Main Topic: Testimony suggests Hunter Biden used the Biden "brand" to his advantage while working for Burisma.
Key Points:
1. Former business partner testified that Hunter Biden put his father on speakerphone during business meetings about 20 times, but they never discussed business dealings.
2. Testimony suggests Joe Biden was put on the phone to sell the Biden "brand" and enrich the Biden family.
3. Testimony also states that there is no evidence Joe Biden ever discussed business with Hunter Biden or changed official policy in consideration of Hunter's business interests.
Main Topic: Testimony of Hunter Biden's business associate, Devon Archer, before the House Oversight Committee regarding Joe Biden's involvement in his son's business dealings.
Key Points:
1. Devon Archer testified that he has no knowledge of Joe Biden altering U.S. foreign policy to benefit his son.
2. Archer stated that he is not aware of any wrongdoing by Joe Biden in relation to his son's business dealings.
3. Archer described how Hunter Biden used the Joe Biden "brand" to protect Burisma legally and politically, but also agreed that Hunter's role had no effect on U.S. foreign policy.
Main Topic: House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer plans to subpoena members of the Biden family, including President Joe Biden, as part of the investigation into Hunter Biden's foreign business dealings.
Key Points:
1. Comer intends to subpoena the Bidens and expects the matter to end up in court due to opposition and obstruction from Biden attorneys.
2. Comer believes his team has put together a strong case that would stand up in any court of law in America.
3. The subpoena threats come after the release of bank records showing Hunter Biden and his associates received millions of dollars from foreign entities, but there is no evidence implicating Joe Biden in his son's business transactions.
Hunter Biden attended multiple state dinners during the Obama and Biden administrations, including four while he was chairman of his investment firm and two while under federal investigation, with President Biden showing no signs of distancing himself from his son despite his legal troubles.
Federal prosecutors are expected to seek a grand jury indictment of Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden's son, before the end of September in a gun possession case, while he is also under investigation for his business dealings.
Republican claims that Joe Biden used pseudonyms in emails to communicate with his son Hunter and was involved in his son's questionable business practices are contradicted by evidence and lack substance, though ongoing investigations continue to explore the matter.
Then-Vice President Joe Biden criticized President Obama for lacking grace after Hunter Biden accused the president of plagiarizing his father's speeches, according to emails from Hunter's laptop in 2010.
Hunter Biden has filed a lawsuit against a former Trump White House aide, Garrett Ziegler, accusing him of illegally accessing and disseminating his data online.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declined to defend President Biden's interactions with his son Hunter's foreign business associates, following a CNN poll indicating that 61% of Americans believe Biden was involved in Hunter's overseas ventures.
An FBI agent involved in the Hunter Biden probe testified that the prosecutor leading it faced hurdles and lack of cooperation from other U.S. attorneys, but still had the authority to bring tax charges against Hunter Biden; the testimony comes amid investigations into the Biden family and Republicans' push for an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
President Biden's son, Hunter Biden, has been charged with lying about his drug use in connection with the purchase of a handgun in 2018, potentially putting him on trial next year as his father runs for re-election.
House Democrats have acknowledged that Hunter Biden's former business partner, Eric Schwerin, handled President Biden's finances during his vice presidency, according to a statement from a spokesperson for the Democrat minority of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
The FBI has established a dedicated unit to investigate threats against agents and prosecutors involved in the Hunter Biden case, as right-wing individuals accuse them of being too lenient, despite the recent indictment of Hunter Biden on federal felony charges for lying on a gun form; however, critics argue that Hunter Biden's alleged crimes would never have been prosecuted if he weren't the president's son.
Hunter Biden's attorneys filed a lawsuit against the IRS, accusing agents of targeting and embarrassing him by disclosing his confidential tax information, and seeking damages for unauthorized disclosures.
Despite Hunter Biden's attorney's claims that his client did not share money from his business dealings with his father, President Biden, text messages and emails from Hunter's abandoned laptop suggest otherwise.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom defended Hunter Biden's business dealings, stating that it is not uncommon for people to use their family connections for personal gain.
Potential tax charges against Hunter Biden faced obstacles when federal prosecutors in California and Washington, D.C. declined to assist U.S. Attorney David Weiss in charging him, leading to frustration and concerns about the investigation's future, according to testimony from an IRS law enforcement official obtained by POLITICO.
Hunter Biden has filed a lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani, accusing him of computer fraud in obtaining and sharing personal data from a laptop, further adding to the legal battles facing both individuals.
Hunter Biden now acknowledges that the emails and documents found on his infamous laptop are his, as he sues Rudy Giuliani for allegedly hacking into the device, but he still refuses to admit that he voluntarily gave the laptop to a Delaware computer repairman.
The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed a bank for Hunter Biden's records and obtained two wire transfers from Chinese nationals to Hunter Biden in 2019 that listed President Joe Biden's home as the beneficiary address, marking the first time the committee has issued a subpoena specifically for his records.
House Republicans claim to have evidence that Hunter Biden received payments from Beijing that were listed under President Joe Biden's Delaware address, leading to questions about the Bidens' financial entanglements and national security concerns, although Hunter Biden's attorney denies any wrongdoing and attributes the transfers to loans and personal investments.
Newly released documents confirm that Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, traveled internationally to sell influence and access to the Biden "brand" and that there was a campaign by the Justice Department to protect the Biden family from investigation, particularly actions taken by Joe Biden himself.
Hunter Biden received a $250,000 wire from his Chinese business partners labeled as a "personal investment," contradicting previous claims made by his legal team.
President Biden and his staff have faced backlash for claiming numerous times that Biden "never discussed" his son Hunter's business dealings with him, with evidence showing otherwise and GOP lawmakers accusing them of lying.
Joe Biden's defenders have been consistently making weak excuses for his family's influence-peddling business, but recent evidence of wire transfers to Hunter Biden with Biden's home address listed as the beneficiary address raises serious questions about the president's involvement.
Hunter Biden's daughter, Naomi Biden, worked as a lawyer for the government of Peru while living at the White House with her grandfather, President Joe Biden, raising questions about potential conflicts of interest.
Hunter Biden, the president's son, is grappling with over $10 million in legal fees and is seeking new ways to fundraise for his trial on gun charges, while his father, Joe Biden, has not provided financial assistance, leading Hunter's team to explore potential obstacles in raising money without interfering with his father's re-election efforts.
Hunter Biden withdrew $20,000 from his daughter's college savings to fund a drug and prostitute binge, according to documents obtained by DailyMail.com, and he still hasn't paid taxes on the funds.
Hunter Biden withdrew $20,000 from his daughter Maisy's college fund and used the money for "hookers and drugs" while he was struggling with addiction, according to emails and messages on his laptop.
President Joe Biden's denial of discussing business with his son Hunter has been contradicted by new FOIA-obtained emails, revealing extensive communication between Joe, Hunter, and their respective firms during his vice presidency, adding to the GOP investigation into the alleged Biden family influence-peddling operation.
Hunter Biden's lawyers are mounting an aggressive counterattack against Republicans, suing Rudy Giuliani, the IRS, and others, and issuing subpoenas to Trump allies, as legal troubles threaten to overshadow President Joe Biden's 2024 reelection bid.
