A trial involving Hunter Biden, the son of US President Joe Biden has made headlines, as it is the first to have taken place involving the child of a sitting US President. A number of Biden’s ex-girlfriends, including exotic dancer Zoe Kestan, have testified in the trial. Kestan mentioned that Biden played Fleet Foxes on his phone and smoked something she assumed was crack cocaine. She also said that he often withdrew cash for drug deals.
Biden has been on trial for allegedly lying about his drug use when purchasing a firearm in 2018. He claimed to be sober at the time, despite reports suggesting he was in the throes of a cocaine addiction. If he is found guilty, he could face up to 25 years in prison. Biden did not testify and pleaded not guilty.
The verdict of the trial follows another historic set of court proceedings relating to the US president. Last month, former President Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts lobbied against him for falsifying records in an attempt to cover up hush money payments to porn star Stormi Daniels in the lead up to the 2016 presidential elections, which he won.
Daniels alleged that she had sexual relations with Trump in 2006, which he has continually denied. This verdict makes Trump the first-ever President of the United States to be convicted of a crime. Trump is due to return to Manhattan court on July 11 for his sentencing.
Hunter Biden’s mention of Fleet Foxes playing from his phone while receiving a lap dance may be seen as an intriguing point in the trial, but its appearance in court is far overshadowed by the wider problems at work in the case. The attention on the next generation of the Biden family, who themselves have attained a fair bit of notoriety, from Hunter Biden’s drug trials to Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, highlight the spotlight on political families and their continued scrutiny in the media
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