Verdict reached in Hunter Biden gun trial
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Washington — The jury reached a verdict in Hunter Biden's federal gun trial on Tuesday morning, on its second day of deliberation in a trial that lasted just over a week.
The court heard difficult testimony about his struggle with drugs from several of the women in Hunter Biden's life. The prosecution called his ex-wife Kathleen Buhle, ex-girlfriend Zoe Kestan and Hallie Biden, the widow of his brother Beau Biden, with whom Hunter Biden was romantically involved during the period of time that he owned the firearm. It was Hallie Biden who discovered the gun in his truck. She testified that Hunter Biden was using drugs in October 2018 when he bought the gun, and prosecutors showed texts that said he was "sleeping on car smoking crack."
Naomi Biden, called by the defense, testified that her father "seemed great" at the end of October 2018 and she did not spot any drug paraphernalia when she borrowed his truck. But she also said she knew her father "was struggling with addiction," telling the court that "after my Uncle (Beau Biden) died, things got bad." She said Hunter Biden never used illegal drugs in front of her.
