As the media likes to say, it looks like the wall is finally closing in on good old Grandpa Joe.

President Joe Biden has described himself as a devoted and loving father. No doubt he is, but his very public concern about his son’s drug addiction is also an ironic departure from the larger corruption allegations going on. Devon Archer’s testimony before the House Oversight Committee on Monday will test Joe’s commitment to Hunter Biden’s well-being. Will he defend Hunters or his own political vision?

House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer statement The document contains “key points” from Archer’s closed-door testimony. Archer said he believes Ukrainian energy company Burisma is buying a “brand” (a term coined by Vice President Joe Biden) by including Hunter on its board. Hunter is said to have called his father “more than 20 times” during business meetings.

“Without the ‘brand’, Burisma would have gone out of business,” Archer testified. People were “blackmailed” because of it. He said Burisma’s owner pressured Hunter to call “DC” over an investigation into the company by prosecutor Victor Shokin, but Hunter’s investigation raised the possibility of suspicion. said to have occurred. violation Provisions of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). Biden later famously boasted that he pressured the Ukrainian government to oust Shokin.

🚨Remember when Joe Biden boasted that he used $1 billion from US taxpayers as leverage to fire the Ukrainian prosecutor investigating Hunter & Burisma?

Well today Devon Archer testified under oath that Burisma paid them

and they did

impeachment!!
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— DC_Drain (@DC_Draino) July 31, 2023

Archer also testified that Biden had met with Hunter’s Chinese business partner, the wife of a notorious former Moscow mayor. paid Hunter $3.5 million.

Now that Mr. Hunter’s plea deal has collapsed, FARA’s indictment and further investigations may provide more insight into the traces of money traced back to the “big guys.”(Related: Devon Archer testimony ‘opened door’ for FARA lawsuit against Joe Biden, says Kummer)

But the most pressing issue is public perception. Archer’s testimony strongly suggests that Biden has lied about his knowledge and involvement in Hunter’s business dealings since the 2020 election. After Donald Trump challenged Biden on the issue, Biden said, “That’s not true,” and Archer’s testimony backs it up.

Even the media will not be able to gaslight the American public on this issue. The charges are too simple and too obvious for an honest observer to ignore. Public opinion against hunters has already deteriorated.

49 percent of Americans believe Hunter got special treatment in a plea bargain 59 percent Believe the infamous laptop is ‘genuine’, not ‘Russian disinformation’.is more than one third of Americans believe the media doesn’t cover scandals well. For the first time in a long time, Democrats are going into the election season on the defensive.

as The Wall Street Journal pointed outDemocrats are probably anticipating a heated question from Republicans: “Why should the American public believe you now when the record shows you lied in 2020?” Why not?” Spokesperson Carine Jean-Pierre strategically changed the wording from “the president never discussed his son’s business” to “the president never did business with his son.” This is the political equivalent of “I never met him”. Simply put, hunters are politically responsible.

Mr. Biden faces a difficult choice — he has to choose between his family and his party. To protect his political survival, he would have to dismiss Hunter. He acknowledges that the evidence of Hunter’s corruption is now overwhelming and can claim that he was tricked into selling the family brand. He can play an unwilling duck, another victim of manipulation addiction.

The media will ensure Hunter takes full responsibility so that Biden can protect the family legacy from further scrutiny. The media will portray him as a loving father who did everything in his power to save his son until his conscience told him he could no longer stand by. But Biden will always know he betrayed his son.

Or, if he really loves his son as much as he says he does, he could protect him until the end together. Not only would this end Biden’s political life, but it would likely tarnish his entire legacy in the history books. (Related: Biden talks about ‘seven grandchildren’ days after first acknowledging granddaughter)

One need only look at Biden’s treatment of his seventh grandson, Navy Joan, to predict Biden’s choice. After four years of refusing to recognize her, on Friday he finally acknowledged her existence. Claims that his abandonment was about her “privacy” do not stand. The best way to do that would have been to not make her headlines worthwhile in the first place. Rather, with her scandal emerging and the issue likely to undermine her internal polls, he pretended to have cared all along and decided to acknowledge her. He accepts the Navy to protect himself and intends to abandon Hunter for the same reason.

Perhaps there is a romanticized notion of aristocracy in this story. After all the harm and destruction the hunter has caused to his family, he is able to reclaim himself and his family’s name by falling to the sword. That’s probably the best result a hunter wants. But don’t count on it. The record shows that the Biden people always look out for themselves when pressure comes. Don’t expect a hunter to fall without a fight.