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Hunter Biden trial live: Jill Biden flies in from France to spend day in court after Hallie's devastating testimony

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By Josh Boswell In Wilmington, Delaware For Dailymail.Com and Dailymail.Com Political Reporters In Washington D.C.

Published: 12:45 BST, 7 June 2024 | Updated: 15:58 BST, 7 June 2024

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Prosecutors are expected to wrap up their case against Hunter Biden in his gun trial, after his ex Hallie Biden detailed how they used crack cocaine together.

The court was also shown surveillance footage of the moment she threw the gun at the center of the case in the trash can outside a Delaware grocery store.

President Joe Biden is meanwhile still in France for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, and apologized to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for Republicans holding up foreign aid.

Follow our coverage from our reporters in Delaware, Washington and Europe.

Prosecution in Hunter Biden trial rests its case

Federal prosecutors wrapped up their gun case against Hunter Biden on Friday.

They had caled two final witnesses in their effort to prove that the president's son lied on a mandatory gun-purchase form when he said he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs.

The witnesses were an FBI forensic chemist, Jason Brewer, who tested a residue found on the leather pouch that contained Hunter Biden's gun.

It came back positive for cocaine, though the amount was minimal, he told jurors.

A Drug Enforcement Administration agent testified about text messages Hunter Biden sent to alleged dealers.

Their testimony capped a week that has been largely dedicated to highlighting the seriousness of Hunter Biden's drug problem through highly personal and often revealing testimony. Defense attorneys may now call witnesses.

Jill Biden arrives at court in Delaware after 3,600-mile dash from France

The First Lady is making a whirlwind trip.

She was in France on Thursday for D-Day events.

Today, she is in court in Delaware for Hunter Biden's trial.

On Saturday she will be back in France for a state dinner.

In all, she will be making a 7,200-mile round trip to spend one day in court.

Going into court in Delaware on Friday...

U.S. first lady Jill Biden arrives at the federal court for the trial of Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, on criminal gun charges in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., June 7, 2024. REUTERS/Hannah Beier

In France on Thursday...

 (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY  MANDATORY CREDIT - ' UKRAINIAN PRESIDENCY / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) French President Emmanuel Macron (L), First Lady Brigitte Macron (R), US President Joe Biden (2nd L) and First Lady Jill Biden (2nd R) take part in the official international ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings at the Omaha Beach Memorial in Normandy, France on June 6, 2024. The Normandy landings, also known as D-Day, took place on June 6, 1944. Allied forces, including those of the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada, landed on the Normandy coast in Nazi-occupied France to launch a large-scale offensive in Western Europe, which, along with other battles of World War II, led to the defeat of Nazism in May 1945. (Photo by Ukrainian Presidency / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Biden: 'How were these Americans willing to risk everything'

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the World War II Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument following the 80th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings in Cricqueville-en-Bessin, Normandy, France, June 7, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

President Joe Biden told the stories of D-Day veterans he met on the 80th anniversary and then spoke of their heroics at Pointe du Hoc.

Today, as I look out at this battlefield, and all the bunkers and bomb craters that still surround it, one thought comes to mind: My God, my God, how did they do it? How were these Americans willing to risk everything

Biden at Pointe du Hoc in Normandy: 'I know I'll get in trouble with the Secret Service if I go to the edge and look over'

President Joe Biden is speaking about democracy at Pointe du Hoc, the site of one of the most daring missions from American forces on D-Day.

He started off by walking the cliffs along the Normandy coastline.

He took the lectern and said: 'I know I'll get in trouble with the Secret Service if I go to the edge and look over'.

Joe Biden Pointe du Hoc speech June 7 2024

Joe Biden defends his economic record after unemployment hits 4 per cent for first time in over two years

In a statement President Biden said:

On my watch, 15.6 million more Americans have the dignity and respect that comes with a job.
Unemployment has been at or below 4% for 30 months - the longest stretch in 50 years. And a record high share of working-age women have jobs.
I will keep fighting to lower costs for families like the ones I grew up with in Scranton. The Republican plan would increase inflation by repealing the Affordable Care Act, siding with Big Oil to raise utility bills, letting Big Banks rip off Americans, and blow up the debt by slashing taxes for billionaires.

George Clooney faces backlash over phone call to White House

FBI chemist testifies cocaine was found in leather pouch kept with Hunter Biden's gun

Dr. Jason Brewer, an FBI chemist based in Quantico, Virginia, said he discovered traces of cocaine on a leather pouch that was found with Hunter's gun.

Under cross-examination he said the traces were 'minimal' and the tests had not been carried out until five years after the gun was found.

Forensic chemist tells court white powder on Hunter Biden's gun pouch tested positive for cocaine

Forensic chemist James Brewer told the court that the white powder on Hunter Biden's gun pouch tested positive for cocaine.

The expert witness was handed the leather pouch by prosecutor Leo Wise and was asked to explain what he discovered.

'I found a minimal amount of white powder.'

Then he confirmed there were trace amounts of cocaine detected, but he could not confirm who put it there.

Hunter Biden Evidence June 5/6

Economy adds 272,000 jobs in May

U.S. job growth blew past estimates in May even as unemployment edged up, data showed Friday.

The world's biggest economy added 272,000 jobs last month, up from a revised 165,000 in April, the Department of Labor said..

Unemployment crept up from 3.9 percent to 4.0 percent.

It is the first time unemployment has hit 4 percent in over two years.

The hotter than expected job figures could complicate the Federal Reserve's calculus as it weighs the right time to lower interest rates.

It also remains to be seen if positive employment data would translate into rosier perceptions of President Joe Biden, who has been struggling to convince voters of his handling of the economy.

Biden said:

The great American comeback continues, but we still have to make more progress.

A recap of the charges Hunter Biden faces

Hunter Biden has been charged with three felonies:

1 - Lying to a federally licensed gun dealer.

2 - Making a false claim on an application by saying he was not a drug user.

3 - lllegally having the gun for 11 days.

He has pleaded not guilty.

He had hoped to resolve the gun case and another separate tax case in California with a plea deal last year.

The deal was the result of a years-long investigation into his business dealings.

The deal had him pleading guilty to lower-level charges that would have resolved both cases and spared him the spectacle of a trial so close to the 2024 election.

It fell apart after Judge Maryellen Noreika questioned unusual aspects of the proposed agreement and the lawyers could not resolve them.

Judge Noreika is now presiding over the trial.

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Joe Biden's sister, Valerie Biden Owens is in court to support Hunter

Valerie Biden arrives to federal court, Friday, June 7, 2024, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Hunter Biden and wife Melissa arrive at court

Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, and his wife Melissa Cohen Biden, arrive at the federal court for his trial on criminal gun charges in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., June 7, 2024. REUTERS/Hannah Beier

Poll shows Biden and Trump tied in Virginia

A new Fox News poll shows Joe Biden and Trump tied on 48 percent in the state of Virginia.

Biden won Virginia by 10 points in 2020.

Trump has tripled his support among black voters to 25 percent, according to the poll.

Biden APOLOGIZES to Zelensky for Republican delays to massive aid package and promises US will stand with Ukraine as it battles renewed Russian offensive

President Joe Biden on Friday apologized to Volodymyr Zelensky for the way hardline Republicans delayed a $61 billion package of funding for months earlier this year and promised that the U.S. would continue to stand with Ukraine in its time of need.

'We're still in ... completely, thoroughly,' Biden told his Ukrainian counterpart during their meeting at a Paris hotel.

Both leaders are in the French capital after Thursday's 80th anniversary of D-Day, which proved a chance to underline international alliances against totalitarianism.

Washington is Kyiv's biggest supplier of weapons and cash by far at a time when Ukraine faces an intensified Russian offensive in the east. But isolationist Republicans, urged on by former President Donald Trump, have at times hamstrung efforts to get funding bills through Congress.

'You continue to fight in a way that is just remarkable. It's remarkable. And we're not going to walk away from you,' said Biden.

Exclusive:Stormy Daniels reveals why Melania 'knows she's telling the truth' about 'sex' with Trump in Daily Mail podcast Everything I Know About Me

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The hit series looks into the lives of the world’s most famous faces, and Daniels will be the first to be featured in the U.S.

The first episode will be available on Tuesday June 11th.

Among the many revelations Stormy makes is a bombshell admission about why she believes Melania knows she is 'telling the truth' about her tryst with Trump in 2006.

Jill Biden rushes back from D-Day events in France to be in court in Delaware

Jill Biden is expected in court for Hunter Biden's trial in Delaware today after rushing back from D-Day anniversary events in France.

The first lady was with President Biden in France on Thursday before flying 3,600 miles to Delaware to attend court on Friday.

She will then head straight back across the Atlantic for a state dinner in France on Saturday.

Jill Biden attended the first few days of the trial ealrier this week, sitting behind Hunter and hugging him during intervals.

She has previoulsy described being in regular touch with him by text message.

Surveillance footage of Hallie Biden throwing out Hunter's gun is revealed in court for the first time

The surveillance footage showing Hallie Biden throwing Hunter's gun in the rash was released by the court on Thursday.

The video shows Hallie outside Janssen's Market in Delaware on October 23, 2018, pulling up in her BMW.

The Colt Cobra Revolver had been placed in a small gift bag and was hidden on the back seat.

She is then seen walking to the store's exterior and throwing it in the trash.

Another clip shows her returning to the store and searching for the gun, and asking employees if the trash had been taken out.

Hallie told the court she was 'panicked' and didn't want Hunter to 'hurt himself'.

'I realize it was a stupid idea now, but I was panicking,' she told the court on Thursday.

Surveillance footage of Hallie Biden throwing Hunter's gun away and searching for it later releasedThe surveillance footage of Hallie Biden throwing Hunter Biden's gun away and later going back to look for it on October 23, 2018, has been released by the court.One clip from Janssen's Market showed Hallie pull up to the store in a BMW and retrieve the gun, which had been placed in a small "gift bag," from the back seat. She then walks to the front of the exterior of the store and placed the bag in an outdoor trashcan.A separate clip showed Hallie return to the store to frantically search for the gun, which was nowhere to be found at the time. She testified that she asked store employees whether the trash had been taken out.Hallie testified Thursday that she was cleaning Hunter's car and found the gun, bullets, and remnants of what she believed to be drugs. Hallie described feeling "panicked" and "wanted to get rid" of the gun because she "didn't want him to hurt himself.""I realize it

 Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI/Shutterstock (14526525c) Hallie Biden departs the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building on the fourth day of trial on criminal gun charges in Wilmington, DE on Thursday, June 6, 2024. Hallie Biden Arrives At J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building, Wilmington, Delaware, United States - 06 Jun 2024

Welcome to DailyMail.com's daily politics blog, with live coverage from Hunter Biden's trial and the president's trip to France

Welcome to DailyMail.com's daily politics blog, with live coverage of the biggest stories from the corridors of power.

Prosecutors are expected to wrap up their case against Hunter Biden in his gun trial, after his ex Hallie Biden detailed how they used crack cocaine together.

The court was also shown surveillance footage of the moment she threw the gun at the center of the case in the trash can outside a Delaware grocery store.

President Joe Biden is meanwhile still in France for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, and apologized to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for Republicans holding up foreign aid.

epa11395514 Hunter Biden (L), son of US President Joe Biden, and his wife Melissa Cohen Biden (R) arrive to the US Federal District Court in Wilmington, Delaware, USA, 07 June 2024. Hunter Biden is facing federal criminal charges for allegedly lying on a federal form when purchasing a gun in 2018.  EPA/WILL OLIVER

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