Hunter Biden's gun case goes to the jury
Both the prosecution and the defense gave their closing arguments in Hunter Biden's gun trial on Monday.
Both the prosecution and the defense gave their closing arguments in Hunter Biden's gun trial on Monday.
On Friday, Hunter Biden appeared to wipe tears away as his oldest daughter, Naomi, told the jury about visiting him while he was in a rehabilitation center in California. She said he appeared to be improving just weeks before he purchased the gun at the center of the trial.
The prosecution has rested its case in the federal gun trial of Hunter Biden, the first child of a sitting U.S. president to face criminal charges. Defense attorneys called their first witness to the stand, Biden's daughter Naomi, who testified that her father had entered a drug rehab center and seemed to be doing better in the weeks before he bought a firearm that's at the center of the case. Scott MacFarlane has more.
The prosecution has rested its case in Hunter Biden's federal gun trial. On Friday, the defense called its first witnesses, including Hunter's daughter Naomi. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.
Hunter Biden's defense team began calling their witnesses after the prosecution rested Friday in his felony gun possession trial. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more on the case and new comments from President Biden about it.
The prosecution prepared to rest its case Friday in Hunter Biden's federal gun trial, a day after the jury heard from the widow of Beau Biden, Hallie Biden. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
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Hunter Biden's ex-girlfriend Hallie Biden, who is also the widow of his brother Beau, delivered emotional testimony Thursday in Biden's federal gun trial. She talked about how she discovered the weapon in his truck in October 2018 and then "panicked" and threw it away at a Delaware grocery store parking lot, because she "didn't want him to hurt himself or the kids to find it and hurt themselves." Scott MacFarlane has details.
Hunter Biden's ex-girlfriend and the widow of his brother Beau took the stand in his federal gun trial Thursday. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane explains why Hallie Biden's testimony could make or break the government's case.
Hallie Biden, the widow of Beau Biden, testified at Hunter Biden's federal gun trial in Delaware Thursday. Hallie was in a relationship with Hunter after his divorce from his ex-wife in 2017 and Beau's death in 2015. They were dating at the time when the firearm was purchased in 2018. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane has more on the testimony.
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Hallie Biden, the widow of Beau Biden, was romantically involved with Hunter Biden and testified that she discarded the gun at the heart of the case.
Kathleen Buhle, the ex-wife of Hunter Biden, testified Wednesday in his Delaware gun trial that when she confronted her then-husband about a "crack pipe" she had found in 2015, he confirmed his drug use to her. Biden is charged with making false statements about his drug use on a federal form he filled out in order to purchase a revolver in 2018. Scott MacFarlane has the latest.
Prosecutors in Hunter Biden's federal gun trial called both his first wife and ex-girlfriend to the stand on Wednesday. An FBI special agent and the man who sold a gun to Biden in 2018 also testified. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.
President Biden's son, Hunter Biden, returned to court Wednesday where his ex-wife Kathleen Buhle took the stand in his trial on federal gun charges. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the latest.
Hunter Biden's ex-wife is expected to testify for the prosecution Wednesday in his federal gun possession trial. The president's son is accused of lying about his drug use when he bought a gun in 2018. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more on that and the audio excerpts from Biden's book that jurors heard Tuesday.
Hallie Biden, the widow of Hunter Biden's brother Beau who was romantically involved with Hunter and discarded the gun at the center of the trial, has yet to testify.
The criminal trial of Hunter Biden, son of President Biden, continued Tuesday as the prosecution called its first witness. Scott MacFarlane recaps the day's events.
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Tuesday marked the first day of witness testimony in the federal gun trial of Hunter Biden, son of President Biden. After opening statements, the jury heard from Erika Jensen, an FBI special agent assigned to the investigation in the fall of 2023. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.
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Witnesses for the prosecution are beginning to testify in Hunter Biden's federal gun trial. President Biden's son faces charges for lying about his drug consumption while purchasing a gun. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.
Opening statements begin Tuesday in Hunter Biden's federal criminal trial in Delaware. President Biden's son has pleaded not guilty to three felony charges over an alleged illegal gun purchase in 2018 while he was a drug user. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
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