moments ago the first lady, jill biden, just arrived to court as her son is about to face trial, a historic first there and jury selection has started. this one good morning. also, dr. anthony fauci is now retired from government, but he will be back on capitol hill for what s expected to be a combative and contentious hearing as republican chins grill him over the origins of covid and history being made in mexico. the nation has elected its first female president. i m kate bolduan with john berman. sarah is out today. this is cnn news central happening now. jury selection is underway in the federal gun trial of president biden s son, hunter biden. hunter biden did arrive according in wilmington, delaware, just a short time ago, just minutes later first lady, jill biden, also walked into the courthouse. hunter biden s trial marks the first time and you this history that a child is sitting president is on trial and at the center of it all is a revolver. biden is charged with
joey, i don t think much of it. and here s what i mean by that. i think that listen, what courts have to be about our equity, you seek equitable results in court and prosecutors have a great deal of discretion russian, were in different times, kate were in bizarro times, political retribution times. we re talking about a case with someone who was addicted. there are many people in this world who are addicted. that s a problem. i mean, it s a real problem. people can relate to a person who had a gun for a period of 11 days, a person who had a lot going on in his life, losing his brother bo in 2015, right. leading to this addiction problem and the things that stem from it, losing his mom s a child, losing his sister as a child. why am i saying all this? but an artist spoke to a very critical issue of mitigation that s what us defense attorneys all about. it s about giving information that lessens the case and when you have a plea deal last year where there was a diversion program status