Hunter Biden's criminal trial begins with jury selection on Monday morning in Delaware. The trial stems from federal firearms charges brought against him by special prosecutor David Weiss.
Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to federal firearms charges in U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware after Weiss charged him with making false statements regarding the purchase of a firearm, making false statements regarding information required to be kept by a firearms dealer, and possession of a firearm by an unlawful user or addict of a controlled substance.
Combined, the charges carry a maximum prison sentence of 25 years. Each charge carries a maximum fine of $250,000 and three years probation.
The trial begins nearly a year after Presiding Judge Marylen Noreika cast doubt on a plea deal between prosecutors and Hunter Biden, which then fell apart.
The agreement, derided by Republican lawmakers as a “sweet” deal, is expected to give the president's son broad immunity from many potential criminal prosecutions.
According to the indictment, Hunter Biden purchased a Colt Cobra revolver on Oct. 12, 2018, and “knowingly made false written statements with the intent and likelihood to deceive dealers regarding facts material to the lawfulness of the sale of firearms…He certified that he was not an unlawful user of, or addicted to, any stimulants, narcotics or other controlled substances, when in fact he knew the statements were false and fictitious.”
This is an excerpt from an article by Brooke Singman of Fox News.