Prosecution rests in Hunter Biden gun trial

Federal prosecutors called their final witnesses in their case against Hunter Biden during his trial Friday as they attempt to prove that the president’s son lied on a form when purchasing a gun in 2018.

In a court filing on Thursday, Biden's suggestion was strongly rejected by prosecutors. His team wrote that, to be guilty of the crime, Biden would have to "knowingly" fill out the form incorrectly, and therefore his actions could not be both "knowingly" wrong and also be done "in good faith."

They wrote that both sides have already agreed on a definition for "knowingly" which reads: "A person acts 'knowingly' if that person acts voluntarily and intentionally and not because of mistake or accident or other innocent reason."

Prosecutors called FBI forensic chemist Jason Brewer to the stand Friday. Brewer tested residue found on the leather pouch that contained Biden’s gun, and it came back positive for cocaine, though the amount was minimal. A Drug Enforcement Administration agent also testified about texts the president’s son sent to alleged dealers, The Associated Press reported.

The court is weighing whether Biden lied by denying he was a drug addict when he filled out a form when buying a firearm in October 2018.

On Thursday, jurors heard from his ex-wife and a former girlfriend who spoke about his crack cocaine addiction and their attempts to help him get clean.

In a 2021 memoir, he detailed his journey with addiction, a central theme in the trial so far.