Hunter Biden’s attorney sought to cast doubt on the government’s narrative during his opening statement, claiming that Hunter Biden was not actively using drugs at the time of his gun purchase and therefore did not “knowingly” lie on the federal form barring drug users from procuring a firearm.

“He did not knowingly violate these laws,” attorney Abbe Lowell said, since there was “nothing on the form about the definition of a user.”

Lowell told the jury that Hunter Biden was using alcohol at the time of the gun purchase, but that his drug use “did not start until later.”

The attorney said that while Hunter Biden was in Delaware, where he purchased the gun, his behavior was “totally inconsistent” with how he presented it when he was on…