Hunter Biden Case Goes to the Jury, as Prosecution Urges Jurors To Ignore Crying Ashley Biden, First Lady, and Other Bidens in Attendance

Biden’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, gesticulated wildly during his closing statement, often glaring at prosecutors and playing clips from his audiobook, prompting tears from Ashley Biden.

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Hunter Biden and his wife, Melissa Cohen Biden, arrive at the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building on June 10, 2024, at Wilmington, Delaware. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

The government’s felony firearms case against Hunter Biden has gone to the jury, after the defense rested and prosecutors urged jurors to “use your common sense” in deciding the fate of the president’s only surviving son. The jury finished the day without a verdict and will resume deliberations on Tuesday.

Prosecutor Leo Wise first took the podium to deliver the prosecution’s closing statement, saying this is a straightforward case that must be an example that “no one is above the law.”

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