Dan Mitchinson: US correspondent on the start of Hunter Biden's federal gun trial - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Another historic criminal prosecution in the US begins as Hunter Biden faces federal gun charges.

The jury's been sworn in for the trial of Joe Biden's 54-year-old son.

He's accused of lying about illegal drug use when buying a Colt Cobra revolver in 2018, and illegally possessing it for 11 days.

US correspondent Dan Mitchinson says Hunter Biden could be facing a fine, community service or house arrest.

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