Posted on 05/10/2023 8:36:55 AM PDT by Red Badger
The Biden family attempted to hide more than $10 million in payments from foreign nationals through a web of privately-held companies, House Oversight and Government Accountability Committee chairman James Comer of Kentucky said Wednesday at a press conference.
Since taking control of the House, Republicans have undertaken wide-ranging investigations into the Biden family’s business practices. While Hunter Biden’s Ukrainian and Chinese energy deals have been widely reported, the House Oversight Committee has looked at other family members, including the president’s brother James and sister Valerie.
“In only four months since gaining subpoena authority, we have made astonishing progress,” Comer said, before delving into the Biden family’s alleged business in Romania.
“While Vice President Biden was lecturing Romania on anti-corruption policies, in reality he was a walking billboard for his son and family to collect money. Hunter Biden and his associates capitalized on a lucrative financial relationship with a Romanian national who was under investigation for and later convicted of corruption in Romania. The Bidens received over $1 million for the deal and 16 of the 17 payments to their associate’s account that funneled the Biden’s money occurred while Joe Biden was vice president. In fact, the money stops flowing from the Romanian national soon after Joe Biden leaves the vice presidency. This is a pattern of influence-peddling,” Comer said.
The New York Times sued the State Department in January 2022 to gain access to American embassy officials’ emails mentioning Hunter Biden and business associate Tony Bobulinski. The outlet hoped to access emails mentioning “the possible improper use of federal government resources to assist and advance private business interests with connections to United States government officials and (2) the possible evasion of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) by those private business interests, and (3) the non-enforcement of FARA by the federal government in relation to those private business interests,” according to Politico.
Comer noted that the Biden family’s alleged influence-peddling began while Joe Biden was vice president. In at least one instance, Hunter Biden traveled with his father to China on an official visit. At the time, Hunter was serving as an unpaid board member of the Chinese equity firm BHR Partners.
“The committee is concerned by the complicated, suspicious network of over 20 companies we have identified that the Biden family and their associates used to enrich themselves. Most of these companies were limited liability committees formed during Joe Biden’s vice presidency. The bank records show the Biden family, their associates, and their companies received over $10 million from foreign nationals and their companies,” Comer said.
What difference, at this point, does it make?
The Real Story in all this is that the FBI KNEW ALL ABOUT IT and were integral players in the bribery schemes, and were rewarded handsomely for their help...
Why are we going after Biden so early on this stuff? This should wait until Jan. 2024 AFTER he is definitely the Dem candidate.
The FBI will look into these allegations. But they cannot comment right now, due to the ongoing investigation ...
“Allege” what is the meaning of this word. I never seen any charge against President Trump described as “allege”, it is always stated as if the charges have been proven.
No bias here. /s
It’s a Lot more than that.
a LOT.
Nothing will happen ping
Their greed and corruption is breathtaking.
Yawn. The bastards stole a National Election. They know they can get away with any corruption. The Reps are toothless and spineless. This committee will be like all others (remember Trey Gowdy) all bark and no bite.
That’s just how much they have been able to trace.
What I want to know is:
DID THEY CLAIM THIS MONEY AS INCOME ON THEIR INCOME TAX FORMS?
IF NOT, WHY NOT?
IF THEY DID, WHAT DID THEY CALL IT?
Having been billed several times over the years by the IRS for miniscule amounts, how in hell do they allow someone to get away with millions in hidden income and no taxes at all?
If this had been you or me, we would be in prison right now!.....................
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Most of this has been out there for years.
Over a year for 170 Suspicious Activity Reports
Probably four years for the payments to his Grandkids.
The Media had zero interest and the four years of Republican Senate rule (2016-2020) the GOP had no interest and wanted to work with Joe.
Even with all the criminality, there was no organized Biden Resistance movement.
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Did Biden fail to declare any income received from any source on his federal taxes?
“Section 7201 of the Internal Revenue Code reads, “Any person who willfully attempts in any manner to evade or defeat any tax imposed by this title or the payment thereof shall, in addition to other penalties provided by law, be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $100,000 ($500,000 in the case of a corporation), or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both, together with the costs of prosecution”
“Proof of the crime requires first proving the attendant circumstance that an unpaid tax liability exists. Second, the prosecution must prove some affirmative act by the defendant to evade or attempt to evade a tax. Third, prosecutors most show that the defendant possessed the specific intent to evade a known legal duty to pay. To convict, the jury must find the defendant guilty of each of these elements beyond a reasonable doubt.”
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/tax_evasion
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When they told the DoJ not to indict before Wednesday, what Wednesday is that?
If Joe and Hunter have been protected for 12 years, I really don’t think one needs to worry about an Indictment.
Why hasn’t Robinson Rob Walker been ARRESTED yet?
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