HUNTER Biden has been accused of telling his brother’s widow he was waiting for a drug dealer just days after lying on a gun form, a court has heard. The president’s son, 54, faces three firearm-related charges for allegedly owning a gun while being an active drug user in 2018. As jury selection began in Delaware on Monday, young Biden became the first child of a US president to face a criminal trial.
He has been accused of lying to a federally licensed gun dealer, making a false claim on the application by saying he was not a drug user and illegally having the gun for 11 days. Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to all charges. Prosecutors told the jury in their opening statement that Biden was trying to score drugs just days after he lied on the form, telling his brother’s widow in a message that he was waiting for a drug dealer.
They also played for jurors an audio excerpt of his 2021 memoir Beautiful Things in which he talked about going back to Delaware around the time of the gun purchase. Federal prosecutor Derek Hines said during the bombshell trial: “No one is allowed to lie on a federal form like that, even Hunter Biden. “He crossed the line when he chose to buy a gun and lied about a federal background check .
.. the defendant’s choice to buy a gun is why we are here.
“When the defendant filled out that form, he knew he was a drug addict, and prosecutors don’t have to prove he was using that day. “Addiction is depressing, but Hunter Biden’s addiction .