Republicans have President Joe Biden’s son in their sights
introduced the world to the contents of a MacBook Pro. The laptop belonged to Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden. Thealleged that an email on its hard drive indicated that in 2015 Hunter had introduced a Ukrainian energy executive to Mr Biden, then vice-president. That, the paper claimed, suggested that Hunter’s business dealings had improperly influenced American policy.
Between 2014 and 2019 Hunter was a paid board member of Burisma, a Ukrainian natural-gas company. The firm’s owner was investigated for corruption by the country’s top prosecutor, who was later fired. Mr Biden, then vice-president, had been overseeing an American effort to help Ukraine crack down on corruption, and had called for the prosecutor to be removed because he was ineffective. There is no evidence to suggest that Mr Biden’s stance was linked to the Burisma investigation.
Hunter’s business dealings in Ukraine were investigated by the Senate in 2020. But lawmakers found no evidence that he had improperly influenced American policy through his father. The’s story purported to offer new evidence. It suggested that in 2015 Hunter had arranged a meeting between Mr Biden and a Burisma adviser. The president’s aides and Hunter’s lawyers deny that any such meeting took place. There is no record of it on Mr Biden’s schedule.
This is a big claim. Mr Comer is expected to convene hearings soon and is “prepared” to subpoena the president’s son, and possibly foreign companies he worked with. Hunter’s legal team is reportedly considering suing for defamation two people they expect Mr Comer to call as witnesses: a former associate of Hunter’s on thedeal and a laptop repairman.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Government Funding Fight Could Drag On Until After Christmas'Congressional appropriators are still trading ideas with days left to finalize a deal,' writes Philip_Elliott for The D.C. Brief
Read more »
Politicians urged to return 'dirty money' from Sam Bankman-Fried amid campaign finance chargesBoth Democrats and Republicans have been urged to return money allegedly 'stolen' from FTX customers
Read more »
Joe Biden signs law to protect same-sex marriages striking a 'blow against hate'Joe Biden has signed legislation protecting same-sex marriages and declared the 'law and the love it defends strike a blow against hate in all its forms'.
Read more »
Comedian Joe Lycett criticises FA in wake of ‘shredding’ stuntJoe Lycett has criticised the Football Association (FA), accusing it of “pretending to be allies of the LGBT community” until it becomes inconvenient.
Read more »
Avengers: Endgame's Joe Russo mocks backlash to Black Widow death'My jaw fell harder than she did.'
Read more »
Joe Lycett slams FA for 'pretending to be LGBT allies'Joe Lycett has criticised the Football Association, accusing it of only ‘pretending to be allies of the LGBT+ community’.
Read more »