The eldest son, Hunter Biden, was convicted of all charges in a landmark criminal case that focused on a 2018 firearms purchase.
Hunter Biden faced a trial this month that lasted more than a week and included emotional testimony from family members, including his daughter Naomi Biden, his ex-wife Kathleen Buhle and his sister-in-law and girlfriend Hallie Biden.
Prosecutors sought to prove that Hunter Biden lied in October 2018 on a federal firearms form known as ATF Form 4473 by checking a box that said “no” when asked if he was an unlawful gun user or addicted to controlled substances. Hunter Biden bought the gun at a store in Wilmington called Star Quest Shooters & Survival Supply.
Hunter Biden was charged with making a false statement in connection with a firearm purchase, making a false statement regarding information required to be kept by federally licensed gun dealers, and possession of a firearm by a person who is an unlawful user or addict of a controlled substance.
He pleaded not guilty in the case.
Hunter Biden has a history of substance abuse, best documented in his 2021 memoir, “Beautiful Things,” which recounts anecdotes from his drug dealing past, including how Hunter Biden once needed to smoke crack cocaine every 20 minutes, how his addiction was so severe that he referred to himself as “crack daddy” to his drug dealers, and how a Washington, D.C. crack dealer nicknamed Biden “Bicycles.”
The defense team, led by attorney Abe Lowell, did not dispute Hunter Biden's long history of drug abuse, including alcoholism, and instead argued that Hunter Biden did not consider himself a drug addict on the day he bought the Cobra Colt 38, citing an undercover investigation into his eldest son's rehab prior to the purchase in October 2018.
This is an excerpt from an article by Emma Colton on Fox News.