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Shifted from earlier litigation, before the case went to trial, now the focus is on hunter biden -- whether he knew he was an addict or whether there was an alternative explanation. thats the import of the evidence and the testimony this afternoon. this will be an effort by the defense to show that hunter biden was behaving the week when he had the firearm consistently in a manner with how he behaved when he was in recovery. whether its enough, we wont know until the jury renders its verdict. >>...

Treatment as evan just said, for addiction and his sobriety saying, quote, he seemed great. he seemed hopeful she also said she never saw him doing drugs. how effective was she for hunter bidens defense? >> i think white is very impactful. i truly do. first of all, its a daughter and thats going to sit with the jury. plus what she said was not as much factually. right. but its the hope its the hope that she has for her data. so hope that her dad had for himself and theyre trying to focus that on...

Addiction. youve already heard parts of it where he narrated parts of his book. that was already introduced to the jury. will he be able to withstand that cross-examination? at the end of the day, the defense has to show that, when he filled out those forms, he filled them out truthfully. what is the intent when he filled out that, no, he was not an addict of narcotic drugs? he can say "i didnt believe i was an addict. i was in recovery. i hadnt been using drugs in a long time." i would be the f...

First lady, coming from france and going all the way back and they are wondering if she will take the stand. >> it has been a big part of this trial. we see the first lady and you have to imagine how difficult this is for any of his family members, to sit and watch the evidence that has been presented in court as thomas was just detail and, saw in pictures how they look disheveled. holding these pipes, they watch a video of this cocaine/crack on a scale. and unfortunately, this is evidence of so...

That. and that decision will come likely by sunday and will often end up monday morning. >> david live outside the courthouse. thank you live. >> criminal defence attorney for great to have you on. youve got to agree with david its risky to put him up on the stand hunter biden. you agree? >> 100%. im country rap my mind around what could hunter biden possibly say that would save him because right now this case is so strong for the prosecution they really have him dead to rights. what could he po...

Want to keep on the jury. it really was the way it works. i do think, ultimately, this polling on how its received might be even more important, but i also think that more transparency and having cameras in the courtroom might have actually helped more. like, the more people can see these criminal cases, the more they can see how they work, thats really important. also, i think this hunter biden case, even though, you know, the idea that theyre charging him because he said he was an addict in th...

Vulnerabilities in the prosecutions case that the defense might seize on as they make their case today and what are the biggest challenges the defense had? >> i think the defense has really been focusing on the timing issue here. because the question on the form that hunter biden completed, that is allegedly false, is are you addicted to drugs and are you a drug -- a user of illegal drugs. and hes trying to point out, abbe lowell, the defense attorney, that nobody actually knew whether hunter bi...

Kind of show, this is a big contrast from what they did in 2020, which was keep a distance from hunter biden at a time when he was struggling, but now youre seeing a full court kind of press support for their son and i think that will continue going forward. >> so, barbara, based on how the prosecution laid out its case, would it be in hunters interest to testify? >> i think not. you know, it is always kind of the hail mary for the defense. i suppose if you he were to get on the stand and testif...

Its possible that one or more jurors might refuse to vote to convict and the jury would hang. that, i think, sets up one of the most interesting strategic questions for prosecutors. if this jury hangs, will they, in fact, retry this case? which has been so starkly criticized by a number of federal prosecutors, including myself, because this charge involving a user or an addict in possession of a firearm is so rarely brought. we can tell why from ashleys comments. millions of americans with issue...

Paraphernalia, or any evidence that he was using during this critical time. so there was a lunch break after she stepped down from the stand and then they made this shift. but elsewhere let me give naomi biden some credit here. i mean, everyone who is the child of an addict or knows the child of an attic can empathize with how difficult this would have been for her. i mean, this is an incredible with difficult thing and she walked into the courtroom with her husband and immediately the first lad...