'I've lost many friends' - Hunter Biden jury pool highlight drug epidemic

In a Delaware courtroom, at the outset of a trial involving the son of President Joe Biden, the extent of America’s drug addiction epidemic was laid bare.

Jury selection in Hunter Biden’s trial on federal gun charges began on Monday, with the court working through a pool of 65 randomly selected people who appeared individually to answer a key question - could they remain impartial during such a high-profile, politically-charged trial?

Almost immediately, the extent of the issue of drug addiction and its consequences in the US emerged as a common theme among the group. More than two dozen potential jurors said they knew someone who had suffered from substance abuse or addiction. Stories of daughters, brothers, sisters, mothers and fathers struggling with addiction unravelled over the course of the day.