Top 7 dramatic moments from trial between US and Hunter: Former partners share wild testimony, Jill Biden sits in front row.

Hunter Biden’s whirlwind, and at times emotional, criminal trial came to a close on Tuesday when the jury found the first son guilty on all counts related to his purchase of a firearm in 2018.

After roughly six and a half days in court, the jury agreed with the prosecution team that Hunter Biden lied on a federal firearm form, known as ATF Form 4473, in October 2018 when he ticked a box labeled “No” when asked if he was an unlawful user of drugs or addicted to controlled substances.

Three of Hunter Biden’s exes took the stand and testified during the trial, including his ex-wife, Kathleen Buhle, who was married to the first son for more than 20 years and shares three adult daughters with him.

Buhle and Biden divorced in 2017 after Buhle found a crack pipe on the side porch of their home in Washington, D.C., in 2015. She detailed her suspicions of his rampant drug use after he was discharged from the Navy Reserves for testing positive for cocaine.

Biden’s ex-girlfriend, Zoe Kestan, also took the stand and walked the jury through Biden’s rampant drug abuse throughout their relationship, including smoking crack in hotel rooms and how she helped procure drugs for him.

Hunter Biden’s sister-in-law turned girlfriend, Hallie Biden, was a key figure in the trial. She provided further insight into his addiction to crack cocaine during the year he purchased the gun.

First lady Jill Biden became a fixture of the courtroom throughout the trial, often joined by family members and allies. She directed her focus toward the defense team and presiding Judge Maryellen Noreika the majority of her time in court.

The first lady was frequently joined by family members such as President Biden’s siblings, daughter Ashley Biden, daughter-in-law Melissa Cohen Biden, and allies, such as former Biden adviser Francis “Fran” Person and lawyer and producer Kevin Morris.

Following about just three hours of jury deliberations between Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning, Hunter Biden was found guilty of all three counts related to his illegal purchase of a gun.

The prosecution team played roughly an hour of excerpts from Hunter Biden’s 2021 memoir, “Beautiful Things,” which detailed his rampant drug use after his brother’s death in 2015. The book was considered key evidence in proving Hunter Biden’s drug use.

Hunter Biden will be sentenced sometime in October, facing a total maximum prison time of 25 years for the charges he was found guilty of in his federal gun trial.

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