Hunter Biden’s criminal trial continued today with opening statements and the first witness testimony. The president’s only surviving son faces three charges tied to the possession of a gun while using narcotics and has pleaded not guilty. U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika is overseeing the proceedings.
Prosecution reveals its witness list
The prosecution in the federal gun crime trial of Hunter Biden revealed their witness list Tuesday:
- Erika Jensen, FBI agent
- Kathleen Buhle, Hunter Biden’s ex-wife
- Zoe Kestan, ex-girlfriend of Hunter Biden
- Hallie Biden
- Gordon Cleveland, gun store employee who sold Hunter Biden the gun
- DSP Corp. Joshua Marley
- DSP Lt. Millard Greer
- Dr. Jason Brewer, forensic chemist
- DEA Supervisory Special Agent Joshua Romig
During opening statements, the prosecution showed image of Hunters pouch with white powder on it, says a witness will testify that it was cocaine.
Derek Hines, a prosecutor on special counsel David Weiss’ team, closed by saying the defendant is not charged with using drugs, but buying a gun. He. said addiction is not a choice, but choosing to buy a gun is.
Biden laptop has messages appearing to set up drug deals
Prosecutor’s entered Hunter Biden’s laptop into evidence, which included a summary chart with content from the laptop containing over 18,000 pages.
The prosecution is currently going through the pages one by one, which contain text messages between Biden and other individuals which appear to show Biden arranging drug deals.
Examples included Biden arranging places to meet and discussing quanities, while others contains Biden asking if he can get some “baby powder.”
Prosecutors present evidence Hunter Biden smoked crack days after buying gun
Prosecutors presented evidence that Hunter Biden attempted to buy and smoked crack in the days after he purchased the gun.
Prosecutors shared a text message exchange from October 13, 2018 that featured Biden sending a message to Hallie Biden indicating that he was “waiting for a dealer named Mookie.”
The next day, two days after the gun purchase, prosecutors presented evidence that Biden sent another text message to Hallie Biden that said he was recently sleeping on a car while smoking crack.
Melissa Cohen Biden, the wife of Hunter Biden, lashed out at a former Trump aide during her Tuesday appearance in court to support her husband.
Her remarks were directed at Garrett Ziegler, who was sued by Hunter Biden last year for publishing the contents of his infamous laptop.
Approaching Ziegler at the trial, Biden’s wife pointed her finger at him and said, “You have no right to be here, you Nazi piece of s—.”
Ziegler did not respond to Melissa Cohen Biden’s remarks at the time.
Ziegler confirmed the encounter, which was first reported by NBC News, and told the outlet, “It’s sad I’ve been sitting here the whole time and haven’t approached anyone.”
“For the record, I’m not a Nazi, I’m a believer in the U.S. Constitution. I haven’t said one thing to them,” Ziegler added.
The lawsuit against Ziegler last September alleged that he had violated federal computer laws by hacking into the now-infamous laptop that was left in a Delaware repair shop in 2019.
The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles, accuses Ziegler and his company — Marco Polo — and 10 unidentified associates of spreading “tens of thousands of emails, thousands of photos, and dozens of videos and recordings” that were considered “pornographic” on the laptop.
In March, Ziegler sought to have a judge who was appointed by President Biden removed from the case. He argued that the outcome of the lawsuit not only has implications for the congressional impeachment inquiry, but also the 2024 election.
Regarding Ziegler’s encounter with Melissa Cohen Biden, Marco Polo wrote in a tweet, “The wife has the same level of impulse control as Hunter. To the family bringing decency back, anyone who is perceived as opposition is a Nazi.”
“Truly contemptible liars & scoundrels,” the group added. “We don’t respond in kind in the back of a courtroom, because we’re gentlemen who do not berate women.”
