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When Hallie Biden discovered a gun in Hunter Biden’s truck in October 2018 she said she “panicked” and took it from the vehicle and threw it in a trash can behind a grocery store, she testified on Thursday.
“I didn’t want him to hurt himself, and I didn’t want my kids to find it and hurt themselves,” Hallie told jurors.
Hallie, the widow of Beau Biden, said she was in an “on and off” romantic relationship with Hunter, her brother-in-law, from 2015 until 2019. During that time, she witnessed him use drugs and wanted to help him stay safe and get sober.
She admitted the idea is “stupid” now but at the time she was flustered and didn’t know what to do.
Prosecutors allege Hunter unlawfully purchased that same gun in October 2018 after lying on a federal gun form about his drug use. Biden is charged with three gun-related counts. He has pleaded not guilty.
Hallie’s testimony will come one day after Hunter’s ex-wife, Kathleen Buhle, and ex-girlfriend, Zoe Kestan, testified about his substance use disorder and desire to get sober in the months leading up to the gun purchase.
Greer says elderly man took gun out of trash
An elderly man looking through a trash can is the one who discovered the gun Hallie Biden removed from Hunter Biden’s truck, Greer testified on Thursday.
Greer said he reviewed security camera footage and found the man. When he took Greer back to his home he pulled the gun out of a sock and gave it to Greer.
He also had the leather pouch Hallie put the gun in and the box of ammunition.
Prosecutors call former Delaware state trooper
Prosecutors have called Millard Greer, a former special investigator with the Delaware Department of Justice to the stand.
Marley says Hunter was ‘victim’
Joshua Marley is off the stand after very brief testimony and cross-examination.
During his testimony, Marley said he interviewed Hunter Biden – who he said was “the victim”. He said that the gun was taken from his truck.
However, Marley never interviewed Hallie Biden – the person who took the gun out of the truck and discarded it.
Marley says they could not find gun
Joshua Marley, the Delaware State Police officer who responded to calls of a missing firearm, testified that they were unable to find the gun after searching trash cans from the grocery store.
Marley said he reviewed security camera footage from the grocery store and interviewed Hunter Biden the day of the call.
Joe Biden says he won’t pardon Hunter
President Joe Biden said he would not pardon his son, Hunter, if he’s found guilty of criminal gun charges, he told David Muir on ABC News.
When asked if he would accept the outcome of Hunter’s trial, President Biden said, “Yes”.
Muir asked President Biden if he would rule out a pardon, to which the president responded, “Yes”.
The president criticized Donald Trump for refusing to accept the outcome of his own trial thus undermining the justice system.
“He’s trying to undermine it,” President Biden told Muir. “He got a fair trial. The jury spoke.”
Next up: Joshua Marley a Delaware State Police officer
Hallie Biden is off the stand and now the prosecution has called Joshua Marley, a Delaware State Police officer, to the stand.
Marley is the officer who responded to calls of a missing firearm at the grocery store where Hallie Biden discarded it.
Defense uses phone logs to to recount day Hallie found gun
Hallie Biden testified on Thursday that she could not recall the exact events on the day when she discovered a firearm in Hunter Biden’s truck.
After discarding the gun in a grocery store garbage bin, Hallie said Hunter frantically texted her.
However, Hallie had trouble remembering exactly what happened on that day – which at this point is more than five years ago.
Lowell showed phone logs indicating Hallie and Hunter called each other to help reconstruct the day’s events.
Hallie testifies she saw “dusting” of drugs
During cross-examination, Hallie Biden told jurors she saw a “dusting” of drugs in the truck where she found Hunter Biden’s firearm.
In October 2018, Hallie discovered the firearm that Hunter bought while cleaning out his truck. She told jurors she could recall what exactly she saw – whether that was drugs or drug paraphernalia.
Defense attorney Abbe Lowell underlined the fact that Hallie could not recall exactly.
Court is back from lunch
Hallie Biden has returned to the stand as court proceedings resume.
Defense is continuing cross-examining her
Hunter Biden looks down during Hallie’s testimony
As Hallie Biden testified to the on-again-off-again relationship she had with her brother-in-law, Hunter Biden looked down at his hands more often than previously.
On the stand, Hallie detailed how she witnessed Hunter use crack cocaine from 2015 until 2018. She told jurors Hunter introduced her to drugs during the summer of 2018 and she was “ashamed” of that period of her life.
Hunter looked down more often than he had in previous testimonies, occasionally chatting to his lawyer, Abbe Lowell.
Gustaf Kilander is reporting from inside the courthouse in Wilmington, Delaware
Source: independent.co.uk
