Hunter Biden's exes are called as witnesses in his federal gun trial to detail his drug use

[Jose Garcia]

Source: Associated Press

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden’s ex-wife and a former girlfriend testified Wednesday in his gun trial about finding his crack pipes and other drug paraphernalia as prosecutors sought to show he still had a substance abuse problem when he filled out a form to buy a firearm.

The courtroom grew quiet when Kathleen Buhle, who was married to Hunter for 20 years, walked in. She testified that she discovered her husband was using drugs when she found a crack pipe in an ashtray on their porch on July, 3, 2015, a day after their anniversary. When she confronted him, “he acknowledged smoking crack,” she said.

The trial has quickly become a highly personal and detailed tour of Hunter Biden’s mistakes and drug use. The proceedings are unfolding as the 2024 presidential election looms, and allies worry about the toll it will take on the president, who is deeply concerned about the health and sustained sobriety of his only living son. Prosecutors argue that the testimony is necessary to show Hunter Biden’s state of mind when he bought the gun.

Hunter Biden has been charged with three felonies stemming from the purchase of a gun in October 2018. He’s accused of 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.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/hunter-biden-trial-family-testimony-gun-charges-17e671d16f7b06b04b4e3b538f911d07

[Lovie777]

1. Sounds like RWers have a weak case................................

[skypilot]

2. Whatever happened to Burisma and bribery and all that bullshit?

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[ScratchCat]

3. I hope everyone has read the facts here

The DOJ is going to TRIAL where they are going to try to compel an ex-wife and former lovers to testify about drug use all to convict a person on one singular gun charge that is never prosecuted as a singular charge. A plea deal has already been posed and was allegedly agreed to. And the Trump-appointed judge is going to agree to compel an ex-wife and ex-lovers - all to convict a guy of a singular "lying on a federal form" charge - simply because their Orange God is under dozens of indictments for actual crimes.

This is weaponization of the DOJ and Garland should have overruled here already as Attorney General(yes he can). You can't appoint a Special Counsel who then goes and brings charges that aren't ever brought against anyone, unless there are other more serious charges as well, and allow it to continue.

[Martin68]

7. Let it play out. It won't hurt Hunter as they go all performative about his substance abuse, which is not at issue.

If Garland stepped in the MAGA cult would take it was proof that the fix is in. Better to let it run its course. It's not a serious charge and in the end it won't amount to anything.

[mackdaddy]

4. Hunters ex is testifying about something that happened Three Years befor the purchase in 2018.

Supposedly Hunter had just gotten out of a Rehab facility just days before the purchase.

So maybe he could argue he though he was "cured" at the time? (even though he later had a relapse.?)

Sounds like at least a 'reasonable doubts' issue.

Will be interesting how this plays out.

[womanofthehills]

8. Hunter incriminates himself in his book

Also, there are emails between Hallie and Hunter the week he got the gun. Emails where he says he ‘s waiting for his connection at 7/11 etc.

[emulatorloo]

5. Reading the live blog on NBC. A lot of dragging H Biden thru the mud of his drug use, not

much about the “false claim.” Have no idea how the jury will respond, but to me it is a lot of public smearing of a recovered addict and not much substance.

[womanofthehills]

9. It's a sad story - like he 's been to rehab

Over 11 times and Hallie 4 times according to their emails.

Expensive rehabs - sounds like they were trying to help each other from their emails but both kept relapsing.

Most families that I know have someone addicted to drugs.

[Martin68]

6. Total waste of time. Hunter has admitted his addiction to drugs, and has sought help for his addiction.

Her is not charged with drug addiction. He is charged with owning a gun while dealing with a substance abuse problem.

[womanofthehills]

11. It would not have been a big deal

Except the FBI became involved when Hallie threw the gun in a trash can across from a school and when she went back to retrieve the gun, it was missing.

[JudyM]

10. Just salacious fodder for Hannity et al, at taxpayer expense...