{"id":2264194,"date":"2024-06-10T15:54:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T19:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jury-deliberations-begin-in-hunter-biden-trial\/"},"modified":"2024-06-10T15:55:27","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T19:55:27","slug":"jury-deliberations-begin-in-hunter-biden-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jury-deliberations-begin-in-hunter-biden-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Jury begins deliberations in Hunter Biden trial"},"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\">14<\/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%2Fjury-deliberations-begin-in-hunter-biden-trial%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=2264194&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>I apologize, \u2064but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-following-esg-criteria-breaking-the-law\/\" title=\"Is Following ESG Criteria Breaking the Law?\">content provided<\/a> does not contain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-to-face-off-against-twitter-in-epic-legal-battle\/\" title=\"Elon Musk to Face Off Against Twitter in \u201cEpic\u201d Legal Battle\">adequate information<\/a> for a summary. 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Could you share the text or describe the content you need help with?\u2064 I&#8217;m\u200c here to assist you!  <\/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 data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p><strong>WILMINGTON, Delaware \u2014<\/strong> A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/key-witness-in-chauvin-trial-invokes-fifth-amendment\/\" title=\"Key witness in Chauvin trial invokes Fifth Amendment\">judge instructed<\/a> the jury in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hunter-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Hunter Biden\">Hunter Biden<\/a>\u2018s gun trial to begin deliberating late Monday afternoon after prosecutors and the first son\u2019s defense team delivered their closing arguments.<\/p>\n<p>The jury can take as much time as it needs, whether it be minutes, hours, or even days, to decide whether the first son committed the three felony charges he is facing related to a 2018 gun purchase.<\/p>\n<p>Special counsel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/david-weiss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"David Weiss\">David Weiss<\/a> has alleged Biden, a recovering drug and alcohol addict, lied on a federal form about his use of crack cocaine to purchase a revolver on Oct. 12 that year. Weiss also alleged Biden unlawfully kept the gun for 11 days while he was a drug user or addict.<\/p>\n<p>During closing arguments, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/takeaways-from-day-1-of-steele-dossier-source-igor-danchenkos-trial\/\" title=\"Takeaways From Day 1 of Steele Dossier Source Igor Danchenko's  Trial\">prosecutors told jurors<\/a> to use their \u201ccommon sense,\u201d based on the mountain of evidence they presented during the six-day trial that Biden was using drugs from 2015 through early 2019, to conclude that he was a drug user around the time of the gun purchase.<\/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>Judge Maryellen Noreika, a Trump appointee, decided ahead of the trial that prosecutors would not need to prove Biden was on drugs at the exact time he filled out the form and allegedly lied on it. Rather, prosecutors needed only to prove that he was on drugs \u201crecently enough\u201d to indicate that he was \u201cactively engaged in such conduct,\u201d Leo Wise, a government prosecutor, pointed out during his closing argument.<\/p>\n<p>The form asked, \u201cAre you an unlawful user of, or addicted to, [controlled substances]?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>This story is developing.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Wilmington, Delaware, the jury in Hunter Biden&#8217;s gun trial was directed to start deliberations late Monday following closing arguments from both the prosecution and defense. 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