Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors said in a court filing Tuesday that FBI agents were able to remove a powered gun from a firearm pouch Hunter Biden was using to hold a gun he allegedly purchased in October 2018. They announced that they had found cocaine.

Special Counsel David Weiss' Team filed a responsive motion Supporting Hunter Biden's case for selective prosecution, he explained how FBI agents recovered an alleged firearm and discovered alleged cocaine in 2023. (Related article: Hunter Biden's drug addiction defense shattered in new California indictment)

Read the motion:

“In 2023, FBI agents retrieved sealed evidence from a state police archive and took photos of the defendant's firearm. After opening the evidence, FBI agents discovered that the defendant's firearm was in the “I observed a white, powdery substance on Defendant's brown leather pouch,” the complaint states.

“Based on their training and experience, investigators believe the substance is likely to be cocaine, and this evidence corroborates messages obtained by investigators indicating that the defendant purchased and used drugs in October 2018. FBI chemists then analyzed the residue and found out: “It was cocaine.'' “To be clear, investigators literally found drugs in the pouch where the defendant kept his gun,” the filing added.

Hunter Biden battled crack cocaine addiction, which was the basis of his 2021 memoir.something beautiful'' and used his own addiction as a weapon to criticize his political opponents.

Portions of the memoir are included in the Department of Justice's response motion, along with messages from his Apple iCloud account that allegedly mention buying and smoking crack cocaine. Additionally, prosecutors cite photos on his cell phone that allegedly showed crack cocaine. (Related: House Republicans to issue new subpoena to Hunter Biden)

“These sustained episodes of drug use recorded by the defendant before, during, and after possession of the gun are evidence that the defendant lied during the background check and illegally possessed the gun in October 2018. '', the complaint states. state.

his federal taxes indictment California lawyers have similarly used excerpts from the memoir as evidence of a lavish lifestyle during which he allegedly failed to pay more than $1 million in taxes.

The motion in response to the selective prosecution claim denounces Hunter Biden's claim that political pressure influenced the Justice Department's prosecution.

“But he has no evidence to back up his claims that the executive branch, led by his father, President Biden, and the Justice Department, led by an attorney general appointed by his father, authorized the prosecution by federal prosecutors and special counsel of their choice. “for any improper political purpose,” the motion alleges.

Hunter Biden's lawyers argued in December that the firearms charges should be dismissed for a variety of reasons, including selective prosecution and a pretrial diversion agreement that was part of Biden's failed guilty plea. agreement Along with federal prosecutors.

The guilty plea agreement states that Hunter Biden regained sobriety in May 2019, when he married his current wife. Conditions of Biden's release prohibit him from using drugs or alcohol.

The Ministry of Justice individual motion Tuesday argued that the diversion agreement was not legally binding because it did not receive the required signature from a Delaware probation officer and had not taken effect.

Hunter Biden was indicted in September on three federal gun charges in Delaware, stemming from an alleged purchase of a Colt Cobra revolver in 2018 while battling an illegal drug addiction.

He pleaded not guilty at his October arraignment and could face up to 25 years in prison.