Hunter Biden’s federal firearms case opens after jury is chosen [Video]

Lawyers will make their opening statements Tuesday in the federal gun case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter after a jury was seated for the trial.Hunter Biden has been charged with three felonies stemming from a 2018 firearm purchase when he was, according to his memoir, in the throes of a crack addiction. He has been accused of lying to a federally licensed gun dealer, making a false claim on the application by saying he was not a drug user and illegally having the gun for 11 days.Hunter Biden arrived at the courthouse with this wife, Melissa, emerging from an SUV. First lady Jill Biden and his sister Ashley Biden joined him again in the courtroom.The proceedings come after the collapse of a deal with prosecutors that would have avoided the spectacle of a trial so close to the 2024 election. Hunter Biden has pleaded not guilty and has argued …