Jury selection Monday in a federal firearms case against Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden. The younger Biden faces three federal related to false statements he allegedly made in order to purchase a gun in 2018. He was required under to provide a attesting that he was not addicted to any stimulant, narcotic, or other controlled substance, and he did so despite having publicly struggled with drug and alcohol addiction through much of his adult life.
His 2021 , Beautiful Things, which details these battles, included an antidote from 2018 in which he described his “superpower” as “finding crack anytime, anywhere.” Biden is not accused of having used the gun for illicit purposes; he owned it for 11 days, and claims never to have fired or even loaded it. Ultimately, it was discovered along with its ammunition in a public garbage can.
In September 2023, he was by a federal grand jury on two counts related to his written denial of addiction, and one of unlawful gun ownership during the 11-day period. If convicted, he could face a maximum of 25 years in prison. In July 2023, Biden was poised to accept a related to separate tax charges, but that included a grant of prosecutorial immunity that would have extended to this case.
The deal fell apart under the scrutiny of federal judge Maryellen Noreika raised concerns over the immunity from prosecution it would grant the defendant, and expressed concern about “rubber stamping” an unconventional deal. Hunter Biden’s tr.