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Defense begins calling witnesses in Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial after prosecution rests

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The prosecution has rested its case against the president’s son Hunter, who is accused of lying on a federal gun-purchase form when he said he wasn’t using drugs at the time he bought a revolver in 2018.

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  1. Hunter Biden's firearms trial gets under way

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  2. Prosecutors open their case against Hunter Biden by playing his own voice for the jury

    Headline from Politico ·

  3. Jurors in Hunter Biden’s trial hear from the clerk who sold him the gun at the center of the case - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

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    Defense begins calling witnesses in Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial after prosecution rests

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  1. CNN

    Live updates: Hunter Biden gun trial (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Hunter Biden's trial on gun charges is underway in Delaware. The president's son faces three charges in the case brought by the special counsel. Follow here for the latest live news updates

  2. CNN

    Live updates: Hunter Biden gun trial opening statements (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Hunter Biden's trial on gun charges is underway in Delaware. The president's son faces three charges in the case brought by the special counsel. Follow here for the latest live news updates

  3. France 24

    Hunter Biden's firearms trial gets under way (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Lawyers will make their opening statements Tuesday in the federal gun case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter after a jury was seated for the trial while the first lady watched from the courtroom…

  4. KRDO

    Takeaways from Day 2 of the Hunter Biden federal gun trial (opens KRDO)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    CNN By Marshall Cohen and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Wilmington, Delaware (CNN) — The second day of Hunter Biden’s trial laid the groundwork for both sides of the case, as prosecutors and defense attorneys battled over the fundamental issue at play: whether Biden purchased a gun while addicted to drugs.

  5. CNN

    Takeaways from Day 3 of the Hunter Biden gun trial (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The third day of the Hunter Biden trial saw his ex-wife and an ex-girlfriend testify as prosecutors continue to demonstrate his drug addiction to the jury.

  6. Fox News

    Hunter Biden gun crime trial enters 3rd day with cross examination of FBI agent (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Hunter Biden returns to his Delaware courtroom for the third day in his federal gun crime trial Wednesday, June 5. Biden's attorney, Abbe Lowell, will cross examine the prosecution's first witness, FBI Special Agent Erica Jensen.

  7. Fox News

    Hunter Biden trial enters 3rd day with cross-examination of FBI agent (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Hunter Biden's criminal trial held its second day in court, where jurors heard excerpts from Biden's memoir detailing his drug addiction, as well as text messages he sent in 2018.

  8. Politico

    Prosecutors open their case against Hunter Biden by playing his own voice for the jury (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    Biden's defense lawyer suggested to jurors that the gun charges against the president's son are too severe.

  9. New York Post

    Hunter Biden defense gets crack at cross-examining FBI agent on gun trial’s third day (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    It's lead defense attorney Abbe Lowell's turn to strike back Wednesday and cross-examine the prosecution's first witness FBI Special Agent Erika Jensen as Hunter Biden's trial enters its third day.

  10. Townhall

  11. NBC News

    Hunter Biden Trial Day 2: Lawyers offer dueling narratives of addiction and recovery in opening statements (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Prosecutors on Tuesday worked to establish that Hunter Biden was a high-functioning addict who lied on a government background check form during a handgun purchase in 2018.

  12. Fox News

  13. WSVN Miami

    Jurors in Hunter Biden’s trial hear from the clerk who sold him the gun at the center of the case - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Jurors in Hunter Biden’s criminal trial got a look at the .38 caliber Colt revolver he bought back in October 2018.

  14. Voice of America

    Jurors in Hunter Biden trial hear more from clerk who sold him gun at center of case (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Hunter Biden is charged with three felonies: lying to a federally licensed gun dealer, making a false claim on the application by saying he was not a drug user, and illegally having the gun for 11 days

  15. Foxla

    Hunter Biden’s exes detail his past drug use during federal gun trial (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    Testimony by Hunter Biden’s exes got personal as each went into detail about the president’s son’s past drug use.

  16. NBC Chicago

    Jurors in Hunter Biden's trial hear from the clerk who sold him the gun at the center of the case (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Jurors in Hunter Biden's criminal trial got a look at the .38 caliber Colt revolver he bought back in October 2018. They saw Form 4473, the firearms transaction...

  17. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Jurors in Hunter Biden trial hear more from the clerk who sold him the gun at the center of the case (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Jurors at Hunter Biden's criminal trial heard more Thursday from the former gun store clerk who sold him the .38-caliber Colt revolver at the center of the case.

  18. NBC Los Angeles

    A look at the key witnesses in Hunter Biden's federal firearms trial (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Jurors who will decide whether President Joe Biden's son is guilty of federal firearms charges are hearing deeply personal testimony about a dark period for...

  19. CBS News

    What is Hunter Biden on trial for? The gun charges against him, explained (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The charges against Hunter Biden stem from paperwork he filled out when he bought a handgun nearly six years ago, when prosecutors say he was addicted to crack cocaine.

  20. NBC News

    Takeaways from Day 3 of Hunter Biden’s firearms trial (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Three people testified in Hunter Biden’s gun trial in Wilmington, Delaware, including ex-wife Kathleen Buhle, recalling in vivid color the defendant’s spiral into drug addiction.

  21. New York Post

    Hunter Biden’s salacious gun trial: Letters to the Editor (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    NY Post readers discuss Hunter Biden’s federal criminal trial for gun charges in Delaware this week.

  22. Al Jazeera

    Hunter Biden’s ex-girlfriend details his crack cocaine addiction at trial (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Jurors heard that Biden would spend days in hotel rooms getting high in months before his 2018 gun purchase.

  23. Fox News

    Hunter Biden trial enters day 4 after wild testimony from exes on rampant drug use, trashed hotel rooms (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Day three of Hunter Biden's criminal trial included testimony from Biden's ex-wife, Kathleen Buhle; ex-girlfriend Zoe Kestan; and gun shop employee Gordon Cleveland.

  24. Blaze Media

    Hunter Biden trial: Exes testify to his drug habits; FBI agent, former gun shop employee weigh in as well (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    Hunter Biden stands accused of lying on a federal form during a gun purchase in 2018.

  25. Bearing Arms

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