Hunter Biden Lawyer Says Defendant Will Not Testify in Gun Trial
Published on June 10, 2024
Defense lawyer Abbe Lowell indicated in court on June 10 that Hunter Biden will likely not testify in his federal gun trial and asked the judge to instruct the jury not to hold it against his client. Mr. Biden is facing three felony charges related to a 2018 firearm purchase. Authorities accuse Mr. Biden of lying to the federally licensed gun store by illegally claiming on his application that he was not a drug user at the time of purchase and then unlawfully possessing the gun for 11 days. Mr. Biden has pleaded not guilty to the charges, and his defense attorneys argue that if he was addicted to crack cocaine when he purchased the gun, he was in “denial” and, therefore, could not have lied on the form....