Hunter Biden, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden, was in Delaware federal court on Monday for the start of a criminal trial where he is facing gun charges.
This is the first trial of the child of a sitting president. Hunter Biden will face three felony charges stemming from his purchase and possession of a revolver in 2018.
It is one of two criminal cases he faces, with federal tax charges brought separately in California for which he has pleaded not guilty.
The trial in Wilmington, with U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika presiding, begins with the jury selection process.
In the case brought by U.S. Special Counsel David Weiss last September, Hunter Biden was charged with lying about his use of illegal drugs when he bought a Colt Cobra .38-caliber revolver and with illegally possessing the weapon for 11 days in October 2018.
If convicted on all charges in the Delaware case, Hunter Biden faces up to 25 years in prison, though defendants generally receive shorter sentences, according to the U.S. Justice Department.