Joe Biden heard in 2018 voicemail telling son Hunter ‘to get some help’ three days after lying about his drug addiction on firearms form

Joe Biden left his son Hunter a voicemail urging him to “get help” three days after the president’s son lied about his drug addiction on a federal form to purchase a gun — the crime at the center of his Delaware lawsuit.

The audio clip of the voice message, obtained by DailyMail.com from Hunter‘s abandoned laptop suggests that even the president knew his son was addicted in October 2018.

Jury selection began Monday for the trial, in which Hunter is accused of lying about his sobriety on a firearms transaction record to purchase a gun — a federal crime.

Prosecutors will argue that the first son committed three crimes by falsely stating on a form that he was not a drug addict to purchase a Colt Cobra .38 pistol on Oct. 12, 2018.

Hunter Biden (left) holds the hand of his wife Melissa Cohen (right) as he leaves court Monday at the end of the opening day of his trial on criminal weapons charges in Wilmington, Delaware

Hunter, who is known to have battled drug abuse, is accused of lying about his addiction on a federal form he used to purchase a firearm on Oct. 12, 2018. He is in the photo posing naked with a gun.

And today, DailyMail.com can reveal that just three days after purchasing a firearm, on October 15, Joe left Hunter a voicemail message indicating he knew his son struggle.

‘It’s Dad. I’m calling to tell you I love you. I love you more than the whole world, friend. You need to get help,” the president can be heard saying in the audio clip.

‘I don’t know what to do, I know you don’t know either. I’m here, whatever you need. Whatever you need, I love you.”

Hunter wrote in his memoir, Beautiful Things, that he was a “complete” crack addict at the time. The book will be used as evidence in Hunter’s trial.

Joe followed up with another voicemail on October 19th saying, “Hey, it’s Dad again, I’m in Newport News Virginia, it’s about 4 o’clock.

‘I’m just calling to check. Just send me a text or something, let me know you’re okay. OK? I love you.’

According to texts Hunter wrote to family members, Joe ultimately paid tens of thousands of dollars for Hunter’s repeated stints in rehab to treat his chronic crack cocaine addiction.

According to pretrial filings, prosecutors will use material, including texts and photos from Hunter’s laptop, to prove to the jury that he was knowingly addicted to crack at the time he signed the federal form.

Joe’s voicemail is not currently among the evidence listed in the lawsuits, but it is in the possession of prosecutors and could strengthen their case.

DailyMail.com can reveal that the president left his son a voicemail advising him to ‘get help’ – suggesting he was aware of his drug struggles – three days after purchasing the gun

Joe’s voicemail is not currently among the evidence listed in the lawsuits, but it is in the possession of prosecutors and could help strengthen their case

Hunter allegedly lied about a firearms report (above) that was required for his gun transaction. A photo of the form shows him answering “no” when asked if he was an “unlawful user of or addicted to marijuana or any other depressant, stimulant, narcotic drug or other controlled substance.”

Special counsel David Weiss’ deputies even hinted at “messages with certain family members” that they could use at trial if Hunter’s attorneys try to argue that the First Son didn’t know he was an addict.

‘At this time, the government has not included relevant messages with certain family members in the summary overview of 1006 [a list of the prosecution’s evidence]but the government reserves the right to use such evidence and may do so if the defense advances a theory that the suspect did not know he was in a prohibited status because these messages are evidence of his knowledge of his addiction and crack use,” Prosecutors Leo Wise and Derek Hines wrote in a May 20 court filing.

However, any prospect of the president’s messages to his son being played to the jury would be highly controversial, in a trial being held in the Bidens’ home state and power base.

The potentially incriminating voicemail also goes against Joe’s previous claim that his son did “nothing wrong.”

When asked by MSNBC in May 2023 about Hunter’s plea negotiations with prosecutors, the president responded said, “My son has done nothing wrong. I trust him. I have confidence in him.’

Hunter purchased the .38 revolver on October 12, 2018 from Starquest Shooters in Delaware

But by then, Hunter’s gun purchase form had been published for more than a year, showing that in October 2018 he checked a box stating he was not addicted to illegal substances, so buy his gun.

Joe’s voicemail indicates that he knew his son was struggling with addiction at the time.

President Biden has pushed for stricter gun regulations, signing a 2022 law that expanded the use of background checks with the aim of protecting children.

Days after the First Son’s gun purchase, his then-lover and brother’s widow Hallie Biden dumped the firearm and bullets in a grocery store trash bin across from a Wilmington high school.

Police later found it and questioned the couple, according to Delaware State Police reports published in the pretrial files.