Hunter Biden’s trial in Wilmington, Del., enters its third day on Wednesday.
President Biden’s son faces charges for lying on a federal form when purchasing a gun in 2018. On the form, he wrote that he was not a drug user but was addicted to cocaine at the time. Twelve jurors and four alternates for the federal criminal trial were selected Monday, and several members of the Biden family, including first lady Jill Biden, attended the trial in recent days.
Here’s what to expect as the test enters its third day:
Jill Biden returns
Jill Biden it returned to court for the third consecutive day in his son’s trial, ahead of an expected trip to France to meet with President Biden, who is in Europe to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, according to the Associated Press.
Hunter Biden’s ex-wife, Kathleen Buhle, on the stand
Kathleen Buhle, Hunter Biden’s ex-wife, took the stand on Wednesday, the AP reported.
Buhle had been married to the president’s son for more than 20 years when the couple divorced in 2017. She released a memoir in 2022 in which she recounted meeting Hunter Biden and how his drinking was a factor in the marriage’s unraveling. “under the merciless power of vice.”
“Anyone who has seen addiction ruin a relationship, or experienced infidelity and divorce, can tell you how devastating it is,” Buhle told People Magazine in 2022. “But what I also realized through these crushing experiences is that I needed to find a way to be alone.”
First witness has already taken the stand
Erika Jensen, an FBI agent assigned to the case, testified Wednesday morning, the AP reported.
Hunter Biden’s defense cross-examined Jensen, questioning her about bank statements detailing large withdrawals made by the president’s son.
The defense previously questioned Jensen for a short period before court adjourned on Tuesday, NBC News reported.
The Associated Press contributed reporting.
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