Day 1 of Hunter Biden's firearms trial

Many of the struggles faced by the Biden family members are shared by the jurors who will decide the fate of the president's son

Hunter Biden, a former heroin addict, is a defendant in a case where he is charged with possessing an illegal firearm and making false statements

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He got remarried after divorcing. He has had firsthand experience with death, having lost his brother to a brain tumor in 2015.

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Hunter Biden is also the president's son, a fact that was hard to overlook given how frequently jurors mentioned Biden family members

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Dozens of prospective jurors poured into U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika's court during an occasionally taxing selection process

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Biden sat straight, peering behind peach-colored eyeglasses. Abbe Lowell, lead attorney for Hunter, kindly inquired after noon

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The president's son might spend up to 25 years in prison in this historic case, making for an engrossing moment. Readmore

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