Multiple Trump Fans and Sympathizers Dumped From Hunter Biden Jury

Multiple jurors were dumped from the jury for First Son Hunter Biden gun charge trial for expressions of sympathy or approval for former President Donald Trump.

Hunter Biden went on trial Monday on three charges: one count of False Statement in Purchase of a Firearm, one count of False Statement Related to Information Required to be Kept By Federal Firearms Licensed Dealer, and one count of Possession of a Firearm by a Person who is an Unlawful User of or Addicted to a Controlled Substance.

The charges were once part of a plea deal that fell apart after ex-President Donald Trump and many other Republicans  complained loudly about it. The agreement was ultimately put on hold and Biden entered a “not guilty” plea.

The first day of the trial was covered live online by CNN and The New York Times, which included several Trump-related jury strikes.

From CNN:

One man was excused from the jury pool after saying that the Donald Trump trial in New York made him think prosecutors charge cases based on politics. He had also said he might not be able to judge the Hunter Biden case fairly because some of his loved ones are struggling with addiction.

A woman in the jury pool told the judge that she is a bartender and has periodically served Hunter’s uncle at the bar. She is still currently eligible to serve on the panel, which hasn’t been seated yet.

Another woman was excluded from serving on the jury after saying she had a negative view of the Biden family. “What is your opinion?” prosecutors asked her. “It’s not a good one. Sorry,” she replied.
Both sides agreed that she shouldn’t be eligible to serve on the case.

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Hunter Biden’s lawyers signaled that they’ll strike from the jury pool 23-year retired veteran of the Wilmington Police Department who thinks Trump, but not Democrats, is a victim of political prosecution.

He said Trump’s NY trial and “the dossier” — referring to the Trump-Russia dossier from 2016 – made him believe that prosecutors pursue some cases for political reasons.

Hunter Biden lawyer Abbe Lowell asked the potential juror if Democrats are ever plagued by this, but the juror said he wasn’t aware of it happening. Lowell later told the juror that he’d use one of his strikes against the man.

The man also said he “recently” donated to the Republican National Committee and that he previously supported a candidate who ran against Hunter’s late brother, Beau, when Beau was the Delaware Attorney General.

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Both sides agreed to dismiss a Donald Trump critic who expressed support for banning all guns. She said she wanted the US to have stricter gun laws, to make it harder to “kill children at schools” and rapid-fire weapons that can “kill a lot of people at once.”

“I’d ban them altogether to be honest,” she said.
After Trump won in 2016, she joined a “resistance” group, and later supported Democratic candidates in the 2018 and 2022 midterms.

Another juror was excused from the jury pool after he said he couldn’t promise to judge the case fairly. The juror was a Fox News and Newsmax viewer. Both right-wing networks have extensively covered Hunter Biden’s scandals and legal woes over the years.

Judge Noreika thanked the man for being honest about his bias.

One woman was struck for pro-gun control, anti-Trump leanings.