Posted on 02/29/2024 2:40:39 AM PST by Libloather
WASHINGTON — First son Hunter Biden claimed in congressional testimony Wednesday that he was “high or drunk” when he wrote to a Chinese associate in 2017 that he was “sitting here with my father” — shortly before the transfer of $5.1 million into Biden family-linked accounts.
A readout of the 54-year-old first son’s closed-door impeachment inquiry deposition was provided to numerous news outlets Wednesday evening citing Hunter’s claim that President Biden had nothing to do with the shakedown of Chinese state-linked CEFC China Energy.
The readout said “Hunter admitted that he was high or drunk when he sent the ‘sitting here with my father’ WhatsApp message, sent it to the wrong recipient, and is now embarrassed by the message.”
The same source said that Hunter “confirmed that his dad was not sitting next to him” — as photos from the first son’s abandoned laptop actually show he was at his dad’s Wilmington, Del., home on the day of the threat.
A second source confirmed to The Post that Hunter Biden gave the excuse that he may have been high at the time of writing the message.
Since Hunter appeared under a subpoena, the testimony technically counted as a more sensitive deposition, rather than a typical “transcribed interview,” increasing the risks to anyone who discussed its content before a formal vote to release the transcript, sources said.
The WhatsApp missive implicating Joe Biden was provided to Congress last year by IRS case agent Joseph Ziegler, who alongside his supervisor Gary Shapley alleged a Justice Department coverup to protect Joe and Hunter Biden.
The IRS agents told Congress they were not allowed by the Justice Department to get cellphone geolocation data that could have established whether Hunter was indeed sitting with his father and were repeatedly blocked from pursuing evidence related to...
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Nice catch.......you nailed it........a backpack with a suit?
Hunter showed up in DC this week on Capitol Hill with what I like to call an “Addict Backpack.”
Handy for those w/ addictions, like those Hunter’s admitted to.....drugs and alcohol.
(Addicted poster carried a backpack everywhere as an excuse
to hide vodka poured into a water bottle to sip when needed.)
I assume Hunter had drugs in there as well. He’s clearly not sober or even in recovery no matter what he claims. He’s blaming everyone else for his problems which tells me he’s 100% still using and we addicts know the game.
Yea trying going before a judge and saying the reason you were speeding was because you were high or drunk. That makes it worse.
Want to add that it’s not just the backpack, but having one in setting where it’s a complete outlier. I lived around professionals and was a respected businessman while a drunk as well and it was so out of place at family or social functions to bring it with me.
Glad you made it back to civilization.
Nails it.....my thought precisely.
“High or drunk” is pretty much the defining characteristic of the entire Biden Administration.
“Hunter Biden have defenders after photographing himself naked in a mirror with his underage neice on the bed behind him.”
I haven’t seen this brought up.
What is your source?
“A readout of the 54-year-old first son’s closed-door impeachment inquiry deposition was provided to numerous news outlets Wednesday evening”.... it was actually released to everyone.
Oversight and Judiciary Committees Release Hunter Biden Transcript
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4220984/posts
For the commoners, being high is no excuse for crimes.
Yep.
Let me guess: The media - and possibly the congressional committee - accepted this as a valid excuse and any/all charges are to be dropped and forgotten.
RE: he was “high or drunk”
High priced lawyers told him to drop his Plan A to explain it all:
“I just drank a root beer and I’m all fizzy and bubbly inside.”
———Stuart Smalley played by Al Franken in Stuart Saves His Family to threatening big thugs as he refuses a beer.
The usual stoner druggie answer and excuse. Riiiiight scum sucker-— you didn’t know, but you knew you needed the cash
You were Stoned and you Missed It. (song by Shel Silverstein a real genius. “Boy Named Sue” and many others).
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