2023-08-04 17:26:29
HOUSTON ∙ Affection for children is what brings down any great leader. US President Joe Biden, who is the most powerful ruler in the world, is the last one to face difficulties from his son. Allegations are now coming out that Hunter would talk to his father on speakerphone in front of them to attract clients and business partners.
But Hunter Biden’s former business partner testified before Congress that President Joe Biden was never directly involved in their financial dealings. The Republican-led House Oversight Committee conducted a more than five-hour interview with Devon Archer as part of an expanding congressional investigation into the Biden family businesses.
Republican and Democratic lawmakers said in a closed-door interview that Archer testified Hunter Biden called his father 20 times over a 10-year period. Hunter attempted to take credit for his actions as vice president in order to demonstrate his influence over his father. This strategy was used to ‘take down’ business partners when he actually had nothing to do with the incident. New York Rep. Dan Goldman, who represented the Democrats in the room, made this clear to reporters following the interview.
But Andy Biggs, a Republican member of the Oversight Committee, accused the testimony of proving a direct connection to the president. He also told reporters that he thinks there should be an impeachment inquiry into the president.
Rep. Joe Biden, the GOP chairman of the Oversight Committee, said that Joe Biden is a brand that his son sold around the world to enrich the Biden family. James Comer’s statement also presupposes this. Meanwhile, following Archer’s interview, Archer’s lawyer, Matthew Schwartz, said in a statement that they know all parties are claiming victory.
But all Devon Archer did was as they said. Be where called and answer questions honestly. Mr. Archer shared the truth with the committee. They can decide what to do next. – he said. Meanwhile, House Republicans promised to provide “bombshell evidence,” but the White House saw the revelation as a wet cracker.
That’s why White House spokesman Ian Sams quipped in a statement that the House Republicans’ own witness appeared to testify today that he had never heard of President Biden discussing business with his son or his son’s associates or doing anything wrong. Archer, who served alongside Hunter Biden on Burisma’s board, has long been seen by Republicans as a key witness in an investigation that directly ties the president to his son’s various international business dealings.
Republicans are seen as over-relying on uncorroborated evidence provided to the FBI alleging that Joe Biden paid bribes when he was vice president. The claim, which first surfaced in 2019, was that Biden pressured Ukraine to fire its top prosecutor to block an investigation into Burisma, an oil and gas company on which Hunter Biden was on the board.
The Justice Department investigated Burisma’s claim during Donald Trump’s presidency and closed the matter following eight months. Democrats on the committee, including ranking minority member Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, reiterated that the case was closed because there was “insufficient” evidence to prove that was true.
The Democrats also highlighted a transcript of an interview with Burisma co-founder Mykola Slochevsky. In it, he reiterated that he had no contact with Joe Biden while working for Hunter Biden’s company.
In addition to his ties to Hunter Biden, who is currently facing federal tax charges, Archer has his own legal problems stemming from a 2018 indictment for participating in a conspiracy to defraud a Native American tribe. He was convicted then, but later that year the conviction was overturned. But the New York Court of Appeals reinstated it in 2020. His sentencing in the case has been repeatedly delayed by appeals.
Archer’s appearances before lawmakers have been rescheduled and canceled several times since June. Meanwhile, the Justice Department asked a judge over the weekend to order Archer to surrender to prison and serve a year on an unrelated fraud charge, which Republicans said was another delay in testifying. Apart from this, they allege that the President is trying to hide the truth by threatening the witness. In any case, there is an indication that the headache that Hunter Biden is giving to President Joe Biden will not end soon.
1691182943
#strategy #Hunter #Biden #drop #clients #backfire #Biden
