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This is the first time in American history that the child of the sitting president is on trial, and the historic case could impact President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign. At least 25 people have qualified for the jury pool.First lady Jill Biden, celebrating her 73rd birthday, is in attendance.The indictment was brought by the Justice Department, specifically by David Weiss, the special counsel appointed last year to oversee the Hunter Biden probes. The president’s son is accused of illegally purchasing and possessing a gun while abusing or being addicted to drugs, a violation of federal law. He pleaded not guilty to the three charges, though he has been open about his struggles with alcohol and crack cocaine addiction.share with Facebookshare with Twittershare with emailshare link17 PostsSort byLatestOldestDropdown arrow2 min agoPotential jurors rejected due to anti-guns or pro-Trump leaningsBoth sides agreed to dismiss a Donald Trump critic who expressed support for banning all guns. She said she wanted the US to have stricter gun laws, to make it harder to “kill children at schools” and rapid-fire weapons that can “kill a lot of people at once.” “I’d ban them altogether to be honest,” she said.After Trump won in 2016, she joined a “resistance” group, and later supported Democratic candidates in the 2018 and 2022 midterms. Another juror was excused from the jury pool after he said he couldn’t promise to judge the case fairly. The juror was a Fox News and Newsmax viewer. Both right-wing networks have extensively covered Hunter Biden’s scandals and legal woes over the years. Judge Noreika thanked the man for being honest about his bias.share with Facebookshare with Twittershare with emailshare link3 min agoAt least 25 people have qualified for the jury pool At least 25 people have been qualified to serve on the Hunter Biden jury so far. The selection process is still underway, and both sides can still “strike” some of the members of the pool, which will eventually be narrowed down to 12 jurors and 4 alternates. share with Facebookshare with Twittershare with emailshare link25 min agoDemocrats reject comparisons between Trump's conviction and Hunter Biden's trialFrom CNN’s Morgan Rimmer and Manu RajuOn Capitol Hill, Democrats are dismissing attempts to compare Hunter Biden’s trial with former President Donald Trump’s conviction last week.“Hunter Biden is not running for president. President Donald Trump’s running for president,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland. He also noted that Democrats have not rushed to Hunter Biden’s defense in this criminal case, or alleged that the trial is a “sham” in the way that Republicans did with the Trump trial.“Democrats are not out there saying that Hunter Biden’s trial is a farce, it’s a fraud, it’s rigged. We’re not attacking the justice system,” Raskin said. “They do that because of the extraordinary cognitive dissonance that a party – which claims to be representing religious piety – has wrapped itself around in an adjudicated sexual assailant and fraudster who just got convicted by a jury of his peers for paying $130,000 in hush money to a porn star right after his fifth child was born. That’s where their party is.”Rep. Robert Garcia of California agreed: “He’s not the president of the United States, he’s not a public figure. “So Hunter Biden should be held accountable for whatever he’s done,” he said, adding that this “is not comparable to the multiple crimes that clearly Donald Trump has committed.”Pressed on how Hunter’s trial could affect his father’s chances in November, Garcia replied, “I think the President loves his son. And I think that we all agree that Hunter’s made some mistakes, and he’s got to be held accountable for those. I don’t think they have anything to do with his election for president.”share with Facebookshare with Twittershare with emailshare link47 min agoPotential juror recounts hearing about Hunter Biden’s original plea deal in the case A retiree who is a potential juror in Hunter Biden’s trial said he heard about Hunter Biden’s attempted plea deal – which fell apart at the same courthouse as the current trial. “There was an agreement for a negotiated plea. A lot of people were screaming and yelling about it,” the man said. “And then, boom, they decided to stop it.” He is eligible to serve on the jury, as neither side objected. The potential juror said one of his nephews got addicted to drugs after being prescribed opioids after a football accident. “He was a mess … better now,” he said. share with Facebookshare with Twittershare with emailshare link58 min agoHere's what’s happening with the House GOP investigation into President Biden and his familyFrom CNN’s Piper Hudspeth BlackburnHouse Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer speaks to reporters following the closed-door deposition of Hunter Biden in Washington, DC, on February 28. The meeting was part of the Republicans’ impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Samuel Corum/Getty ImagesA House Republican-led impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden and his family has stalled following missteps and a lack of clear consensus on what a successful conclusion would look like. The inquiry has yet to produce evidence that the president received any financial benefit from his son’s business dealings. Hunter Biden appeared for a closed-door deposition earlier this year and insisted that his father was not involved.He also accused Republicans of pursuing a “baseless and destructive political charade,” charging that the impeachment investigation was built on an “entire partisan house of cards on lies.” House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, a Kentucky lawmaker leading the probe, and his fellow top Republicans have been caught between the far-right wing’s early demands for impeachment and skeptical Republicans in vulnerable districts. Meanwhile, Democrats have accused their GOP colleagues of doing former President Donald Trump’s bidding. CNN’s Annie Grayer, Melanie Zanona, Jeremy Herb, and Paula Reid contributed to this report. share with Facebookshare with Twittershare with emailshare link1 hr 45 min agoPotential juror who thinks Trump is victim of political prosecution is struck from jury pool Hunter Biden’s lawyers signaled that they’ll strike from the jury pool 23-year retired veteran of the Wilmington Police Department who thinks Trump, but not Democrats, is a victim of political prosecution. He said Trump’s NY trial and “the dossier” — referring to the Trump-Russia dossier from 2016 – made him believe that prosecutors pursue some cases for political reasons. Hunter Biden lawyer Abbe Lowell asked the potential juror if Democrats are ever plagued by this, but the juror said he wasn’t aware of it happening. Lowell later told the juror that he’d use one of his strikes against the man. The man also said he “recently” donated to the Republican National Committee and that he previously supported a candidate who ran against Hunter’s late brother, Beau, when Beau was the Delaware Attorney General. share with Facebookshare with Twittershare with emailshare link2 hr 27 min agoOne potential juror says Trump trial made him think prosecutors charge cases based on politics One man was excused from the jury pool after saying that the Donald Trump trial in New York made him think prosecutors charge cases based on politics. He had also said he might not be able to judge the Hunter Biden case fairly because some of his loved ones are struggling with addiction. A woman in the jury pool told the judge that she is a bartender and has periodically served Hunter’s uncle at the bar. She is still currently eligible to serve on the panel, which hasn’t been seated yet. Another woman was excluded from serving on the jury after saying she had a negative view of the Biden family. “What is your opinion?” prosecutors asked her. “It’s not a good one. Sorry,” she replied. Both sides agreed that she shouldn’t be eligible to serve on the case. share with Facebookshare with Twittershare with emailshare link2 hr 48 min ago250 people have been called for jury selection. Here's what they are being askedApproximately 250 Delaware residents have been summoned for jury service, according to the judge. They’ll be whittled down to a panel of 12 seated jurors and four alternates. Delaware is one of the smallest states in the country, and the Biden family looms large. As part of the selection process – called voir dire – prospective jurors will be asked if they can stay impartial regardless of their views about the 2024 election. They’ll also be asked if they can keep an open mind about Hunter Biden, even if they’ve been eligible to vote in past elections for Joe Biden, who has held public office in Delaware since 1971. Other questions touch on the highly politicized atmosphere surrounding the case, including, “Do you believe Hunter Biden is being prosecuted in this case because his father is the President of the United States?” or, coming from the other side, whether they think he “is not being prosecuted for other crimes because his father is the President?” share with Facebookshare with Twittershare with emailshare link2 hr 47 min agoIndividual potential jurors are being questioned in Hunter Biden trial The federal courthouse before Hunter Biden arrives for his scheduled trial on Monday, June 3, in Wilmington, Delaware. Matt Rourke/APThe judge is now questioning individual members of the large jury pool. A potential juror who said he thinks Americans have “a God-given right” to own guns was excused and won’t participate in the case after he said he couldn’t be impartial in judging the case. Some of the potential jurors who are still in the jury pool include a woman whose sister went to prison for drug related offenses and another woman whose brother is in rehab. One potential juror, who is still in the pool, said the “laws aren’t strong enough … anyone can get a gun,” when asked about the Second Amendment, she sure thought she could judge the case fairly. Other jurors said they know about the case from news reports but did not have a detailed understanding of the facts at issue. One woman who volunteered for Hillary Clinton in 2008 was pressed by the judge over whether she could remain impartial. “I don’t’ see any relation between the politics,” she said, telling the judge that she would be fair. share with Facebookshare with Twittershare with emailshare linkSearchAudioUSCrime + JusticeEnergy + EnvironmentExtreme WeatherSpace + ScienceWorldAfricaAmericasAsiaAustraliaChinaEuropeIndiaMiddle EastUnited KingdomPoliticsSCOTUSCongressFacts First2024 ElectionBusinessTechMediaSuccessPerspectivesVideosMarketsPre-marketsAfter-HoursMarket MoversFear & GreedWorld MarketsInvestingMarkets NowBefore the BellNightcapOpinionPolitical Op-EdsSocial CommentaryHealthLife, But BetterFitnessFoodSleepMindfulnessRelationshipsEntertainmentMoviesTelevisionCelebrityTechInnovateGadgetForeseeable FutureMission: AheadUpstartsWork TransformedInnovative CitiesStyleArtsDesignFashionArchitectureLuxuryBeautyVideoTravelDestinationsFood and DrinkStayNewsVideosSportsPro FootballCollege FootballBasketballBaseballSoccerOlympicsHockeyVideosLive TV CNN HeadlinesCNN ShortsShows A-ZCNN10CNN MaxAudioCNN UnderscoredElectronicsFashionBeautyHealth & FitnessHomeReviewsDealsMoneyGiftsTravelOutdoorsPetsCNN StoreCouponsWeatherClimateStorm TrackerWildfire TrackerVideoAbout CNNPhotosInvestigationsCNN ProfilesCNN LeadershipCNN NewslettersWork for CNNAudioFollow CNN Terms of UsePrivacy PolicyAccessibility & CCAd ChoicesAbout UsCNN StoreNewslettersTranscriptsLicense FootageCNN NewsourceSitemap© 2024 Cable News Network.A Warner Bros. 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