Hallie Biden Testifies Hunter Biden Was Using Drugs During Period He Bought Gun

Prosecutors seek to corroborate testimony from three of his former romantic partners to argue he was still addicted to crack cocaine when he bought the gun.

Hallie Biden, daughter-in-law of President Joe Biden, departs from the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building after testifying in the trial of Hunter Biden in Wilmington, Del., on June 6, 2024. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

WILMINGTON, Del.—Prosecutors called Hallie Biden to testify on June 6, the fourth day of Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial, and she detailed their romantic relationship, their alleged drug use, and messages purportedly showing that Mr. Biden was using drugs around the time he bought the firearm.

Ms. Biden is the widow of Mr. Biden’s deceased brother, Beau, who died from cancer in 2015. Mr. Biden previously said he succumbed to crack cocaine addiction after his brother’s death, and he began seeing his sister-in-law romantically around the same time.