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Members of the House Oversight Committee have this week sent a letter to the Biden Administration demanding all records of communications between Hunter Biden and the Obama White House, The Epoch Times reported.
In the letter, members expressed concern that Joe Biden, Hunter’s father, has not been truthful as to his degree of involvement in Hunter’s business dealings and cites “the evidence is now clear” that Joe Biden was himself involved in the dealings.
Citing a previous direct contradiction to the statements in the letter, The Epoch Times said “White House communications director Kate Bedingfield on Thursday said that Biden was telling the truth in a late 2020 presidential debate that Hunter Biden didn’t make money in China or in other overseas business deals.” “We absolutely stand by the president’s comment,” she said.
“And I would point you to the reporting on this, which referenced statements that we made at the time, that we gave to The Washington Post, who worked on this story. But as you know, I don’t speak for Hunter Biden so there’s not much more I can say on that.”
Contrary to this former White House statement, The Republican members of the committee wrote “Hunter Biden’s dealings have not gone unnoticed, and a Department of Justice (DOJ) probe begun under the Obama Administration has expanded to include a wide variety of potential violations and crimes.
According to the New York Times, Hunter Biden is currently under investigation by DOJ for possible violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act and possible criminal tax evasion and money laundering.”
The members also state in the letter that investigating the communications must take place immediately, as “he (Hunter) is continuing to benefit from his father’s name”.
Some of these situations include Managing a Ukrainian energy conglomerate, selling cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, interceding for ta Romanian real estate tycoon’s bribery charges, and acting as a go-between for his father with Kazakhstani oil oligarchs, and other situations.
It appears that then-Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s statement that “I have never spoken to my son about his overseas dealings” could not possibly be true, and there is evidence that he also met with his son’s associates.
The Committee’s letter states, ” Hunter Biden’s connections throughout the Russian sphere of influence have now become especially relevant in the fast-moving and developing Russian war in Ukraine”.
There is also concern stated in the Committee’s letter due to the inclusion of Hunter Biden’s name on President Vladimir Putin’s list of sanctioned Americans.
It is notable that none of Joe Biden’s other children are on the list.
The letter further states, “Given Hunter Biden’s foreign business relationships in Ukraine and Russia and the current international landscape, we are concerned about whether Hunter Biden continues to profit off his status as President Biden’s son as well as whether foreign adversaries may be attempting to exploit questionable business dealings. NARA may possess documents relevant to this investigation from then-vice President Biden’s tenure.”
“While then-Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden stated that “I have never spoken to my son about his overseas business dealings,” this appears not to be true. The evidence is now clear that not only did Joe Biden talk to his son about his overseas business dealings, but he also met with his son’s associates. The misleading statements by President Biden are even more troubling now that Russia has singled out Hunter Biden on its sanctions list instead of any of the other Biden children,” the lawmakers continued.
The Biden family has for decades profited from Joe Biden’s positions of public trust. Hunter Biden has particularly benefitted from his father’s success in politics, from managing a Ukrainian energy conglomerate to selling cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to connecting his father to Kazakhstani oil oligarchs, and preventing a Romanian real estate tycoon’s conviction for bribery charges,” the letter added.
The lawmakers are asking for:
The Epoch Times report continued, “White House communications director Kate Bedingfield on Thursday said that Biden was telling the truth in a late 2020 presidential debate that Hunter Biden didn’t make money in China or in other overseas business deals.”
“We absolutely stand by the president’s comment. And I would point you to the reporting on this, which referenced statements that we made at the time, that we gave to The Washington Post, who worked on this story. But as you know, I don’t speak for Hunter Biden so there’s not more I can say on that.”
Source: The Republic Brief