State Department Official Raised Concerns in 2015 Over Hunter Biden

A State Department official said he raised concerns in 2015 about then-Vice President Joe Biden’s son being on the board of a Ukrainian natural-gas company

WASHINGTON—A career State Department official told congressional investigators this week that he raised concerns in 2015 with a senior official at the White House about then-Vice President Joe Biden’s son being on the board of a Ukrainian natural-gas company because of concerns about the potential optics of a conflict of interest, a person familiar with the matter said.

The State Department official, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent, told lawmakers behind closed doors on Tuesday that he raised the issue in January...

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