• Hunter Biden’s federal gun charges case began Monday with jury selection.
• The trial will be the culmination of a years-long saga of legal trouble for Hunter.
• The legal action is said to be weighing heavily on the president, who is campaigning for reelection.

The long-awaited federal gun case against Hunter Biden in Delaware began Monday morning with jury selection.

A jury of 12 and four alternates were seated Monday afternoon.

Hunter, the youngest son of President Joe Biden, is facing three criminal counts related to his purchasing a gun but not revealing his drug addiction. He pleaded not guilty to all three.

Joined in the courtroom by first lady Jill Biden, he is now the first son of a sitting president to face a criminal trial. The trial is just the latest in a series of high-profile cases that could affect the upcoming election, with Republicans looking to politicize what are sure to be embarrassing family disclosures.

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It is expected to last between three to six days and will be the culmination of a years-long saga of legal trouble for Hunter, who has become the subject of extreme scrutiny from Republicans over his business dealings. It is also expected to dig into some of the worst moments in the younger Biden’s life, drawing from his published memoir “Beautiful Things.”

The saga is also weighing heavily on Joe Biden, who released a statement Monday, saying, “I am the President, but I am also a Dad. Jill and I love our son, and we are so proud of the man he is today.”

Here are the key witnesses and players involved in the upcoming trial:

Hunter is the only living son of President Joe Biden and his deceased first wife, Neilia Hunter Biden. Born in 1970, he is a lawyer and lobbyist most known for his time on the executive board of the Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings Ltd. He has admitted to having struggled with alcoholism and drug abuse problems for most of his life, saying he was a “functioning alcoholic” shortly after graduating from law school. Following........

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