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WILMINGTON, Delaware — Townhall is reporting live from inside the federal courthouse where Hunter Biden is being tried on federal firearm offenses. We're in Biden's backyard as the First Son faces felony charges of deceiving a federally licensed firearms dealer, lying on a federal background check form to illegally buy a gun, and unlawfully possessing that firearm.

The charges carry a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison.

(Here's an explainer deep diving into all the evidence introduced against Hunter Biden thus far.)

Today, the trial kicks off with jury selection starting at 8:30 a.m. The jury pool —  consisting of approximately 250 people — will be whittled down until a jury of 12 and four alternates are ultimately selected. This time-consuming process will likely take days. Overall, the trial is now estimated to last until Friday, June 14, but jury deliberations could stretch the timeframe further.

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Due to limited seating in the courtroom, given the large pool of potential jurors, the press and members of the public are not allowed to be present during the reading of the voir dire questions. Once the entire jury pool has been escorted out and those who have answered "Yes" to any of the voir dire questions are brought back into the courtroom individually for additional questioning, spectators may enter and observe for the remainder of questioning as well as the peremptory striking period.

Among the 47 voir dire questions proposed by the court, prospective jurors will be asked:

In response, both parties jointly submitted a court filing Thursday that included any corrections or objections.

The defense asked that the word "knowingly" be added to Questions 2i. and 2ii., which specify Hunter Biden's charges of making a false statement in the sale of a firearm and making a false statement on a firearms transaction record. Hunter Biden's defense attorneys are heavily relying on the argument that he didn't "knowingly" lie when he answered "No" to the question of whether he was an addict or user of a controlled substance, i.e. crack cocaine. The defense insists Hunter Biden didn't understand exactly what those terms meant at the time he filled out the form and truly believed he wasn't either one in the "present tense."

"The terms 'user' or 'addict' are not defined on the form and were not explained to him," the defense disputed.

"Words sometimes are understood to have different meanings to different people..." Hunter Biden's lawyers wrote, raising a good-faith defense that he acted honestly, even if he was mistaken or misunderstood the question. "It does not matter whether you or Congress or anyone else would define the defendant as an 'addict' or 'user of controlled substances,' if Mr. Biden did not understand that he was an 'addict' or 'user' [...] he did not knowingly break the law then either and he must be found not guilty."

Hunter Biden's legal team has argued he is being unfairly targeted because of his famous father while critics say he's getting off easy due to who his dad is. The questions concerning the presidential elections could significantly cut down the jury pool.

Judge Maryellen Noreika, who's presiding over the proceedings, gets the final say on which questions are asked.

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8:50 a.m. — Voir dire questioning is about to begin.

8:55 a.m. — During a test of the court's system to transmit courtroom audio and video to a press overflow room, an anti-Biden campaign ad being broadcast on Fox Business Network plays aloud, eliciting a chuckle from observers. Audio completely cuts out for a bit, outraging some in the press room. 

9:00 a.m. — The court wheels a new TV into the press pod, and it works! 

9:10 a.m. — Some media (including Townhall) and the public are now heading into the courtroom. Hunter Biden is looking around at those entering. First Lady Jill Biden is two rows behind him. 

9:15 a.m. — Jurors are filing into the courtroom. 

9:30 a.m. — Hunter's defense team asks the judge if one voir dire question could be rephrased to: "Can you be fair and impartial?" as opposed to "...find the defendant guilty?" Judge Noreika agree to the change.

12:00 p.m. — Here's what we know about the jurors in the pool so far:

Juror #1

Juror #2

Juror #3

Juror #4

Juror #5

Juror #6

Juror #7

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Juror #9

Juror #10

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Juror #22

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Juror #24

Juror #25

Juror #26

Juror #27

Juror #28

Juror #29

Juror #30

NOTE: We are unable to provide details on jurors 31-35, as they were questioned during the press' break time.

Juror #36

Juror #37

Juror #38

Juror #39

Juror #40

Juror #41

Juror #42

Juror #43

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Juror #45

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Juror #49

Juror #50

Juror #51

Juror #52

Juror #53

Juror #54

Juror #55

Juror #56

Juror #57

1:40 p.m. — That's the end of the first panel of potential jurors. The judge debated dismissing everyone for the day but decided to plunge ahead with the second panel. But first: Lunch break from 1:45 pm to 2:30 pm.

2:55 p.m. — Jury selection resumes. Juror #21, who didn't answer "Yes" to any questions, was brought back so both parties can "lay eyes on her." Jurors #58 and #60 were taken off because they're "not on the original list." Juror #61 was stricken because they're the judge's case manager's cousin.

Juror #59

Juror #62

Juror #63

Juror #64

Juror #65

4:00 p.m. — Each side begins peremptory strikes. The defense is allotted 10 to the prosecution's six.

Hunter Biden puts on his glasses to read the list of potential jurors.

Both sides silently go back and forth, crossing names off of a clipboard.

4:17 p.m. — The jury is seated at last. The 12 jurors are:

#3, #5, #16, #19, #20, #26, #31, #33, #34, #37, #38, and #39.

#50, #52, #53, and #65 are alternates.

4:20 p.m. The judge begins reading preliminary jury instructions. And that concludes Day 1 of Hunter Biden's gun trial.