of a sitting president. the 54 year old denies three criminal charges stemming from his purchase of a handgun in 2018 the prosecution claim he was heavily addicted to drugs at the time and lied about it in registration forms. the first lady, jill biden, attended the jury selection hearing in delaware. president biden was not present. he issued a statement saying he was proud of his son, but he would not comment on the case. our correspondent tom bateman has been outside the courthouse in wilmington. well, five months before a presidential election and a trial here that will throw a very public glare on the personal life and the allegations of drug misuse of the son of the us president. now, hunter biden arrived here first thing this morning along with members of the biden family, including his stepmother, the first lady, jill biden. she satjust behind him at the front of the public gallery in the courtroom all day. i was in the press benches and watched hunter biden turn an
where a jury has been selected in the trial ofjoe biden s son hunter on gun charges. it s the first prosecution in us history for a child of a sitting president. the 54 year old denies three criminal charges stemming from his purchase of a handgun in 2018 the prosecution claim he was heavily addicted to drugs at the time and lied about it in registration forms. the first lady, jill biden, attended the jury selection hearing in delaware. attended the jury selection president biden was not present. he issued a statement saying he was proud of his son, but he would not comment on the case. our correspondent tom bateman has been outside the courthouse in wilmington. well, five months before a presidential election and a trial here that will throw a very public glare on the personal life and the allegations of drug misuse of the son of the us president. now, hunter biden arrived here first thing this morning along with members of the biden family, including his stepmother, the f