The jury, composed of six men and six women, was selected on June 3, with the trial commencing the following day and concluding on June 10.
Jill Biden attended all but one day of the trial. Hunter Biden’s supporters in the gallery included his wife Melissa, sister Ashley Biden, benefactor Kevin Morris, and several family friends.
Biden’s attorney, Abbe David Lowell of Winston & Strawn LLP, argued that Biden did not “knowingly” lie on the background check paperwork because he was sober at the time and not using drugs. However, prosecutors presented evidence from text messages, bank records, phone calls, and witness testimonies indicating ongoing drug use, making the firearm purchase illegal.
Prosecutors highlighted Biden’s pattern of withdrawing $50,000 in cash per month from ATMs between September and November 2018 as indicative of drug use. Much of the evidence presented during the trial was retrieved from Biden’s laptop, which was obtained by federal authorities after he left it at a repair shop in Wilmington in April 2019.
