Hunter Biden jury members have personal ties to drug addiction, addicts

President Joe Biden's son has been charged with three felony firearms offenses having to do with the purchase of a .38 revolver back in 2018 in Delaware and lying about his drug addiction on a federal form to purchase the firearm. Hunter has pleaded not guilty to all the charges in the case, per Fox News.

The case is being overseen by federal district Judge Maryellen Noreika in a federal court in Delaware. On Monday, the court heard from 60 potential jurors who could be on the case, and 12 jurors as well as four alternates were selected. The primary slate of jurors is comprised of six men and six women.

The jury selection lasted all of Monday with the majority of potential jurors on the case admitting that they have struggled with the addictions of friends and family.

Noreika asked questions of the jurors about whether they or their loved ones had also had to deal with addiction. The question has relevance in the case as Hunter himself has admitted to addiction himself and may influence the outcome of the verdict.

One juror told the court that the general population in the area oftentimes has struggles with addictions of many sorts. She added that she has lost friends to overdose deaths.

Prosecutors have argued in the case that in October 2018, when the president’s son visited StarQuest Shooters Survival Supply in Wilmington and purchased a revolver, he lied about his drug addiction at the time. When filling out a form he answered, “No,” when he was asked if he was addicted to controlled substances.

As a result, he is facing charges of making a false statement in the purchase of a firearm, possession of a firearm by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance, and making a false statement related to information required by federal firearms dealers.

Hunter faces charges of up to 25 years in prison with each carrying a maximum fine of $250,000 with each count and three years of supervised release.