Federal Firearm Trial , Against Hunter Biden , Opens in Delaware.<br />On June 4, lawyers are scheduled to <br />make their opening statements in the <br />federal gun case against Hunter Biden. .<br />Associated Press reports that the son of <br />President Joe Biden is charged with three <br />felonies stemming from a 2018 firearm purchase. .<br />Associated Press reports that the son of <br />President Joe Biden is charged with three <br />felonies stemming from a 2018 firearm purchase. .<br />The younger Biden has been accused of making <br />false statements to a federally licensed gun <br />dealer, including that he was not a drug user.<br />AP notes that by Hunter's own admission, he was addicted <br />to crack at the time following the 2015 death of his <br />brother from cancer, which he detailed in his memoir.<br />If convicted, he could face a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison, however, first-time offenders seldom receive anywhere close to the maximum sentence.<br />If convicted, he could face a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison, however, first-time offenders seldom receive anywhere close to the maximum sentence.<br />Opening statements come after a deal with <br />prosecutors collapsed, which would have avoided <br />a high-profile trial ahead of the 2024 election.<br />Opening statements come after a deal with <br />prosecutors collapsed, which would have avoided <br />a high-profile trial ahead of the 2024 election.<br />Hunter has pleaded not guilty to the charges <br />against him and claims that he has been <br />unfairly targeted by the Justice Department.<br />Hunter has pleaded not guilty to the charges <br />against him and claims that he has been <br />unfairly targeted by the Justice Department.<br />The trial comes just days after former <br />president Donald Trump was convicted <br />of 34 felony charges in New York City. .<br />AP points out that the proximity of the two unrelated <br />cases underline how the legal system has taken <br />center stage in the build up to the 2024 election.<br />AP points out that the proximity of the two unrelated <br />cases underline how the legal system has taken <br />center stage in the build up to the 2024 election.<br />Hunter is also facing a California trial in <br />September, stemming from charges <br />of failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes
