Jury selection is set to begin Monday in the federal gun case against Hunter Biden in Delaware. Biden, the son of President Joe Biden , faces three counts tied to possession of a gun while using narcotics. He pleaded not guilty.
The beginning of Biden’s trial comes just days after the conclusion of a criminal trial against the man his father is running against in the presidential race, former President Donald Trump. Trump was convicted of all 34 counts against him in state court in New York. U.
S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika said she plans on calling potential jurors in groups of 50 until they’re able to find 12 people who say they can be impartial when it comes to the president’s son. According to a court filing, among the questions she plans to ask potential jurors in the Wilmington courthouse are, “Do your views regarding the 2024 election or of any of the candidates for president in any way prevent you from being a fair and impartial juror in this case,” and “Do you believe Robert Hunter Biden is being prosecuted in this case because his father is the President of the United States and a candidate for President?" Another asks if they believe he “is not being prosecuted for other crimes because his father is the President of the United States.
" Conservative critics of the president have long sought to use his son's legal issues against him. The president has denied any involvement in his son's legal troubles or business matters, and efforts but the Republ.