Hunter Biden arrives at Delaware courthouse for federal gun charges case: live

One of the jurors seated on the panel of 12 in Hunter Biden’s gun trial has been dismissed after asking Judge Maryellen Noreika to remove them because they live far away and do not have a car.

“We lost a juror overnight,” Judge Noreika said per ABC News.

Four alternates had been chosen in addition to the 12 original jurors.

Ashley Biden, the sister of Hunter Biden, arrived at the federal courthouse where opening statements began

Shortly before 9am, Judge Maryellen Noreika – who is presiding over the case – began going over procedural aspects of the case while awaiting jurors to arrive before beginning opening arguments.

First Lady Jill Biden arrived at the federal courthouse in Wilmington, Delaware ahead of opening statements in her son’s gun trial.

She also attended jury selection on Monday.

Hunter Biden arrived at the J Caleb Boggs Federal Building in Wilmington, Delaware.

The jury in Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial consists of six women and six men from Delaware who have a wide range of experience with firearms and substance use disorder – two aspects that are critical to the case.

Juror number one is a woman who had a family member who dealt with substance use disorder.

Juror number two is a woman who worked for the Secret Service for nearly 25 years. She is now retired.

Juror number three is a woman who has little knoweldge about the case other than it involves drugs and guns.

Juror number four is a woman who has strong views about people who smoke marijuana.

Juror number five is a man.

Juror number six is a man who supports the Second Amendment.

Juror number seven is a man who has some experience with firearms and understands some gun laws.

Juror number eight is a man whose father was killed with a gun in 2004. He also has a family member who was arrested for drug-related crimes.

Juror number nine is a woman who owns a gun.

Juror number 10 is a man who has family members who dealt with substance use disorder. He

Juror number 11 is a woman who is familiar with hunting rifles. She said she had a close friend die from a drug overdose.

Juror number 12 is a man whose family member dealt with substance use disorder and sought treatment at a rehabilitation center multiple times.

Four other women were chosen as alternates.

Hunter Biden has been dealt a major blow to his defense on the eve of his criminal trial on federal gun charges.

Biden has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

But Biden already looks set to face an uphill battle in the case following a series of 11th-hour rulings handed down by the judge on Sunday night.