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Lawyers begin opening statements in Hunter Biden's federal firearms case

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Hunter Biden is accused of three felony charges related to his efforts to obtain a firearm in 2018, when he was in the throes of drug addiction.

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  1. From collapsed plea deal to trial: How Hunter Biden has come to face jurors on federal gun charges

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  2. Jury selected in Hunter Biden gun trial

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    Lawyers begin opening statements in Hunter Biden's federal firearms case

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  1. Breitbart News

    From collapsed plea deal to trial: How Hunter Biden has come to face jurors on federal gun charges (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    President Joe Biden's son Hunter is headed to trial on federal gun charges in a case brought by his father’s Justice Department From collapsed plea

  2. Fox News

    Hunter Biden is prepping for his federal gun trial, but faces other legal challenges (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Hunter Biden is preparing for his first criminal trial, but that federal gun case stemming from Special Counsel David Weiss’ yearslong investigation is just one of several legal challenges facing the first son.

  3. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    What to know about the federal gun trial Hunter Biden faces this week (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Hunter Biden is set to stand trial Monday on felony gun charges in a historic case that could impact President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign. This is the first time in American history that the child of the sitting president is going on trial.

  4. WSVN Miami

    From collapsed plea deal to trial: How Hunter Biden has come to face jurors on federal gun charges - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son was in federal court, prepared to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax offenses. The culmination of a sprawling investigation, the deal

  5. New York Times

    Hunter Biden to Go on Trial in Gun Case, Days After Trump Was Convicted (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    On Monday in Delaware, one of two trials will begin in which President Biden’s son will defend himself during a presidential election year.

  6. NBC News

    Days after Trump's guilty verdict, Hunter Biden heads to court (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Three days after Joe Biden proclaimed that “no one is above the law,” his lone surviving son, Hunter, faces a criminal trial on gun charges that could land him in jail.

  7. CNN

    Here’s what to know ahead of Hunter Biden’s trial on federal gun charges (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Hunter Biden is set to stand trial Monday on felony gun charges in a historic case that could impact President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign.

  8. Newsweek

    Joe Biden praises "inspiring" Hunter Biden ahead of gun trial (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    President Biden issued a statement as jury selection began in his son's gun trial on Monday.

  9. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Joe Biden sticks up for his son Hunter as federal gun trial begins: ‘We are so proud of the man he is today' (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    The gun trial of Hunter Biden starts days after Donald Trump became the first former president ever to be found guilty of criminal charges.

  10. Townhall

    Hunter Biden's Gun Case Explained (opens Townhall)

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  11. Townhall

    LIVE: Hunter Biden's Gun Trial (opens Townhall)

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  12. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    President has been at his son’s side ahead of Hunter Biden’s gun trial (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — In the days and weeks leading up Hunter Biden’s trial on felony gun charges, President Joe Biden made little attempt to distance himself from his son. Instead, Hunter Biden was seen at the White House and in Delaware at his father’s side amid what the president’s allies …

  13. Digital Journal

    Biden's son Hunter stands trial on gun charge (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Hunter Biden, the long-troubled son of Joe Biden, went on trial Monday on gun charges in a historic first prosecution of a sitting president's child

  14. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Hunter Biden gun trial updates: Jury selection begins (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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  15. Time

    What to Know About Hunter Biden's Trial for Gun Charges (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Hunter Biden’s trial on federal gun charges is set to start on Monday—the first criminal trial of the child of a sitting U.S. President.

  16. NBC Chicago

    Jury selection begins in Hunter Biden's federal gun trial (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Jury selection is set to begin this week in the federal gun case against President Joe Biden’s son after a deal with prosecutors fell apart that would have...

  17. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    Hunter Biden: Jury selection to begin in federal gun case against president's son (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    Jury selection begins this week in Delaware in a federal gun case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter after the collapse of a deal with prosecutors that would've avoided the spectacle of a trial so close to the 2024 election.

  18. Al Jazeera

    Hunter Biden trial on criminal gun charges begins (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from purchase and possession of a gun.

  19. New York Post

    Everything you need to know about the Hunter Biden federal gun case (opens New York Post)

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    With former President Donald Trump convicted in his Manhattan hush money case, the 2024 political-legal spotlight will shift to Delaware, where jury selection begins Monday in the federal weapons trial of first son Hunter Biden.

  20. WFMZ Allentown

    Hunter Biden arrives for jury selection in federal gun case (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    The jury has been seated in Hunter Biden

  21. KVOA Tucson

    Prospective jurors in Hunter Biden (opens KVOA Tucson)

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    KVOA Tucson's feed description

    Prospective jurors in the federal firearms case against Hunter Biden are being questioned on their thoughts about gun rights and addiction. The president

  22. Al Jazeera

    Hunter Biden on trial in gun purchase case: All you need to know (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Five months before US election, Joe Biden’s son faces trial over charges of illegally buying a gun while using drugs.

  23. NPR

    President Biden's son Hunter to go on trial on gun charges (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The trial of Hunter is scheduled to begin Monday in Delaware. He's charged with making false statements while purchasing a gun, and lying on a federal background check.

  24. The Guardian

    Jury selection begins in Hunter Biden gun trial – live (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    President’s son goes on trial today in Delaware in a case that could hand a political weapon to Republicans desperate for an issue to distract from Trump’s 34-count conviction

  25. MyNorthwest

    How Hunter Biden has come to face jurors on federal gun charges (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    Hunter Biden was in federal court, prepared to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax offenses. The deal was going to spare him an explosive trial.

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