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Hunter Biden was in federal court in Delaware for the second day of his federal gun trial, where the jury was shown evidence from his infamous laptop.

Attorney General Merrick Garland appeared in Congress to defend his handling of the Special Counsel report into Biden's handling of classified documents.

The president has also signed an executive action on the border to crack down on migrant crossings in a move branded an election 'stunt' by his critics.

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From Hunter Biden to the border: Catch up on what happened today in DailyMail.com's live daily politics blog

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There were multiple bombshell moments during Hunter Biden's federal gun trial as the jury was presented with evidence off his infamous laptop.

And on Capitol Hill - Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Chris Wray were grilled by Republicans while Marjorie Taylor Greene plotted her next move, causing a headache for Speaker Mike Johnson.

President Biden also signed an executive action on the border to stop migrant crossings.

Here's what you missed today:

16:40

Melissa Cohen flies into a rage at Trump aide outside husband Hunter Biden's trial: 'Nazi piece of s***'

The courtroom hallway at Hunter Biden's federal gun trial erupted in chaos on Tuesday when his wife Melissa Cohen flew into a rage at a former Donald Trump White House aide.

Cohen approached Garrett Ziegler and called him a 'Nazi piece of s***' who had no right watching the case.

Ziegler did not respond to Cohen, as she carried on walking into the courtroom to take her seat next to First Lady Jill Biden.

00:07

Republican caught on hot mic taking shot at Biden's immigration executive order 'political gimmick': 'Never trust a man whose uncle was eaten by cannibals'

A senior GOP senator ripped Joe Biden as untrustworthy after he repeatedly peddled a strange story about his uncle getting consumed by cannibals in South East Asia.

The tall tale, which the president has told repeatedly, has been directly refuted by a Pentagon report.

Biden claims his uncle, Ambrose Finnegan - known to the family as 'Uncle Bosie' - was in a plane that was shot down over Papa New Guinea during his service in WWII - and that his dear relative was later eaten by local cannibals.

And at the conclusion of a Republican press event bashing Biden's new asylum executive order, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, got caught on a hot mic poking fun of Biden's strange cannibal story.

She told Senator John Kennedy: 'Bottom line, never trust a man whose uncle was eaten by cannibals.'

22:29

Hunter Biden's wife shakes her head as his laptop is dramatically revealed at gun trial: The dramatic day inside the courtroom

Hunter Biden's gun trial was shown his infamous laptop and saw photos, videos and text messages from when he was in the depths of his addiction to crack cocaine during a dramatic day in court.

Melissa Cohen, the wife of the president's son, shook her head as Prosecutor Derek Hines took the Macbook Pro 13 from a plastic sleeve, walked it across the courtroom and held it up to the jury.

The revelation came on a second day of the trial that heard Hunter 'smoked crack every 15 minutes' and went into details into his life of 'debauchery'.

Hines' first witness FBI agent Erika Jensen confirmed it belonged to Hunter in an admission that flew in the face of many who tried to discredit its contents as Russian disinformation.

He then showed the court evidence taken from the 'Laptop from Hell' - including pictures of text messages where Hunter refers to himself as an ‘addict’ and his conversations with suspected drug dealers.

21:41

Court ends for the day after Hunter's lawyer cross-examines FBI agent

In Abe Lowell’s cross-examination of Agent Jensen, he asked her to admit that Hunter’s memoir was written after the fact and was ‘not a contemporaneous diary’.

He also pointed out evidence that Hunter’s drug use was not as severe or regular as in dark periods earlier in 2018 when he lived in LA and took crack every 15 minutes.

Unlike then, Lowell asked Jensen to confirm to the jury, in the fall of 2018 Hunter was able to catch a plane, see his family, and sleep more than 10 hours a week.

Lowell also appeared to score a point against the prosecution when he asked Jensen if Hunter’s heavy cash withdrawals were linked to his rehab payments.

‘Did you match up those withdrawals to these invoices?’ he asked. ‘No,’ Jensen replied. 

21:29

Jury shown videos of Hunter Biden weighing 'crack' and shirtless holding a pipe

The Hunter Biden gun trial jury was shown a string of text messages with him appearing to discuss his drug deals and addiction.

The court also saw videos of the president's son weighing crack on scales and shirtless while holding a pipe.

On November 27 2018 he wrote to one suspected dealer that he wanted an ‘ounce’, and the dealer told him it was ‘gonna be 1450’. ‘Its 17g pure give him 1100. You'll be happy,’ the contact wrote to Hunter.

On December 18 2018 he told Hallie’s sister Liz Secundy in a text message that he was ‘insane and an addict’.

A video Hunter sent Secundy showed him topless, holding what appeared to be a crack pipe.

Secundy asked him to admit he was ‘in the throes of addiction’, and he replied ‘I admit it completely’, but added ‘I’ll f**king get sober when I want to get f**king sober.’

The prosecution showed a second video of Hunter weighing what appear to be crack rocks on a scale, and a photo of Hunter’s hand holding a crack pipe dated January 14 2019. '

They also showed a bong in the background of one January 31 2019 photo.

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21:22

How Republican John Rose met his wife who is 25 years his junior before their son became a viral sensation

When Tennessee GOP Rep. John Rose's son Guy went viral on social media on Monday, many remarked how cute his 'grandson' was.

Little did they know that the silly six-year-old making faces behind the congressman's floor speech was 59-year-old Rose's son by his wife who is 25 years his junior.

Rose and wife Chelsea seemingly met when she was in high school and he was 42 and they crossed paths at a farming convention. She was of legal age when they married four years later.

20:37

Hunter trial wraps for the day after jury sees pics of shirtless Hunter smoking crack

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The court was dismissed just after 4:26 p.m. ET on Tuesday.

The defense had just begun their cross-examination of the FBI agent.

Pictures of a shirtless Hunter Biden smoking crack cocaine (taken from his phone) were shown to the jury by the prosecution before the defense team took over.

The prosecution used Hunter's text messages as they sought to prove he was using crack around the time he bought the gun.

In a message to Hallie Biden on October 13, 2018 - the day after the gun purchase - he told Hallie he was 'waiting for a dealer named Mookie,' prosecutor Derek Hines said.

A day later Hunter sent a message to Hallie Biden saying he had been asleep on a car while smoking crack.

The jury was also shown a video from December 2018 in which Hunter was shirtless and holding a pipe.

FBI agent Erika Jensen, in the witness box, confirmed it was a crack pipe.

Messages between Hunter and Hallie Biden on the day she discovered the gun in his truck - October 23, 2018 - were also read out.

Hunter wrote: 'Did you take that from me...are you insane?' and added 'this is very serious.'

Hallie texted back: 'Call me!!!!'

20:57

Hunter Biden leaves court with wife Melissa Cohen after dramatic day in court

Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, departs the federal court with his wife Melissa Cohen Biden, on the second day of his trial on criminal gun charges in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., June 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, departs the federal court with his wife Melissa Cohen Biden, while being escorted by security, on the second day of his trial on criminal gun charges in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., June 4, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Hunter Biden, accompanied by his wife, Melissa Cohen Biden, departs from federal court, Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Hunter Biden departs from federal court, Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

15:38

Hallie Biden will 'also testify about her crack use', court hears

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Hallie Biden will testify about her own use of crack and it will be ‘embarrassing,’ the jury heard.

Hines said: 'Hallie will testify about her own crack use.'

She will do so under an immunity agreement, jurors were told.

They have already heard that Hallie was introduced to crack by Hunter and that they had a romantic relationship.

Hallie was clean by the time Hunter purchased the gun and is clean today, the court heard.

20:31

Americans are warned a terror attack is likely after 'enormous' surge in threats and sinister plots nationwide being thwarted

The threat of a terrorist attack within the U.S. has risen 'enormously' in the past months warn top law enforcement officials.

Attorney General Merrick Garland made the astonishing admission while testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday during a hearing dedicated to investigating the department's politicization.

'I am worried about the possibility of a terrorist attack in the country after October 7,' Attorney General Garland said. 'The threat level for us has gone up enormously.'

FBI Director Christopher Wray, speaking to a different committee on the other side of Capitol Hill in the Senate, agreed, saying 'we have seen the threat from foreign terrorists rise to a whole other level' after the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack.

20:29

Migrants seen piling up near the border hours after Biden announces executive order

Asylum-seeking migrants from India rest on the ground while waiting to be transported by the U.S. Border Patrol after crossing the border from Mexico into the U.S. in Jacumba Hot Springs, California, U.S. June 4, 2024.  REUTERS/Go Nakamura

Asylum-seeking migrants wait to be transported, at a temporary staging area, after U.S. President Joe Biden announced a sweeping border security enforcement effort, in Jacumba Hot Springs, California, U.S. June 4, 2024.  REUTERS/Veronica G. Cardenas

Asylum-seeking migrants from El Salvador wait to be transported, at a temporary staging area, after U.S. President Joe Biden announced a sweeping border security enforcement effort, in Jacumba Hot Springs, California, U.S. June 4, 2024.  REUTERS/Veronica G. Cardenas

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