Biden Donor Awarded White House Post, Millions in Fed Contracts

freebeacon ^ | March 23, 2022 | Matthew Foldi

[MarvinStinson]

One of President Biden's top donors and "closest friends" has scored millions of dollars in federal contracts and a prestigious job in the White House, according to a Washington Free Beacon review of government records.

Biden in September of last year placed close confidant Joe Kiani, founder and CEO of the medical technology company Masimo Corporation, on the influential President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Kiani's company, which manufactures various medical devices, has received almost $3 million in federal government contracts since Biden took office in 2021. Its contracts include funding from the Department of Defense and Department of Health and Human Services.

The council, according to its website, "advises the president on matters involving science, technology, education, and innovation policy" and "provides the president with scientific and technical information that is needed to inform public policy."

The new post and contracts were awarded just a few years after Kiani emerged as one of Biden's biggest benefactors. In 2017, the Masimo Foundation donated at least $1 million to the Biden Foundation, on top of up to $500,000 from Kiani and his wife, according to donations that were disclosed by the foundation. During the 2020 campaign, Kiani bundled more than $1 million for Biden and hosted in-person and virtual fundraisers for him. Kiani also gave $750,000 to the pro-Biden super PAC Unite the Country, and his foundation gave another $1 million for Biden's inaugural committee.

The Biden-Kiani relationship dates back years, and the president has not attempted to shield the friendship. At a 2018 conference sponsored by an organization Kiani funds, Biden referred to the businessman as "one of my closest friends." In 2015, then-vice president Biden delivered the keynote address at Kiani's Patient Safety, Science, and Technology Summit.

[MarvinStinson]

"Cronyism in any form is wrong," said Rep. Ralph Norman (R., S.C.), who serves on the House Oversight Committee. "For someone who has spent almost 40 years in Washington, you'd think President Biden of all people would know that.

[bigbob]

Despite Obama’s comment, corruption is one thing Joe seems to never screw up

[AndyJackson]

For someone who has spent almost 40 years in Washington, you'd think President Biden of all people would know that.

Write out the list of people who spent 40 years in the swap who know that. It would be a short list. Moreover conflict of interest statutes don't cover "cronyism."

[Joe Boucher]

Dementia Joe, corrupt to the core.
Justice dept. is garbage.

[bray]

10% for the Big Guy.

[ALX]

They would Impeach Trump for this

[refermech]

Isn’t this just standard operating procedure?

[ConservativeInPA]

What’s the Big Guy’s kickback?

[paulcissa]

“No Malarky!” says he. Another slimy Biden crime family arrangement leaks out. Just imagine this at scale. Consider what you and I don’t know about. There’s no boundaries. It’s disgusting.

[Moonlighter]

The Biden “Foundation” = post 2016 Clinton “Foundation”

[Vaduz]

Hunter’s daddy doing his own work for a change who knew.

[Colorado Doug]

So if we bribe these people enough domestically, does that mean that they will stop selling us out to our enemies for more money? Asking for a friend.