maybe a couple of things they can either contest the underlying issue as to the addiction itself, even though there s admissions as to that was it at the time that he purchased a gun? well, they could look for jury nullification in this case saying, look, this is a guy who s been through a lot. what are we doing here? he possessed, as i noted, this gun for 11 days, how do we know he was going through a tough time? he lost his brother to brain cancer because of the brain cancer that his brother had. bot are rising star in delaware, he was in a really dark place at the particular time. he lost his mom and his sister when he was a young kid what do we doing that the gun was never used in terms of any type of crime at all, things have to make sense. and so if that s sympathetic to a jury, they could nullify. so it ll be interesting to me, victor, to see what the play here is. it to confront the facts head on, or is it to garner sympathy, which would mitigate the charges and even if they ap
happening in delaware. but keep in mind once this is done, it s not the end of the hunter biden s legal troubles. he faces a second indictment in california, which is set to go to trial later this year, and that is on federal tax offenses marshall cohen cnn, washington marceau. thank you. see it. legal analyst, joey jackson is with his now. joey. good morning to you. i want to start with jury selection first, because the jury selection in a hunter biden trial starts four days after the conviction of former president trump how do you weed out if you re the defense attorney here, you re trying to weed out those people potentially who want political revenge. what do you ask? how do you get them out of the number? yeah, those are great questions, victor. good morning to you. and so remember that the questions with respect to selecting a jury has been submitted, right? what happens in federal court if you submit to the federal judge in there
boat was sinking. now, crews responded by helicopter, pulled all eight people from the water coast guard officials say the voters were carrying all of the right lifesaving equipment and wearing their life jackets, which likely saved their lives this morning, 35 billion people facing severe storm threats in parts of the central and southern plains. and some of those areas could see powerful winds, large hail, and even some tornadoes, meter i ll just derek van dam is tracking it all for us. what do we need to know, derrick? yeah. victor amara, we re showing you this to date, severe weather outlook because we may and i say may with a big quotation around it, just get a break that we have been longing for for so many weeks. this is a marginal risk for tomorrow. today. we still have an enhanced risk across portions of canada this and nebraska, but it has been over a month where meteorologists at the storm prediction center and all the various offices across the us have been dealing with
diversion means it s data for trouble for two years. be a good person and the case is dismissed. and now we re here on a trial with a gun that was never used before with a gun you own 411 days, things have to make sense. and even though potentially you ve done something wrong equitability needs to factor into the equation. and this is just, just, we ve got don into a different space and that s unfortunate. yeah. now that the potential plea deal fell apart what is low is the bar for the burden for the prosecutors here? a hunter biden is written about his drug use and drug abuse. he says he s been sober since 2019 but if they put these witnesses forward, they submit the text messages, they bring the memoir into evidence. there, and they have the form that he signed. is that it? or do they need to do more? so what happened victor, is that like any case ultimately
do you want someone on this jury or several people on this jury who have experience with people who had been or are struggling with drug addiction because that could cut both ways on one side, there is some sympathy for this man who has struggled. he s been transparent about it. he s been sober now for five years. he says on the other hand, you could know just how dangerous that a weapon could be in a hands of a person who s dealing with that addiction where do you fall on that line of the profile of jury one as it relates to that yeah. victor, that s a great question. and here s my answer while it can fall on both sides obviously there s nothing foolproof in life, right? ultimately, you have to take the risks that you think a norris to your benefit. and i think it s much more important to me have someone who s sympathetic, who understands that, someone who s in that place in their life and there are many people out there that, you lose a measure of control and yes, you can be dang