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.
A new poll reveals that most Americans believe President Biden was involved in his son's foreign business dealings while he was vice president and that he acted inappropriately during the investigation into his son's alleged crimes.
Allies of President Joe Biden have privately criticized his inability to say no to his son Hunter Biden's business dealings, resulting in avoidable political distractions, according to reports.
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.
Some Democrats, like Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota, are distancing themselves from Hunter Biden while still supporting President Joe Biden, as they believe the evidence points to Hunter's guilt but not Joe's involvement in any wrongdoing.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre defended President Biden and dismissed the impeachment inquiry, claiming that there is no evidence incriminating him in his son's foreign business dealings, leading to a heated exchange with reporters during the press briefing.
About half of Americans lack confidence in the fair and nonpartisan handling of the Justice Department's investigation into Hunter Biden, while concerns about potential wrongdoing by President Joe Biden regarding his son's business dealings are split along political lines, with most Republicans expressing concern and most Democrats dismissing the allegations, according to a recent poll.
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.
Hunter Biden earned significant money from a Romanian real estate mogul while his father, then-Vice President Joe Biden, pushed for anti-corruption reforms in Romania, and Hunter Biden failed to disclose his work as a lobbyist under the Foreign Agents Registration Act in Romania despite meeting with U.S. officials on behalf of his Romanian client.
Hunter Biden's lawyer claims that President Biden "did not share" in his son's business or profits, contradicting allegations linking the president to his son's business dealings.
George Washington University law professor and Fox News legal analyst Jonathan Turley sarcastically characterized the media's defense of Hunter Biden as a claim that the Biden family "fleeced" foreign interests in an alleged influence-peddling scheme.
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.
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.
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.
