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The courtroom hallway at Hunter Biden's federal gun trial erupted in chaos on Tuesday when his wife Melissa Cohen flew into a rage at a former Donald Trump White House aide.
Cohen approached Garrett Ziegler and called him a 'Nazi piece of s***' who had no right watching the case.
Ziegler did not respond to Cohen, as she carried on walking into the courtroom to take her seat next to First Lady Jill Biden.
'For the record, I’m not a Nazi, I’m a believer in the U.S. Constitution. I haven’t said one thing to them,' he told NBC News, who reported the confrontation.
The courtroom hallway at Hunter Biden's federal gun trial erupted in chaos on Tuesday when his wife Melissa Cohen flew into a rage at a former Donald Trump White House aide
Prosecutors told the court that Hunter bought a revolver and 'full metal jacket' bullets while addicted to crack cocaine and living a life of 'non-stop debauchery'.
At the opening of his trial on gun and drug charges, prosecutors said Biden was 'smoking crack every 15 minutes' when he purchased the gun on October 12, 2018.
Biden has pleaded not guilty to two charges related to lying on his federal gun purchase form by saying he was not an addict, and one charge of possessing a firearm while addicted to narcotics.
FBI special agent Erika Jensen was the first witness to take the stand. She was assigned to Hunter's case last fall.
Prosecutor Derek Hines told the jury Biden went into StarQuest Shooters & Survival Supply and 'surveyed its large inventory' before selecting a .38-caliber Colt Cobra revolver.
Cohen approached Garrett Ziegler and called him a 'Nazi piece of s***' who had no right watching the case
Ziegler did not respond to Cohen, as she carried on walking into the courtroom to take her seat next to First Lady Jill Biden (pictured walking into court today)
He also bought a 'speed loader' allowing the five rounds to be loaded quickly.
Mr Hines said he purchased a type of 'lethal ammunition' known as 'full metal jacket' which was better at 'ripping to shreds what it comes into contact with'.
Hines also told the jury the defendant had filled out a federal gun purchase form watched by a gun store employee.
They were shown the form and where he put an ‘X’ in response to a question to show that he was not a drug user.
Hunter was in possession of the gun for 11 days, the jury was told.
During that time someone close to him became concerned.
Hines said: ‘That person is Hallie Biden, his brother’s widow, who he was in a romantic relationship with.’
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