Hunter Biden found guilty in gun trial

Hunter Biden was found guilty of all three counts of federal firearm charges on Tuesday, concluding a six-year investigation into whether the first son had lied on a federal form for a background check and illegally possessed a firearm while under the influence of illicit drugs. 

Hunter was struggling with an addiction to crack cocaine in 2018 and had at least one stay in a rehab facility during the summer. However, as multiple witnesses testified during the trial, he had quickly relapsed by October 2018, the month that he purchased a gun. His ex-wife, Kathleen Buhle, painted a picture of a deeply troubled man whose constant drug abuse led to the dissolution of their marriage. 

Hallie Biden, Hunter’s sister-in-law turned paramour, said she repeatedly searched Hunter’s car to make sure it as safe for her kids to be inside, only to find the gun and drug paraphernalia. Hallie took the gun and the pouch it was kept in, which tested positive for cocaine residue, and tossed it in a grocery store dumpster.