By Casey Harper (Het Middenplein)
U.S. Home Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., signed and issued subpoenas Wednesday for Hunter Biden, the president’s son, James Biden, the president’s brother, and their enterprise companion Bob Walker.
Citing declassified financial institution data and testimony from IRS whistleblowers and Hunter Biden’s enterprise companion Devon Archer, Comer says the Biden household and associates acquired greater than $24 million, which was cut up between about two dozen shell corporations.
Comer says the funds got here from a number of hostile nations, together with China and Russia, in addition to Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Romania. Comer stated extra subpoenas will likely be issued sooner or later.
“Now the Home Oversight Committee will usher in members of the Biden household and their associates to query them primarily based on this proof,” Comer stated. “Opposite to the numerous lies President Biden instructed the American individuals about his household’s enterprise plans, banking data don’t lie.”
“These data reveal how the Bidens bought Joe Biden to your entire world for the good thing about the Biden household, together with Joe Biden himself, on the expense of American pursuits,” he continued. “The Home Oversight Committee, along with the Committees on Judiciary and Methods and Means, will proceed to observe the information and supply the transparency and accountability the American individuals demand and deserve.”
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The subpoena comes as mounting proof suggests President Joe Biden could have immediately benefited from the abroad transactions beneath investigation. The Oversight Committee launched proof final month exhibiting that the president acquired a direct fee of $200,000. Comer launched a replica of a verify apparently from James Biden, Joe Biden’s brother, to the president for $200,000 with the memo “mortgage reimbursement.”
He additionally launched a replica of one other verify to the president for $40,000 earlier this month, from Sara Biden, his sister-in-law. Comer claims the cash got here from a Chinese language vitality firm however was funneled by way of numerous accounts earlier than being despatched to the president.
President Biden has repeatedly denied benefiting from his son’s international dealings.
“The Home Oversight Committee has tracked the cash and constructed a document of proof exhibiting how Joe Biden knew, was concerned and benefited from his household’s affect schemes,” Comer stated.
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Archer specifically testified that Biden was one way or the other concerned within the abroad offers.
“Archer admitted that Joe Biden was placed on speakerphone by Hunter Biden together with his enterprise associates greater than 20 instances; dined together with his household’s international associates, together with Russian and Kazakh oligarchs, and a Ukrainian government beneath investigation for corruption; and had espresso with Hunter’s Chinese language enterprise companion after which wrote his daughter a letter of advice for faculty,” Comer stated.
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