{"id":2261852,"date":"2024-06-06T22:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T02:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-trial-prosecutors-plan-to-rest-gun-case-on-friday\/"},"modified":"2024-06-06T22:13:08","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T02:13:08","slug":"hunter-biden-trial-prosecutors-plan-to-rest-gun-case-on-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-trial-prosecutors-plan-to-rest-gun-case-on-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Prosecutors to conclude gun case against Hunter Biden this Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhunter-biden-trial-prosecutors-plan-to-rest-gun-case-on-friday%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2261852&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Federal prosecutors in \u2062Wilmington,\u2062 Delaware, are nearing the end of \u2064their case \u200cagainst Hunter\u2063 Biden in his gun trial. The prosecutors\u200c plan \u2063to call two\u200c final\u2063 witnesses, including an FBI \u200dchemist and a Drug \u2062Enforcement Administration official. The\u200c trial, which has \u200dlasted four days and involved testimonies from significant individuals\u200c in Biden&#8217;s life, is \u200bproceeding as scheduled under Judge Maryellen Noreika&#8217;s estimation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>WILMINGTON, Delaware<\/strong> <strong>\u2014<\/strong> Federal prosecutors expect to rest their case against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hunter-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Hunter Biden\">Hunter Biden<\/a> on Friday morning after they call two final witnesses to the stand to testify in the first son\u2019s gun trial.<\/p>\n<p>They told Judge Maryellen Noreika at the conclusion of court proceedings on Thursday that the witnesses would be an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"FBI\">FBI<\/a> chemist and a Drug Enforcement Administration official.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors previously indicated the chemist would speak about lab results that showed cocaine on a pouch belonging to Biden and the DEA witness would decipher Biden\u2019s text messages about alleged drug transactions for the jury.<\/p>\n<p>Abbe Lowell, the prominent white-collar attorney leading Biden\u2019s defense, said he planned to call two or three witnesses to the stand and that he expects the defense to rest its case by the end of the day on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Once the defense presents its case, attorneys typically delivery closing statements, then the judge gives jurors instructions and directs them to deliberate. Deliberations could take hours or sometimes days, if needed. Noreika estimated at the start of the trial that it could last up to two weeks, meaning it remains roughly on schedule at this stage.<\/p>\n<p>The trial has stretched four days so far and involved prosecutors examining eight witnesses, including Biden\u2019s ex-wife, two ex-girlfriends, and the man who sold Biden the gun for which he is now being prosecuted.<\/p>\n<p>Day four, which concluded Thursday, marked the most personal day yet for Biden in the trial. Hallie Biden, the widow of Hunter Biden\u2019s late brother, Beau, testified about her tumultuous relationship with the first son, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3030567\/hallie-biden-says-panicked-threw-away-hunter-bidens-gun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>saying<\/a> she and Hunter Biden became romantically involved around the end of 2015, shortly after her husband died.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Hallie Biden departs from federal court, Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Wilmington, Delaware. (AP Photo\/Matt Rourke)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She provided a detailed chronology of Hunter Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">crack cocaine<\/a> use, which she said became more frequent in 2017 and 2018. <\/p>\n<p>Special counsel David Weiss has alleged the first son lied on a federal form about his drug use on Oct. 12, 2018, so that he could purchase a revolver and that he then illegally retained the firearm for several days.<\/p>\n<p>Hallie Biden testified that she discovered the gun and ammunition in the first son\u2019s truck 11 days after he purchased it and that she \u201cpanicked\u201d and threw it away in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-year-of-living-fearfully\/\" title=\"The Year of Living Fearfully\">grocery store<\/a> trash bin. She said she also recalled finding crack cocaine residue and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abe-lincoln-statue-vandalized-with-poop-paint-arrested-suspect-is-a-black-lives-matter-leader\/\" title=\"Abe Lincoln Statue Vandalized With Poop, Paint; Arrested Suspect Is A Black Lives Matter Leader\u00a0\">drug paraphernalia<\/a> in the truck along with the gun.<\/p>\n<p>On cross-examination, Lowell grilled her on specific details about the sequence of events that occurred the morning she found the gun, highlighting how her memory of the morning was hazy. Lowell acknowledged that it must have been a \u201ctraumatic\u201d day for her.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors have also spoken with gun salesman Gordon Cleveland, Hunter Biden\u2019s former New York girlfriend Zoe Kestan, his ex-wife Kathleen Buhle, three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-radio-reporter-arrested-for-firebombing-police-cars\/\" title=\"Public Radio \u201cReporter\u201d Arrested For Firebombing Police Cars\">law enforcement officials<\/a>, and an elderly man who said he came across the first son\u2019s revolver while collecting recyclables from trash bins at the grocery store.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden is required to appear in court every day. He has appeared attentive throughout the proceedings while his supporters, including his wife, Melissa Cohen Biden, and Hollywood lawyer Kevin Morris, sit behind him. First lady Jill Biden was present for the first three days but absent Thursday amid D-Day memorial events.<\/p>\n<p>Lowell said Hunter Biden has not decided if he will testify in his own defense, though it is rare for criminal defendants to do so.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Wilmington, Delaware, federal prosecutors aim to wrap up the case against Hunter Biden on Friday. Two final witnesses, including an FBI chemist, are scheduled to testify in his gun trial. 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