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The defense suggested that Hunter Biden didn’t have much interest in buying a gun, trying to undermine prosecutors’ claims that he knowingly lied to the gun dealers. This is the first time in US history that the child of the sitting president is on trial, and the historic case could impact President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign. Hunter Biden 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’s been open about his struggles with alcohol and crack cocaine addiction. The indictment was brought by special counsel David Weiss.Cameras are not allowed inside the federal courtroom. CNN reporters are providing the latest live updates in the posts below. share with Facebookshare with Twittershare with emailshare link36 PostsSort byLatestOldestDropdown arrow1 min agoProsecutors introduce Hunter Biden’s laptop as evidenceProsecutors are showing the jury the infamous laptop that Hunter Biden left at a Delaware repair shop in 2019. FBI agent Erika Jensen testified that authorities verified that the laptop belonged to Hunter Biden because of its serial number and other records from Apple. In previous court filings, prosecutors said they’d use messages they found on the laptop to demonstrate that Hunter Biden was using crack cocaine in 2018, around the time when he bought a gun. share with Facebookshare with Twittershare with emailshare link14 min agoCourt resumes with FBI agent still on the standThe trial resumed shortly after 2 p.m., with FBI special agent Erika Jensen still on the stand.Jensen is testifying about how investigators corroborated Hunter Biden’s admissions of drug use in his memoir. Her appearance has also allowed prosecutors to introduce portions of Biden’s book into evidence, playing excerpts from the audiobook.share with Facebookshare with Twittershare with emailshare link13 min agoBoth sides delivered opening statements and the first witness was called. Catch up on the latest in the trial From CNN staff Hunter Biden arrives with his wife Melissa Cohen Biden to the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building on June 4, 2024 in Wilmington, Delaware. Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesAfter both sides delivered opening statements, prosecutors called their first witness, FBI special agent Erika Jensen, Tuesday in Hunter Biden’s trial on felony gun charges.Jensen will be used by the prosecutors to introduce much of the digital evidence in this case, including embarrassing and intensely personal messages and images from Hunter Biden’s laptop. Here’s what’s happened in the trial so far: Prosecution’s opening statement: Prosecutors began Tuesday with a fiery opening statement in the Hunter Biden trial. Prosecutor Derek Hines said that Biden was addicted to crack and lied on a federal form about his addiction when buying a gun. “We’re here because of the defendant’s lies and choices,” Hines said. “No one is above the law. It doesn’t matter who you are or what your name is.” Prosecutors also told the jury about Hunter Biden’s memoir. They quoted him describing his “superpower of finding crack anywhere, anytime.” Turning to the jury, Hines said, “those are [Hunter’s] words.” Prosecutors also showed pictures of drugs to the jury that they got from Hunter’s electronic devices. Defense’s opening statement: Defense attorney Abbe Lowell highlighted the word “knowingly” in the charges brought against Hunter Biden as he began his opening statement Tuesday. Lowell said that prosectors had “left out the word” and argued it is a key part of the case. In addition, he said, out of the 11 days Hunter Biden possessed the firearm, it was only out of a lockbox one day. “They have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Hunter knowingly violated the law,” Lowell said, adding that what Hunter thought at the time was key. The defense also suggested that Hunter Biden didn’t have much interest in buying a gun, trying to undermine prosecutors’ claims that he knowingly lied to the gun dealers. Juror dismissed: One juror was dismissed from the Hunter Biden trial Tuesday after they sent an email to the court explaining that they live an hour away from where the trial is taking place in Wilmington, Delaware. The judge entered the courtroom at 8:55 a.m. ET and began by saying, “so, we lost a juror.” share with Facebookshare with Twittershare with emailshare link35 min agoJurors taking close notes as prosecutors play excerpts from Hunter Biden’s bookBefore the lunch break, some of the jurors took notes during the most intense periods of the reading of Hunter Biden’s audiobook, including when he described the utter “shame” and “depravity” of his lifestyle in Los Angeles, buying crack from people in homeless encampments. The members of the jury — which include several people who lost loved ones to addiction — heard nearly an hour of Hunter Biden narrating his book from the audiobook version. He explained his many near-death experiences as he bounced between various rehab stints and drug binges. The jury’s lunch Tuesday included sandwiches, sodas and a large box of cookies. Several jurors ate their lunch in a courtyard outside.share with Facebookshare with Twittershare with emailshare link36 min agoKey things to know about the judge overseeing Hunter Biden's gun caseFrom CNN’s Piper Hudspeth BlackburnJudge Maryellen Noreika. Bill HennessyFederal district Judge Maryellen Noreika is overseeing Hunter Biden’s gun case in Delaware. Noreika, a Donald Trump appointee, was confirmed by the US Senate in August 2018 by voice vote. She had the support of both Democratic senators from Delaware. Under the Senate’s blue slip tradition, nominees for district court seats require the support of home state senators to move forward.Sen. Chris Coons, a Democrat, praised Noreika in a statement after her nomination was announced. He described her and another appointee as “seasoned attorneys,” with “impressive trial skills, deep experience in federal practice, and profound respect for the law.”Before becoming a federal judge, Noreika was a former patent lawyer in Wilmington, Delaware. She grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1993. Noreika’s political spending has gone to both parties. On the presidential level, federal records indicate that she gave $1,000 to then-New York Sen. Hillary Clinton’s 2008 campaign for the Democratic nomination. She later donated $2,300 to the eventual 2008 Republican nominee, then-Arizona Sen. John McCain. She donated to the subsequent GOP nominee as well, giving $2,500 to Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign in 2012.Noreika also financially supported Sen. Tom Cotton, a conservative Republican from Arkansas, during his 2014 senate race. She also donated $1,000 in 2009 to the DSCC, the Senate Democrats’ campaign arm.CNN’s Tierney Sneed, Marshall Cohen and Jack Forrest contributed to this report. share with Facebookshare with Twittershare with emailshare link41 min agoHow Hunter Biden's plea deal fell apartFrom CNN’s Dan BermanHunter Biden sits in court on Monday, June 3, in Wilmington, Delaware, in this court sketch. Bill Hennessy Roughly 10 months ago, Hunter Biden was in the same Wilmington, Delaware, federal courthouse, preparing to plead guilty to federal tax charges. The deal would have ended the prosecution, ideally dampening the political and emotional drain on President Joe Biden, although Republicans were livid at the idea there would be no jail time.Hunter Biden, who failed to pay between $1.1 million and $1.5 million in federal taxes before the legal deadlines, was poised to plead guilty to two tax charges, with prosecutors agreeing to recommend a sentence of probation. District Judge Maryellen Noreika, however, said she had “concerns” about the parties seemingly linking the tax plea agreement to resolving a felony gun charge. After negotiations, the president’s son then agreed to plead guilty to the two tax charges in a deal that only includes conduct related to tax offenses, drug use and gun possession. The two sides agreed that this deal does not shield him from potential future charges. But the judge wasn’t satisfied.“What if it is unconstitutional?” she asked. “I’m trying to exercise due deliverance and consideration to make sure we don’t make a misstep.”David Weiss, subsequently elevated to special counsel, then indicted Biden on the gun charges in Delaware. He’ll be tried on the tax charges in Los Angeles in September.share with Facebookshare with Twittershare with emailshare link1 hr 14 min agoSee courtroom sketches from Hunter Biden's trialFrom Bill HennessyNo cameras are allowed inside the Delaware courtroom where Hunter Biden’s trial is underway, but sketch artist Bill Hennessy captured the scene.This sketch from court shows the scene inside the courtroom where Hunter Biden’s trial is underway. Bill HennessyA sketch of the Colt revolver that Hunter Biden purchased from a gun store in Wilmington in October 2018. Bill HennessyA sketch of a speed loader. Bill HennessyUS Department of Justice attorney Derek Hines gestures toward Hunter Biden in court. Bill HennessyA sketch of cocaine. Bill HennessyFrom left, Ashley Biden, first lady Jill Biden and Melissa Cohen Biden attend Hunter Biden’s trial on Tuesday. Bill HennessyFBI special agent Erika Jensen. Bill HennessyHunter Biden’s lawyer Abbe Lowell. Bill HennessyHunter Biden sits in court during his trial on Tuesday in Delaware. Bill Hennessyshare with Facebookshare with Twittershare with emailshare link1 hr 24 min agoTrial breaks for lunchThe trial has broken for lunch and will resume around 2 p.m. ET. FBI special agent Erika Jensen remains on the stand.share with Facebookshare with Twittershare with emailshare link2 hr 3 min agoHunter Biden sitting still and looking down as prosecutors lay out case against him As prosecutors have played long excerpts of Hunter reading his own autobiography – detailing his addiction – Hunter Biden has sat still, looking down, with his head resting over his chin. The clips being played to the jury detail Hunter Biden’s use of crack cocaine, describing the “repetitive nature, low-lows and high-highs of addiction. First lady Jill Biden and Hunter’s wife Melissa Cohen Biden have sat stoically during the book’s reading, looking ahead to the FBI agent on the witness stand. 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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