House committees issued criminal referrals WRT Hunter and Joe’s brother, James Biden’s,
alleged “false statements to Congress” about key aspects of the Joe Biden impeachment inquiry.
The facts are these:
<><>Joe Biden received money from James and Hunter Biden,
<><>nine additional Biden family members received payments from foreign business ventures,
<><>two of Joe Biden’s grandchildren recd foreign funds for unknown services
<><>statements cited WRT hiding Joe Biden’s knowledge of (and his role) in influence-peddling
<><>appears to be an egregious, calculated effort to shield the president from impeachment
<><>Hunter alleged he was not the corporate secy for Rosemont Seneca Bohai, LLC (RSB)
<><>House has corporate resolution signed by Hunter as RSB “acting Secy”
<><>the Committee then asked Hunter about foreign payments into the RSB account
<><>an IRS whistleblower showed Hunter was beneficial owner of the associated bank account.
<><>Hunter allegedly lied about leveraging his father’s influence
<><>Hunter blatantly influence-peddled to rake in money from CEFC China Energy Co.
<><>Hunter claimed the Zhao he messaged on WhatsApp is not the same CEFC Zhao
<><>(These were messages where Hunter stated Joe Biden was sitting next to him)
<><>phone records showed Hunter communicated with one “Zhao” – Raymond Zhao.
<><>Zhao indicated he knew exactly what Hunter Biden was talking about
<><>Hunter messaged the “Zhao” phone number for months WRT matters related to CEFC.
<><>James Biden, Joe’s brother, swore that Joe “never had any involvement
<><>Joe had no direct or indirect financial interest” in the family business.
<><>but other evidence showed Joe Biden did have involvement,
<><>Tony Bobulinski, a former Hunter Biden associate and whistleblower had evidence
<><> said “Hunter Biden, in his own transcribed interview, confirmed that meeting took place.”
<><>“Hunter confirmed his uncle perjured himself to House committee.”
<><>shocked by Hunter’s perjury; the committee repeatedly asked him the same question,
<><>“Each time he denied meetings w/ Joe Biden, even after text messages confirmations.”
Tony Bobulinski is a former business partner of Hunter Biden, and Lev Parnas, former associate of Rudy Giuliani, was sworn in during a hearing before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on March 20, 2024. The committee held a hearing on “Influence Peddling: Examining Joe Biden’s Abuse of Public Office.”
In May, Committee Chairman Smith slammed the Bidens for their statements: “Lying during sworn testimony is a felony offense that the Department of Justice has prosecuted numerous individuals for in recent years, and the American people expect the same accountability for the son of the President of the United States.”
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abcnws.com Circa 2008
Biden’s son Hunter a registered lobbyist since 2001
By ABC News, August 25, 2008, 5:54 AM
DENVER — As it stands now, Sen. Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, wouldn’t be allowed to contribute money to his father’s vice presidential effort. That’s because Barack Obama’s campaign has a policy of not accepting donations from federal lobbyists, and Hunter Biden, 38, is one. He has been a registered lobbyist since 2001, and these days he represents nine clients, including five universities and two biotechnology firms, Senate records show.
The law firm Hunter co-founded, Oldaker Biden & Belair, was paid $1.8 million to lobby Congress in the first half of this year, according to public records compiled by the non-partisan Center for Responsive Politics. Biden’s clients paid the firm $470,000, the records show.
David Wade, spokesman for the Obama-Biden campaign, said in an e-mail that Hunter Biden never lobbies his father. Hunter Biden does not share in fees from clients on whose behalf Sen. Biden has been lobbied by other firm partners and employees, Wade said.
It is not illegal or unusual for a member of Congress to have a relative in the lobbying profession. As of 2008, at least 24 House members and 31 senators have spouses, children or other relatives who are registered as lobbyists, according to research by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a liberal watchdog group.
With the selection of his father as Obama’s VP running mate, Hunter Biden’s role stands out because Obama is campaigning on a platform of reducing the influence of lobbyists and special interests.
In 2006, Hunter Biden severed ties with a lobbying-only subsidiary of his law firm called The National Group, Wade said. That was done to comply with upcoming ethics rules requiring members of Congress to certify that their relatives do not immediately benefit from spending or tax provisions they recommend, Wade said.
Sen. Biden voted for the 2007 ethics law, which requires senators to prohibit their staff from having contact with the senator’s immediate family members who are lobbyists.
The National Group was paid $1.7 million during the first half of this year to lobby for clients that include the University of Delaware, which has reaped federal money through congressional spending requests sponsored by Biden.
In the fiscal year that ended in September 2007, the most recent period for which data are available, the U of Delaware won three tax-financed budget “earmarks” co-sponsored by Joe Biden worth $5 million, according to Taxpayers for Common Sense, a non-partisan watchdog group.