Joe Biden's Brother's Business Dealings Resurface Amid Congressional Scrutiny
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James Biden, Joe Biden's brother, was paid $100,000 in 1998 by famed trial lawyer Richard "Dickie" Scruggs for advice on getting Congress to approve a major tobacco settlement. Scruggs said he hired James because he was the senator's brother.
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James Biden has long benefited financially from his famous brother, with his consulting work and business ventures often intersecting with Joe Biden's public duties over several decades.
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In 2007, while planning a new D.C. consulting firm called Patterson, Balducci & Biden with Scruggs associates, James Biden was recorded by the FBI discussing potential deals, though he was not implicated in their unrelated bribery case.
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Prosecutors never questioned James Biden in the case, which saw Scruggs serve prison time, though the connections raised questions during Joe Biden's 2008 vice presidential vetting.
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James and his wife Sara were recently subpoenaed by House Republicans investigating whether Joe Biden has helped his family's business interests, reviving scrutiny of James' career-long proximity to his brother's power.