began calling witnesses shortly after federal prosecutors wrapped up their case.
The week’s proceedings have been largely dedicated to highlighting the seriousness of his drug problem through highly personal testimony, all in an effort by prosecutors to prove that the president’s son lied on a mandatory gun-purchase form when he said he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs. Defense attorney Abbe Lowell began by calling another gun store clerk who was there when Hunter Biden bought the gun, raising questions about what he saw as inconsistencies on the form. He also questioned the owner of the shop who allowed the sale to go through using Hunter’s passport, though it did not have his license plate number as required.
The president’s brother James was expected on the stand later. As Hunter Biden prepared to leave the courtroom for a lunch break, he motioned to the first row that was full of of his family members, including first lady Jill Biden, who traveled back fro.
