Text messages and witness testimony released Thursday by the House Ways and Means Committee contradict President Joe Biden’s previous claims that he had no knowledge of his son Hunter Biden’s business dealings with foreign companies.
Hunter Biden recently agreed to plead guilty to federal tax and gun offense charges, but was under investigation by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) for several years. IRS whistleblowers who spoke with the House committee said the DOJ deliberately delayed the Hunter Biden investigation and texted that Joe Biden had knowledge of Hunter Biden’s business activities, according to testimony transcripts. He claimed to have provided the commission with messages and eyewitness testimony. liberated by commission. (Related: Legal expert calls Hunter Biden’s plea deal a ‘joke’ and ‘lover deal’)
“I am sitting here with my father and we want to understand why the promise was not fulfilled. In a WhatsApp text message to Chao, I asked him to let him know that he wanted to fix it now before it got out of hand. testimony.
This is an amazing testimony. Biden was at a CEFC meeting organized by his son.
Witnesses say Biden was not formally in the deal, but that was the ultimate goal because “the vice president was never going to run” … this was while Biden was in office. It happened. pic.twitter.com/fbD5ulOV05
— Jeffrey Ingersoll (@GPIngersoll) June 22, 2023
somewhere else Department Hunter Biden’s colleague Rob Walker told the FBI that Joe Biden attended CEFC meetings to impress Chinese executives and facilitate business deals, according to testimony. said. Walker also told the FBI that Hunter Biden tried to arrange such a meeting when Joe Biden was still Vice President.
“It’s worth knowing that when it comes to criminal enforcement, Americans are not on the same playing field as the politically connected wealthy,” House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith said in a statement. The accusers added: “Retaliation”.
Mr. Biden previously maintained He said he hadn’t spoken to Hunter about their international business ties, after they first started gaining traction in 2019. The denial is reconfirmed In 2022, after he takes office, according to the New York Post.
Legal and political commentators pointed out inconsistencies and called on Mr. Biden to answer. Jonathan Turley, professor of law at George Washington University, said: I have written On Twitter: “This trick is amazing” [is that] The Bidens let the media participate in the illusion. ”
“Would anyone ask President Biden about this? It clearly contradicts his oft-repeated claim that he never discussed a business deal with Hunter.” tweeted Tom Bevan, co-founder of RealClearPolitics.
The release of the whistleblowing record comes at a time when Hunter Biden’s activities have come under considerable scrutiny from multiple federal officials. Separate from the Delaware federal prosecutor and the Ways and Means Committee, the House Oversight Committee conducts its own investigation. investigation Investigate Hunter Biden’s business activities and investigate Joe Biden’s relationship with them.
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