Hunter Biden is on trial for gun charges and Dr. Anthony Falchi testifies before Congress.

I'm Virginia Allen and this is the Daily Signal Top News for Monday, June 3rd. President Biden's son Hunter Biden was in court today. Hunter is facing three felony

gun charges. Prosecutors say that Hunter Biden falsified a firearm application

claiming that he lied about his drug usage at the time of buying a gun in 2018.

Hunter Biden has pled not guilty to all the charges that he faces.

Last year, it did look like Hunter Biden had worked out a plea deal that would keep him out of prison for both the gun charges and charges of failing to pay taxes from some business activity overseas. but that deal fell through.

The case now is being heard in Delaware,

and jury selection in the case did begin today.

First Lady, Jill Biden was in the courtroom,

along with Ashley Biden, Hunter Biden's sister and the youngest

daughter of President Biden.

President Biden issued a statement today on the matter saying, as the President, I don't

and won't comment on pending federal cases but as a dad

I have boundless love for my son confidence in him and respect for his strength.

The New York Times reports that the trial is expected to last three to five days.

If convicted, Hunter could face up to 25 years in prison. Dr. Anthony Fauchy, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and

infectious diseases, testified before Congress today.

This was the first time that Fauchy gave a public appearance on Capitol Hill since he left the government at the end of 2022.

The congressional hearing was specifically on the origins of COVID-19 and America's response to the pandemic.

During the hearing today, lawmakers questioned Fauchy on whether there were back channels

of communication with his former senior advisor during the pandemic.

Here with us to explain more is Heritage Foundation Senior Research Fellow in the

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