2019 Text from Hunter Biden to Daughter Referenced Inside Family Dispute, Not Evidence of Wrongdoing
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In January 2019, Hunter Biden sent a typo-filled text to his daughter referring to not making her give him half her salary, unlike "Pop."
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Republicans have cited this and other messages to link President Biden financially to Hunter's foreign business deals and suggest the Bidens reaped millions from influence-peddling.
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The 2019 text relates to a family dispute when Hunter was deep in addiction, not evidence he split income with his father, according to a review of Hunter's communications.
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The message references a story from Hunter's youth where his father encouraged him to work and supposedly joked about keeping half his pay for "room and board."
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Hunter's daughter Naomi said the text reflects her father's "darkest days" amidst addiction and doesn't literally mean he gave Joe Biden half of any improper income.