Hunter Biden's ex-wife takes stand in federal gun trial | Testimony begins in Hunter Biden trial

(ASSOCIATED PRESS) Hunter Biden's ex-wife has been called to testify in his federal gun trial as prosecutors seek to show the depths of his drug problem they say was still going on when he filled out a form to buy a firearm.

Hunter Biden and Kathleen Buhle were married for roughly 20 years. They have three children and divorced in 2016 after his infidelity and drug abuse became too much, according to her memoir, “If We Break," about the dissolution of their marriage.

She is among several Biden family and friends expected to testify in a trial that has quickly become a highly personal and detailed tour of Hunter Biden's mistakes and drug use. The proceedings are unfolding as the 2024 presidential election looms, and allies worry about the toll it will take on the president, who is deeply concerned about the health and sustained sobriety of his only living son. Prosecutors argue that the testimony is necessary to show Hunter Biden's state of mind when he bought the gun.

First lady Jill Biden went to court for the third consecutive day to support her son, ahead of her trip to France to meet President Joe Biden, who was in Europe to mark the anniversary of D-Day.

Hunter Biden has been charged with three felonies stemming from the purchase of a gun in October 2018. He's accused of lying to a federally licensed gun dealer, making a false claim on the application by saying he was not a drug user and illegally having the gun for 11 days.

As evidence of his drug use at the time of purchase, prosecutors showed jurors dozens of pages of Hunter Biden's memoir, “Beautiful Things,” written in 2021 after he got sober. They also heard lengthy audio excerpts from the book, which traces his descent into addiction following the death of his brother, Beau Biden, in 2015 from cancer and covers the period he bought the gun, though it doesn't mention the weapon specifically.

Defense attorney Abbe Lowell has said Hunter Biden's state of mind was different when he wrote the book than when he purchased the gun, when he didn't believe he had an addiction. And the prosecutors must prove he had a drug problem when he filled out the document at the time of purchase.

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Why isn't he already in jail for Crack?

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Is she going to go into detail about their sex life?