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Hunter Biden hooked up with 'sex trafficking ring,' wrote bogus cheques?
Author of the article:Brad Hunter
Published Oct 02, 2023 • Last updated 20 hours ago • 3 minute read
Hunter Biden and friend. Image from his laptop. US DOT
Hunter Biden and friend. Image from his laptop. US DOT
Bombshell new U.S. Treasury documents reveal that agents suspected scandal-scarred Hunter Biden was linked to an Eastern European “sex trafficking ring” and wrote bogus cheques to pay for hookers.
According to the Daily Mail, Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) reviewed by the newspaper revealed that Hunter’s accounts were being monitored even before the 2020 presidential election.
Investigators apparently discovered payments from the troubled first son to the suspected prostitution ring.
One of the suspicious cheques. US DOT
One of the suspicious cheques. US DOT
An unreported document filed to the DOT from Wells Fargo bank investigators found 25 individuals linked to the sex gang, and that included a whopping $7 million in suspicious transactions.
And among those names was the son of U.S. President Joe Biden: Scion Hunter Biden.
Bank investigators indicated they believed the cheques had been falsified to conceal the true nature of payments to prostitutes from his business accounts.
The report said: “Biden has sent money to individuals who may be part of an Eastern European prostitution ring. [Investigators are monitoring] several [Wells Fargo] customers suspected of participating in a sex trafficking ring associated with Biden.”
A Chinese company and a number of women with Russian passports were the recipients of the money.
According to the report, Biden wrote the cheques which were disguised as being for medical services to New York-based suspected madam Ekaterina Moreva.
Her website offered a “girlfriend experience” with women as young as 20.
Hunter Biden had a slew of text conversations with Moreva who referred him to the raunchy website packed with snapshots of semi-nude and lingerie-clad lovelies.
However, transactions that are flagged in a SAR are not proof of wrongdoing or illegal actions. They are merely a heads-up to the Treasury of suspicious actions.
The Mail previously reported that Hunter Biden spent a whopping $30,000 on escorts during a five-month stretch.
The SAR tracked more than $1.1 million which was sent to Hunter’s company Owasco from his business partner and Biden family friend, Rob Walker, a former Clinton official.
Biden withdrew about $105,000 in cash from Owasco and more than $260,000 from his personal accounts between February and November 2017 across nine states and Monaco, the Wells Fargo team wrote.
Hunter Biden is pictured: US DOT
Hunter Biden is pictured: US DOT
“These cash withdrawals were conducted during a time period during which Biden publicly admits to heavy usage of drugs and prostitutes,” the SAR said, adding one transfer was to a woman linked to the “sex trafficking ring.”
An earlier Suspicious Activity Report filed by JPMorgan Chase flagged Ukrainian Moreva after she received tens of thousands of dollars from Hunter’s company.
The Treasury document said: “Wells Fargo’s financial crimes investigations conducted a continued review of customer Robert Hunter Biden as well as several related customers for funds derived from unknown sources, the unusual movement of funds, and unusually high volumes of cash transactions that appeared related to prostitution and or drugs.”
The Wells Fargo investigators traced payments to suspected members of the prostitution ring back to a Hong Kong company.
One person connected to the sex trafficking ring who allegedly benefitted from Hunter Biden’s largesse was Ekaterina Pitula, 39, who owns a store in Irvine, Calif. Twenty-five of her cash deposits were wired to a Chinese company in Hong Kong.
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The Mail noted that some of Biden’s alleged hooker payments came mere hours after he had scored papa pay from President Joe Biden.
Earlier this month, Republican House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer announced he is investigating Hunter’s alleged links with sex trafficking rings.
Former IRS whistleblower Joseph Ziegler alleged Hunter even tried to deduct payments to sex workers on his tax returns.
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Author of the article:Brad Hunter
Published Oct 02, 2023 • Last updated 20 hours ago • 3 minute read
Hunter Biden and friend. Image from his laptop. US DOT
Hunter Biden and friend. Image from his laptop. US DOT
Bombshell new U.S. Treasury documents reveal that agents suspected scandal-scarred Hunter Biden was linked to an Eastern European “sex trafficking ring” and wrote bogus cheques to pay for hookers.
According to the Daily Mail, Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) reviewed by the newspaper revealed that Hunter’s accounts were being monitored even before the 2020 presidential election.
Investigators apparently discovered payments from the troubled first son to the suspected prostitution ring.
One of the suspicious cheques. US DOT
One of the suspicious cheques. US DOT
An unreported document filed to the DOT from Wells Fargo bank investigators found 25 individuals linked to the sex gang, and that included a whopping $7 million in suspicious transactions.
And among those names was the son of U.S. President Joe Biden: Scion Hunter Biden.
Bank investigators indicated they believed the cheques had been falsified to conceal the true nature of payments to prostitutes from his business accounts.
The report said: “Biden has sent money to individuals who may be part of an Eastern European prostitution ring. [Investigators are monitoring] several [Wells Fargo] customers suspected of participating in a sex trafficking ring associated with Biden.”
A Chinese company and a number of women with Russian passports were the recipients of the money.
According to the report, Biden wrote the cheques which were disguised as being for medical services to New York-based suspected madam Ekaterina Moreva.
Her website offered a “girlfriend experience” with women as young as 20.
Hunter Biden had a slew of text conversations with Moreva who referred him to the raunchy website packed with snapshots of semi-nude and lingerie-clad lovelies.
However, transactions that are flagged in a SAR are not proof of wrongdoing or illegal actions. They are merely a heads-up to the Treasury of suspicious actions.
The Mail previously reported that Hunter Biden spent a whopping $30,000 on escorts during a five-month stretch.
The SAR tracked more than $1.1 million which was sent to Hunter’s company Owasco from his business partner and Biden family friend, Rob Walker, a former Clinton official.
Biden withdrew about $105,000 in cash from Owasco and more than $260,000 from his personal accounts between February and November 2017 across nine states and Monaco, the Wells Fargo team wrote.
Hunter Biden is pictured: US DOT
Hunter Biden is pictured: US DOT
“These cash withdrawals were conducted during a time period during which Biden publicly admits to heavy usage of drugs and prostitutes,” the SAR said, adding one transfer was to a woman linked to the “sex trafficking ring.”
An earlier Suspicious Activity Report filed by JPMorgan Chase flagged Ukrainian Moreva after she received tens of thousands of dollars from Hunter’s company.
The Treasury document said: “Wells Fargo’s financial crimes investigations conducted a continued review of customer Robert Hunter Biden as well as several related customers for funds derived from unknown sources, the unusual movement of funds, and unusually high volumes of cash transactions that appeared related to prostitution and or drugs.”
The Wells Fargo investigators traced payments to suspected members of the prostitution ring back to a Hong Kong company.
One person connected to the sex trafficking ring who allegedly benefitted from Hunter Biden’s largesse was Ekaterina Pitula, 39, who owns a store in Irvine, Calif. Twenty-five of her cash deposits were wired to a Chinese company in Hong Kong.
NEW YORK POST
NEW YORK POST
The Mail noted that some of Biden’s alleged hooker payments came mere hours after he had scored papa pay from President Joe Biden.
Earlier this month, Republican House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer announced he is investigating Hunter’s alleged links with sex trafficking rings.
Former IRS whistleblower Joseph Ziegler alleged Hunter even tried to deduct payments to sex workers on his tax returns.
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Hunter Biden suspected of hiring prostitutes from sex trafficking ring
Investigators found payments from Hunter and his companies to a suspected 'Eastern European prostitution ring,' DailyMail.com can reveal.
Hunter Biden hooked up with 'sex trafficking ring,' wrote bogus cheques?
Bombshell new U.S. Treasury documents reveal that agents suspected Hunter Biden was linked to an Eastern European "sex trafficking ring.".
Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to three federal gun charges filed after his plea deal collapsed
Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Lindsay Whitehurst And Claudia Lauer
Published Oct 03, 2023 • 3 minute read
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to three federal firearms charges filed after a plea deal imploded, putting the case on track toward a possible trial as the 2024 election looms.
President Joe Biden’s son is facing charges that he lied about his drug use in October 2018 on a form to buy a gun that he kept for about 11 days.
He’s acknowledged struggling with an addiction to crack cocaine during that period, but his lawyers have said he didn’t break the law. Gun charges like these are rare, and an appeals court has found the ban on drug users having guns violates the Second Amendment under new Supreme Court standards.
Hunter Biden’s attorneys are suggesting that prosecutors bowed to pressure by Republicans who have insisted the Democratic president’s son got a sweetheart deal, and that the charges were the result of political pressure.
He was indicted after the implosion this summer of his plea agreement with federal prosecutors on tax and gun charges. The deal devolved after the judge who was supposed to sign off on the agreement instead raised a series of questions about the deal. Federal prosecutors had been looking into his business dealings for five years, and the agreement would have dispensed with criminal proceedings before his father was actively campaigning for president in 2024.
Now, a special counsel has been appointed to handle the case, and there appears no easy end in sight. No new tax charges have yet been filed, but the special counsel has indicated they could come in Washington or in California, where Hunter Biden lives.
In Congress, House Republicans are seeking to link Hunter Biden’s dealings to his father’s through an impeachment inquiry. Republicans have been investigating Hunter Biden for years, since his father was Barack Obama’s vice president. While questions have arisen about the ethics surrounding the Biden family’s international business, no evidence has emerged so far to prove that Joe Biden, in his current or previous office, abused his role or accepted bribes.
The legal wrangling could spill into 2024, with Republicans eager to divert attention from the multiple criminal indictments faced by GOP primary front-runner Donald Trump, whose trials could be unfolding at the same time.
After remaining silent for years, Hunter Biden has taken a more aggressive legal stance in recent weeks, filing a series of lawsuits over the dissemination of personal information purportedly from his laptop and his tax data by whistleblower IRS agents who testified before Congress as part of the GOP probe.
The president’s son, who has not held public office, is charged with two counts of making false statements and one count of illegal gun possession, punishable by up to 25 years in prison upon conviction. Under the failed deal, he would have pleaded guilty and served probation rather than jail time on misdemeanor tax charges and avoided prosecution on a gun count if he stayed out of trouble for two years.
Defense attorneys have argued that he remains protected by an immunity provision that was part of the scuttled plea agreement, but prosecutors overseen by special counsel David Weiss disagree. Weiss also serves as U.S. attorney for Delaware and was originally appointed by Trump.
Hunter Biden had asked for Tuesday’s hearing to be conducted remotely over video feed, but U.S. Magistrate Judge Christopher Burke sided with prosecutors, saying there would be no “special treatment.”
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Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Lindsay Whitehurst And Claudia Lauer
Published Oct 03, 2023 • 3 minute read
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to three federal firearms charges filed after a plea deal imploded, putting the case on track toward a possible trial as the 2024 election looms.
President Joe Biden’s son is facing charges that he lied about his drug use in October 2018 on a form to buy a gun that he kept for about 11 days.
He’s acknowledged struggling with an addiction to crack cocaine during that period, but his lawyers have said he didn’t break the law. Gun charges like these are rare, and an appeals court has found the ban on drug users having guns violates the Second Amendment under new Supreme Court standards.
Hunter Biden’s attorneys are suggesting that prosecutors bowed to pressure by Republicans who have insisted the Democratic president’s son got a sweetheart deal, and that the charges were the result of political pressure.
He was indicted after the implosion this summer of his plea agreement with federal prosecutors on tax and gun charges. The deal devolved after the judge who was supposed to sign off on the agreement instead raised a series of questions about the deal. Federal prosecutors had been looking into his business dealings for five years, and the agreement would have dispensed with criminal proceedings before his father was actively campaigning for president in 2024.
Now, a special counsel has been appointed to handle the case, and there appears no easy end in sight. No new tax charges have yet been filed, but the special counsel has indicated they could come in Washington or in California, where Hunter Biden lives.
In Congress, House Republicans are seeking to link Hunter Biden’s dealings to his father’s through an impeachment inquiry. Republicans have been investigating Hunter Biden for years, since his father was Barack Obama’s vice president. While questions have arisen about the ethics surrounding the Biden family’s international business, no evidence has emerged so far to prove that Joe Biden, in his current or previous office, abused his role or accepted bribes.
The legal wrangling could spill into 2024, with Republicans eager to divert attention from the multiple criminal indictments faced by GOP primary front-runner Donald Trump, whose trials could be unfolding at the same time.
After remaining silent for years, Hunter Biden has taken a more aggressive legal stance in recent weeks, filing a series of lawsuits over the dissemination of personal information purportedly from his laptop and his tax data by whistleblower IRS agents who testified before Congress as part of the GOP probe.
The president’s son, who has not held public office, is charged with two counts of making false statements and one count of illegal gun possession, punishable by up to 25 years in prison upon conviction. Under the failed deal, he would have pleaded guilty and served probation rather than jail time on misdemeanor tax charges and avoided prosecution on a gun count if he stayed out of trouble for two years.
Defense attorneys have argued that he remains protected by an immunity provision that was part of the scuttled plea agreement, but prosecutors overseen by special counsel David Weiss disagree. Weiss also serves as U.S. attorney for Delaware and was originally appointed by Trump.
Hunter Biden had asked for Tuesday’s hearing to be conducted remotely over video feed, but U.S. Magistrate Judge Christopher Burke sided with prosecutors, saying there would be no “special treatment.”
Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to three federal gun charges filed after his plea deal collapsed
Charges filed after his plea deal collapsed.
Hunter Biden prosecutors move to drop old gun count after plea deal collapse
Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Lindsay Whitehurst
Published Oct 04, 2023 • 1 minute read
WASHINGTON — Prosecutors who filed firearms charges against Hunter Biden moved Wednesday to formally dismiss a gun count that had been part of a collapsed plea deal.
The procedural step removes a charge alleging he broke a law against drug users having guns when he bought a gun in 2018, during a period he has acknowledged struggling with addiction.
The president’s son is now facing a three-count indictment focused on the same purchase that includes both gun possession and false statement charges. No new tax counts have yet been filed by special counsel David Weiss, who is overseeing the case.
Hunter Biden had been expected to avoid prosecution on the gun charge and plead guilty to misdemeanor tax counts in an agreement with prosecutors. But the deal collapsed after a judge raised questions about it in a July hearing and the new indictment was filed weeks later.
Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to the charges Tuesday as the case moves toward a potential trial with the 2024 election looming.
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Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Lindsay Whitehurst
Published Oct 04, 2023 • 1 minute read
WASHINGTON — Prosecutors who filed firearms charges against Hunter Biden moved Wednesday to formally dismiss a gun count that had been part of a collapsed plea deal.
The procedural step removes a charge alleging he broke a law against drug users having guns when he bought a gun in 2018, during a period he has acknowledged struggling with addiction.
The president’s son is now facing a three-count indictment focused on the same purchase that includes both gun possession and false statement charges. No new tax counts have yet been filed by special counsel David Weiss, who is overseeing the case.
Hunter Biden had been expected to avoid prosecution on the gun charge and plead guilty to misdemeanor tax counts in an agreement with prosecutors. But the deal collapsed after a judge raised questions about it in a July hearing and the new indictment was filed weeks later.
Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to the charges Tuesday as the case moves toward a potential trial with the 2024 election looming.
Hunter Biden prosecutors move to drop old gun count after plea deal collapse
Prosecutors who filed charges against Hunter Biden moved to formally dismiss a gun count that had been part of a collapsed plea deal.
Special counsel in Biden case insists he was ’decision-maker’ in rare testimony
Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Farnoush Amiri And Lindsay Whitehurst
Published Nov 07, 2023 • 4 minute read
WASHINGTON — The prosecutor overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation testified Tuesday that he had the ultimate authority in the years-long case as he made an unprecedented appearance before Congress to rebut Republicans’ explosive claims that the probe has been plagued with interference.
U.S. attorney David Weiss’ nearly seven-hour interview with the House judiciary committee marked the first time a special counsel has testified to lawmakers in the middle of a probe. He agreed to the unusual appearance under heavy pressure from House Republicans, who are looking to ramp up their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden and his family.
In his opening statement, Weiss told lawmakers he would not answer questions that could jeopardize the investigation and would only talk about the scope of his authority. “I am, and have been, the decision-maker on this case,” he told lawmakers. “I do not, however, make these decisions in a vacuum.”
He acknowledged being required to follow Justice Department guidelines and processes as well as federal law as he carried out his investigation. But those requirements “did not interfere with my decision-making authority,” he said.
No one at the Justice Department, including U.S. attorneys or the tax division, blocked or prevented him from pursuing charges or taking other necessary steps in the investigation, Weiss said.
Lawmakers leaving the interview with Weiss described it as “tedious” and “a waste of time” as the federal prosecutor was bound by Justice Department rules that limit his ability to talk about an ongoing investigation.
“Mr. Weiss was here incarnate, but not particularly in spirit,” Rep. Matt Gaetz said during a lunch break. He added that in response to any questions Republicans had about the investigation, Weiss would “demure and say that it was just part of his deliberative process.”
Judiciary committee chair Jim Jordan remained defiant, walking out of the interview saying that Weiss’ testimony confirmed whistleblower testimony that he did not have full authority.
Democrats accused Republicans of trying to interfere with the Hunter Biden investigation by bringing Weiss in to testify.
“This is unprecedented. You never interrupt a prosecution with congressional hearings. This is the first time it’s ever happened,” Rep. Glenn Ivey said after leaving the interview. “And the fact that he can’t answer your questions is an obvious byproduct of that because he doesn’t want to do anything or say anything that will disrupt a criminal prosecution.”
The rare move by the Justice Department to allow Weiss’ testimony before the conclusion of an investigation indicates just how seriously the department is taking accusations of interference.
The interview came after months of back-and-forth negotiations between Republicans on the committee and the Justice Department after lawmakers subpoenaed several investigators and attorneys involved in the Hunter Biden case.
In July, Weiss, looking to correct the record of what he and the department see as a misrepresentation of the investigation, agreed to come to Capitol Hill, but only if he was able to testify in a public hearing where he could directly respond to claims of wrongdoing by Republicans.
The Justice Department remained willing to have Weiss testify publicly even after the implosion of a plea agreement with Hunter Biden that could have effectively closed the case, but said he couldn’t make more than one appearance in the near term. The two parties ultimately agreed on a closed-door interview with both Democratic and Republican members and their respective staff.
The interview on Tuesday focused on testimony from an Internal Revenue Service agent who claimed that under Weiss the investigation into the president’s son was “slow-walked” and mishandled. Weiss, who was originally appointed by then-president Donald Trump, has denied one of the more explosive allegations by saying in writing that he had the final say over the case.
And he did so again behind closed doors Tuesday when he denied bowing to political pressure in the five-year investigation, saying the decisions have been based on “the facts and the law.
“Political considerations played no part in our decision-making,” he said.
Weiss added that he did not feel the need to request special counsel status until August and when he did it was quickly granted by Attorney General Merrick Garland. Like other special counsels, he will prepare a report at the end of his investigation that’s expected to be publicly released.
Two other U.S. attorneys from Washington and California testified in recent weeks that they didn’t block Weiss from filing charges in their districts, though they declined to partner with him on it.
But the IRS whistleblower, who testified publicly over the summer, insists his testimony reflects a pattern of interference and preferential treatment in the Hunter Biden case and not just disagreement with their superiors about what investigative steps to take.
Questions about Hunter Biden’s business dealings overall have been central to a GOP-led impeachment inquiry into the president. That’s been led in part by Jordan, who had a prominent role in the questioning Tuesday.
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Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Farnoush Amiri And Lindsay Whitehurst
Published Nov 07, 2023 • 4 minute read
WASHINGTON — The prosecutor overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation testified Tuesday that he had the ultimate authority in the years-long case as he made an unprecedented appearance before Congress to rebut Republicans’ explosive claims that the probe has been plagued with interference.
U.S. attorney David Weiss’ nearly seven-hour interview with the House judiciary committee marked the first time a special counsel has testified to lawmakers in the middle of a probe. He agreed to the unusual appearance under heavy pressure from House Republicans, who are looking to ramp up their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden and his family.
In his opening statement, Weiss told lawmakers he would not answer questions that could jeopardize the investigation and would only talk about the scope of his authority. “I am, and have been, the decision-maker on this case,” he told lawmakers. “I do not, however, make these decisions in a vacuum.”
He acknowledged being required to follow Justice Department guidelines and processes as well as federal law as he carried out his investigation. But those requirements “did not interfere with my decision-making authority,” he said.
No one at the Justice Department, including U.S. attorneys or the tax division, blocked or prevented him from pursuing charges or taking other necessary steps in the investigation, Weiss said.
Lawmakers leaving the interview with Weiss described it as “tedious” and “a waste of time” as the federal prosecutor was bound by Justice Department rules that limit his ability to talk about an ongoing investigation.
“Mr. Weiss was here incarnate, but not particularly in spirit,” Rep. Matt Gaetz said during a lunch break. He added that in response to any questions Republicans had about the investigation, Weiss would “demure and say that it was just part of his deliberative process.”
Judiciary committee chair Jim Jordan remained defiant, walking out of the interview saying that Weiss’ testimony confirmed whistleblower testimony that he did not have full authority.
Democrats accused Republicans of trying to interfere with the Hunter Biden investigation by bringing Weiss in to testify.
“This is unprecedented. You never interrupt a prosecution with congressional hearings. This is the first time it’s ever happened,” Rep. Glenn Ivey said after leaving the interview. “And the fact that he can’t answer your questions is an obvious byproduct of that because he doesn’t want to do anything or say anything that will disrupt a criminal prosecution.”
The rare move by the Justice Department to allow Weiss’ testimony before the conclusion of an investigation indicates just how seriously the department is taking accusations of interference.
The interview came after months of back-and-forth negotiations between Republicans on the committee and the Justice Department after lawmakers subpoenaed several investigators and attorneys involved in the Hunter Biden case.
In July, Weiss, looking to correct the record of what he and the department see as a misrepresentation of the investigation, agreed to come to Capitol Hill, but only if he was able to testify in a public hearing where he could directly respond to claims of wrongdoing by Republicans.
The Justice Department remained willing to have Weiss testify publicly even after the implosion of a plea agreement with Hunter Biden that could have effectively closed the case, but said he couldn’t make more than one appearance in the near term. The two parties ultimately agreed on a closed-door interview with both Democratic and Republican members and their respective staff.
The interview on Tuesday focused on testimony from an Internal Revenue Service agent who claimed that under Weiss the investigation into the president’s son was “slow-walked” and mishandled. Weiss, who was originally appointed by then-president Donald Trump, has denied one of the more explosive allegations by saying in writing that he had the final say over the case.
And he did so again behind closed doors Tuesday when he denied bowing to political pressure in the five-year investigation, saying the decisions have been based on “the facts and the law.
“Political considerations played no part in our decision-making,” he said.
Weiss added that he did not feel the need to request special counsel status until August and when he did it was quickly granted by Attorney General Merrick Garland. Like other special counsels, he will prepare a report at the end of his investigation that’s expected to be publicly released.
Two other U.S. attorneys from Washington and California testified in recent weeks that they didn’t block Weiss from filing charges in their districts, though they declined to partner with him on it.
But the IRS whistleblower, who testified publicly over the summer, insists his testimony reflects a pattern of interference and preferential treatment in the Hunter Biden case and not just disagreement with their superiors about what investigative steps to take.
Questions about Hunter Biden’s business dealings overall have been central to a GOP-led impeachment inquiry into the president. That’s been led in part by Jordan, who had a prominent role in the questioning Tuesday.
Special counsel in Biden case insists he was ’decision-maker’ in rare testimony
The prosecutor overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation testified Tuesday that he had the ultimate authority in the years-long case.
I hope you guys like Newsom. Biden ain't running.Special counsel in Biden case insists he was ’decision-maker’ in rare testimony
Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Farnoush Amiri And Lindsay Whitehurst
Published Nov 07, 2023 • 4 minute read
WASHINGTON — The prosecutor overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation testified Tuesday that he had the ultimate authority in the years-long case as he made an unprecedented appearance before Congress to rebut Republicans’ explosive claims that the probe has been plagued with interference.
U.S. attorney David Weiss’ nearly seven-hour interview with the House judiciary committee marked the first time a special counsel has testified to lawmakers in the middle of a probe. He agreed to the unusual appearance under heavy pressure from House Republicans, who are looking to ramp up their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden and his family.
In his opening statement, Weiss told lawmakers he would not answer questions that could jeopardize the investigation and would only talk about the scope of his authority. “I am, and have been, the decision-maker on this case,” he told lawmakers. “I do not, however, make these decisions in a vacuum.”
He acknowledged being required to follow Justice Department guidelines and processes as well as federal law as he carried out his investigation. But those requirements “did not interfere with my decision-making authority,” he said.
No one at the Justice Department, including U.S. attorneys or the tax division, blocked or prevented him from pursuing charges or taking other necessary steps in the investigation, Weiss said.
Lawmakers leaving the interview with Weiss described it as “tedious” and “a waste of time” as the federal prosecutor was bound by Justice Department rules that limit his ability to talk about an ongoing investigation.
“Mr. Weiss was here incarnate, but not particularly in spirit,” Rep. Matt Gaetz said during a lunch break. He added that in response to any questions Republicans had about the investigation, Weiss would “demure and say that it was just part of his deliberative process.”
Judiciary committee chair Jim Jordan remained defiant, walking out of the interview saying that Weiss’ testimony confirmed whistleblower testimony that he did not have full authority.
Democrats accused Republicans of trying to interfere with the Hunter Biden investigation by bringing Weiss in to testify.
“This is unprecedented. You never interrupt a prosecution with congressional hearings. This is the first time it’s ever happened,” Rep. Glenn Ivey said after leaving the interview. “And the fact that he can’t answer your questions is an obvious byproduct of that because he doesn’t want to do anything or say anything that will disrupt a criminal prosecution.”
The rare move by the Justice Department to allow Weiss’ testimony before the conclusion of an investigation indicates just how seriously the department is taking accusations of interference.
The interview came after months of back-and-forth negotiations between Republicans on the committee and the Justice Department after lawmakers subpoenaed several investigators and attorneys involved in the Hunter Biden case.
In July, Weiss, looking to correct the record of what he and the department see as a misrepresentation of the investigation, agreed to come to Capitol Hill, but only if he was able to testify in a public hearing where he could directly respond to claims of wrongdoing by Republicans.
The Justice Department remained willing to have Weiss testify publicly even after the implosion of a plea agreement with Hunter Biden that could have effectively closed the case, but said he couldn’t make more than one appearance in the near term. The two parties ultimately agreed on a closed-door interview with both Democratic and Republican members and their respective staff.
The interview on Tuesday focused on testimony from an Internal Revenue Service agent who claimed that under Weiss the investigation into the president’s son was “slow-walked” and mishandled. Weiss, who was originally appointed by then-president Donald Trump, has denied one of the more explosive allegations by saying in writing that he had the final say over the case.
And he did so again behind closed doors Tuesday when he denied bowing to political pressure in the five-year investigation, saying the decisions have been based on “the facts and the law.
“Political considerations played no part in our decision-making,” he said.
Weiss added that he did not feel the need to request special counsel status until August and when he did it was quickly granted by Attorney General Merrick Garland. Like other special counsels, he will prepare a report at the end of his investigation that’s expected to be publicly released.
Two other U.S. attorneys from Washington and California testified in recent weeks that they didn’t block Weiss from filing charges in their districts, though they declined to partner with him on it.
But the IRS whistleblower, who testified publicly over the summer, insists his testimony reflects a pattern of interference and preferential treatment in the Hunter Biden case and not just disagreement with their superiors about what investigative steps to take.
Questions about Hunter Biden’s business dealings overall have been central to a GOP-led impeachment inquiry into the president. That’s been led in part by Jordan, who had a prominent role in the questioning Tuesday.
Special counsel in Biden case insists he was ’decision-maker’ in rare testimony
The prosecutor overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation testified Tuesday that he had the ultimate authority in the years-long case.
Ya, I think Newsom is running for sure. He's a Trudeau wanna be as his credentials are just as bad as JT's. It's frustrating that people vote based on appearances as opposed to policies that actually work for citizens. It also helps if the person running was intellectually competent but I guess that's not important. Look at Biden - the most inept President in U.S. history & that's saying something.
‘Didn’t give it to me.’ Prosecutor Weiss details how DOJ failed to give him ‘special attorney‘ status so he could charge Hunter Biden with tax evasion on Burisma income dating to 2014.
Hunter Biden calls for a Trump subpoena, saying political pressure was put on his criminal case
Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Lindsay Whitehurst
Published Nov 15, 2023 • 2 minute read
WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden asked a judge on Wednesday to approve subpoenas for documents from Donald Trump and former Justice Department officials related to whether political pressure wrongly influenced the criminal case against him.
Biden’s attorneys allege there were “certain instances that appear to suggest incessant, improper, and partisan pressure applied” by Trump to his then-Attorney General William Barr and two top deputies, Jeffrey Rosen and Richard Donoghue.
While charges against President Joe Biden’s son were not brought until this year, the investigation into his taxes and a gun purchase began in 2018, while Trump, a Republican, was still president.
The court filing cites public comments made by Trump, information from the House panel that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and details from Barr’s book in which he described bubbling tension after Trump tried to pressure him over the status of the Hunter Biden probe.
The push for subpoenas comes as defence attorneys fight the federal firearms case filed against Hunter Biden, who is accused of breaking laws against drug users having guns. He has pleaded not guilty, and the case is on a track toward a possible trial in 2024 while his father, a Democrat who defeated Trump in 2020, is campaigning for reelection.
The subpoenas would seek documents and other communications about the investigation, including its origins and charging decisions. Representatives for Trump and the three former top Justice Department officials did not immediately return email messages seeking comment.
Hunter Biden’s attorney Abbe Lowell argued the information was essential to his defence that the case is “possibly, a vindictive or selective prosecution arising from an unrelenting pressure campaign beginning in the last administration,” that violated his rights.
The subpoena request is before U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika, a Trump nominee whose questions about a proposed plea deal over the summer ended with the agreement imploding in July.
Hunter Biden had been expected to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax charges in an agreement that would have spared him prosecution on a gun count if he stayed out of trouble for two years.
It had been pilloried as a “sweetheart deal” by Trump and congressional Republicans investigating nearly every aspect of Hunter Biden’s business dealings and the Justice Department’s handling of the case.
Hunter Biden has taken a more aggressive legal approach in recent months, striking back with lawsuits against Republican Trump allies who have traded and passed around private data from a laptop that purportedly belonged to him.
No new tax charges have yet been filed, but the special counsel overseeing the case has indicated they are possible in Washington or in California, where Hunter Biden lives.
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Associated Press
Lindsay Whitehurst
Published Nov 15, 2023 • 2 minute read
WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden asked a judge on Wednesday to approve subpoenas for documents from Donald Trump and former Justice Department officials related to whether political pressure wrongly influenced the criminal case against him.
Biden’s attorneys allege there were “certain instances that appear to suggest incessant, improper, and partisan pressure applied” by Trump to his then-Attorney General William Barr and two top deputies, Jeffrey Rosen and Richard Donoghue.
While charges against President Joe Biden’s son were not brought until this year, the investigation into his taxes and a gun purchase began in 2018, while Trump, a Republican, was still president.
The court filing cites public comments made by Trump, information from the House panel that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and details from Barr’s book in which he described bubbling tension after Trump tried to pressure him over the status of the Hunter Biden probe.
The push for subpoenas comes as defence attorneys fight the federal firearms case filed against Hunter Biden, who is accused of breaking laws against drug users having guns. He has pleaded not guilty, and the case is on a track toward a possible trial in 2024 while his father, a Democrat who defeated Trump in 2020, is campaigning for reelection.
The subpoenas would seek documents and other communications about the investigation, including its origins and charging decisions. Representatives for Trump and the three former top Justice Department officials did not immediately return email messages seeking comment.
Hunter Biden’s attorney Abbe Lowell argued the information was essential to his defence that the case is “possibly, a vindictive or selective prosecution arising from an unrelenting pressure campaign beginning in the last administration,” that violated his rights.
The subpoena request is before U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika, a Trump nominee whose questions about a proposed plea deal over the summer ended with the agreement imploding in July.
Hunter Biden had been expected to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax charges in an agreement that would have spared him prosecution on a gun count if he stayed out of trouble for two years.
It had been pilloried as a “sweetheart deal” by Trump and congressional Republicans investigating nearly every aspect of Hunter Biden’s business dealings and the Justice Department’s handling of the case.
Hunter Biden has taken a more aggressive legal approach in recent months, striking back with lawsuits against Republican Trump allies who have traded and passed around private data from a laptop that purportedly belonged to him.
No new tax charges have yet been filed, but the special counsel overseeing the case has indicated they are possible in Washington or in California, where Hunter Biden lives.
Hunter Biden calls for a Trump subpoena, saying political pressure was put on his criminal case
Hunter Biden asked a judge on Wednesday to approve subpoenas for documents from Donald Trump and former Justice Department officials.
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Hunter Biden indicted on nine tax charges, adding to gun charges in special counsel probe
Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Lindsay Whitehurst
Published Dec 07, 2023 • 2 minute read
House Republicans are warning Hunter Biden that they will move to hold him in contempt of Congress if he doesn't appear this month for a closed-door deposition, raising the stakes in the growing standoff over testimony from President Joe Biden's son.
House Republicans are warning Hunter Biden that they will move to hold him in contempt of Congress if he doesn't appear this month for a closed-door deposition, raising the stakes in the growing standoff over testimony from President Joe Biden's son.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden was indicted on nine tax charges in California on Thursday as a special counsel investigation into the business dealings of the president’s son intensifies against the backdrop of the looming 2024 election.
The new charges — three felonies and six misdemeanors — come in addition to federal firearms charges in Delaware alleging Hunter Biden broke a law against drug users having guns in 2018.
He had been previously expected to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax charges as part of a plea deal with prosecutors who said he failed to pay taxes on $4 million in personal income in 2017 and 2018. Defense attorneys have signaled they plan to fight any new charges.
The agreement imploded in July after a judge raised questions about it. It had also been pilloried as a “sweetheart deal” by Republicans investigating nearly every aspect of Hunter Biden’s business dealings as well as the Justice Department’s handling of the case.
Congressional Republicans have also pursued an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, claiming he was engaged in an influence-peddling scheme with his son. The House is expected to vote next week on formally authorizing the inquiry.
The House Ways and Means Committee heard testimony from Shapley and Ziegler, who both claim they were blocked from pursuing leads that would lead to more serious charges during their five-year investigation into Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s son.
While questions have arisen about the ethics surrounding the Biden family’s international business, no evidence has emerged so far to prove that Joe Biden, in his current or previous office, abused his role or accepted bribes.
The criminal investigation led by Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss has been open since 2018, and was expected to wind down with the plea deal that Hunter Biden had planned to strike with prosecutors over the summer. He would have pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor tax evasion charges and would have entered a separate agreement on the gun charge. He would have served two years of probation rather than get jail time.
The agreement also contained immunity provisions, and defense attorneys have argued that they remain in force since that part of the agreement was signed by a prosecutor before the deal was scrapped.
Prosecutors disagree, pointing out the documents weren’t signed by a judge and are invalid.
After the deal fell apart, prosecutors filed three federal gun charges alleging that Hunter Biden had lied about his drug use to buy a gun that he kept for 11 days in 2018. Federal law bans gun possession by “habitual drug users,” though the measure is seldom seen as a stand-alone charge and has been called into question by a federal appeals court.
Hunter Biden’s longstanding struggle with substance abuse had worsened during that period after the death of his brother Beau Biden in 2015, prosecutors wrote in a draft plea agreement filed in court in Delaware.
He still made “substantial income” in 2017 and 2018, including $2.6 million in business and consulting fees from a company he formed with the CEOs of a Chinese business conglomerate and the Ukrainian energy company Burisma, but did not pay his taxes, prosecutors said in that filing.
He did eventually file his taxes in 2020 and the back taxes were paid by a “third party” the following year, prosecutors said.
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Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Lindsay Whitehurst
Published Dec 07, 2023 • 2 minute read
House Republicans are warning Hunter Biden that they will move to hold him in contempt of Congress if he doesn't appear this month for a closed-door deposition, raising the stakes in the growing standoff over testimony from President Joe Biden's son.
House Republicans are warning Hunter Biden that they will move to hold him in contempt of Congress if he doesn't appear this month for a closed-door deposition, raising the stakes in the growing standoff over testimony from President Joe Biden's son.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden was indicted on nine tax charges in California on Thursday as a special counsel investigation into the business dealings of the president’s son intensifies against the backdrop of the looming 2024 election.
The new charges — three felonies and six misdemeanors — come in addition to federal firearms charges in Delaware alleging Hunter Biden broke a law against drug users having guns in 2018.
He had been previously expected to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax charges as part of a plea deal with prosecutors who said he failed to pay taxes on $4 million in personal income in 2017 and 2018. Defense attorneys have signaled they plan to fight any new charges.
The agreement imploded in July after a judge raised questions about it. It had also been pilloried as a “sweetheart deal” by Republicans investigating nearly every aspect of Hunter Biden’s business dealings as well as the Justice Department’s handling of the case.
Congressional Republicans have also pursued an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, claiming he was engaged in an influence-peddling scheme with his son. The House is expected to vote next week on formally authorizing the inquiry.
The House Ways and Means Committee heard testimony from Shapley and Ziegler, who both claim they were blocked from pursuing leads that would lead to more serious charges during their five-year investigation into Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s son.
While questions have arisen about the ethics surrounding the Biden family’s international business, no evidence has emerged so far to prove that Joe Biden, in his current or previous office, abused his role or accepted bribes.
The criminal investigation led by Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss has been open since 2018, and was expected to wind down with the plea deal that Hunter Biden had planned to strike with prosecutors over the summer. He would have pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor tax evasion charges and would have entered a separate agreement on the gun charge. He would have served two years of probation rather than get jail time.
The agreement also contained immunity provisions, and defense attorneys have argued that they remain in force since that part of the agreement was signed by a prosecutor before the deal was scrapped.
Prosecutors disagree, pointing out the documents weren’t signed by a judge and are invalid.
After the deal fell apart, prosecutors filed three federal gun charges alleging that Hunter Biden had lied about his drug use to buy a gun that he kept for 11 days in 2018. Federal law bans gun possession by “habitual drug users,” though the measure is seldom seen as a stand-alone charge and has been called into question by a federal appeals court.
Hunter Biden’s longstanding struggle with substance abuse had worsened during that period after the death of his brother Beau Biden in 2015, prosecutors wrote in a draft plea agreement filed in court in Delaware.
He still made “substantial income” in 2017 and 2018, including $2.6 million in business and consulting fees from a company he formed with the CEOs of a Chinese business conglomerate and the Ukrainian energy company Burisma, but did not pay his taxes, prosecutors said in that filing.
He did eventually file his taxes in 2020 and the back taxes were paid by a “third party” the following year, prosecutors said.
Hunter Biden indicted on nine tax charges, adding to gun charges in special counsel probe
Adding to gun charges in special counsel probe.
Horndog Hunter Biden blew $1.2M on escorts, strippers and sex clubs: Indictment
Author of the article:Brad Hunter
Published Dec 08, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 3 minute read
Presidential scion Hunter Biden spent an eye-watering C$1.2 million on a cavalcade of carnal capers, according to a shocking indictment released late Thursday.
DOJ special counsel David Weiss, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, filed the indictment which contains allegations that the first son had a voracious appetite for “adult entertainment” including strippers and a swingers club.
The indictment alleges that Biden, 44, skipped paying millions in taxes during a years-long time frame. Here’s a breakdown of the presidential partier’s wildest expenses.
WINE, WOMEN, SONG
According to the indictment, Hunter Biden laid out a whopping $1.2 million on what is described as “various women” and the aforementioned “adult entertainment.” The majority of that payout went to strippers, strip clubs and a sex club membership.
The indictment said: “Between 2016 and Oct. 15, 2020, the defendant spent this money on drugs, escorts and girlfriends, luxury hotels and rental properties, exotic cars, clothing, and other items of a personal nature, in short, everything but his taxes.”
He also received financial support between January 2020 and October 2020. None of that dough went to the IRS.
WAS SEX BUSINESS OR PERSONAL?
The indictment said Biden appeared confused on whether payments to a stripper and escort were business or personal. Fox News reports that Biden met with his accountant in January 2020 to review accounts for his business, Owasco PC.
The indictment states: “While he reviewed the schedules for ‘Office Expenses’ and ‘Professional and Outside Services,’ the defendant affirmatively identified, with a yellow highlighter, personal expenses that should not be deducted as business expenses.”
Like, say, a $1,500 Venmo payment made on Aug. 14, 2018, to a stripper as a personal expense. Not business. Biden said the payment was for “artwork.” The peeler had not sold him any.
Then there was the $11,500 for an escort for two nights of fun and frolic. Again, personal, not business.
THE AMERICAN WAY
Biden reportedly insisted that the cash paid to his litany of sexual playmates were actual wages to reduce his tax burden. The indictment claims that the troubled Biden directed his personal assistant to put three of the women on his payroll, and let’s toss in benefits while we’re at it. It’s claimed that he knew the $86,000 in wages were bogus and failed to inform his number crunchers.
The indictment said: “These payroll expenses were treated as business expenses on Owasco, PC’s Form 1120, reducing the amount of income to the defendant and, as a result, his individual income tax liability.”
STRIPPERS R US
That whack of cash spent in strip joints and sex clubs? Yep, they were put down as business expenses as well.
“Many of the expenses the defendant circled were not, as he knew, business expenses. Instead, they were personal expenses generated during what he described in his memoir as a ‘bacchanal’ in 2018,” the indictment read.
One of the payments circled on the ledger was for $1,248. That was allegedly so a stripper could fly from L.A. to New York.
Other morsels included a wire transfer for $18,000 with about $10,000 of that total being described as a “golf member deposit.” That was for membership in a sex club, the indictment claims. He allegedly visited the club with the person he wired the dough to.
LURID LINE OF CREDIT
Biden also revved up his business line of credit for fun and games. The indictment claims the expenses were personal, not business. Among them? $3,947 to a Washington, D.C. strip club plus a $774 Venmo payment to a stripper.
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Author of the article:Brad Hunter
Published Dec 08, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 3 minute read
Presidential scion Hunter Biden spent an eye-watering C$1.2 million on a cavalcade of carnal capers, according to a shocking indictment released late Thursday.
DOJ special counsel David Weiss, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, filed the indictment which contains allegations that the first son had a voracious appetite for “adult entertainment” including strippers and a swingers club.
The indictment alleges that Biden, 44, skipped paying millions in taxes during a years-long time frame. Here’s a breakdown of the presidential partier’s wildest expenses.
WINE, WOMEN, SONG
According to the indictment, Hunter Biden laid out a whopping $1.2 million on what is described as “various women” and the aforementioned “adult entertainment.” The majority of that payout went to strippers, strip clubs and a sex club membership.
The indictment said: “Between 2016 and Oct. 15, 2020, the defendant spent this money on drugs, escorts and girlfriends, luxury hotels and rental properties, exotic cars, clothing, and other items of a personal nature, in short, everything but his taxes.”
He also received financial support between January 2020 and October 2020. None of that dough went to the IRS.
WAS SEX BUSINESS OR PERSONAL?
The indictment said Biden appeared confused on whether payments to a stripper and escort were business or personal. Fox News reports that Biden met with his accountant in January 2020 to review accounts for his business, Owasco PC.
The indictment states: “While he reviewed the schedules for ‘Office Expenses’ and ‘Professional and Outside Services,’ the defendant affirmatively identified, with a yellow highlighter, personal expenses that should not be deducted as business expenses.”
Like, say, a $1,500 Venmo payment made on Aug. 14, 2018, to a stripper as a personal expense. Not business. Biden said the payment was for “artwork.” The peeler had not sold him any.
Then there was the $11,500 for an escort for two nights of fun and frolic. Again, personal, not business.
THE AMERICAN WAY
Biden reportedly insisted that the cash paid to his litany of sexual playmates were actual wages to reduce his tax burden. The indictment claims that the troubled Biden directed his personal assistant to put three of the women on his payroll, and let’s toss in benefits while we’re at it. It’s claimed that he knew the $86,000 in wages were bogus and failed to inform his number crunchers.
The indictment said: “These payroll expenses were treated as business expenses on Owasco, PC’s Form 1120, reducing the amount of income to the defendant and, as a result, his individual income tax liability.”
STRIPPERS R US
That whack of cash spent in strip joints and sex clubs? Yep, they were put down as business expenses as well.
“Many of the expenses the defendant circled were not, as he knew, business expenses. Instead, they were personal expenses generated during what he described in his memoir as a ‘bacchanal’ in 2018,” the indictment read.
One of the payments circled on the ledger was for $1,248. That was allegedly so a stripper could fly from L.A. to New York.
Other morsels included a wire transfer for $18,000 with about $10,000 of that total being described as a “golf member deposit.” That was for membership in a sex club, the indictment claims. He allegedly visited the club with the person he wired the dough to.
LURID LINE OF CREDIT
Biden also revved up his business line of credit for fun and games. The indictment claims the expenses were personal, not business. Among them? $3,947 to a Washington, D.C. strip club plus a $774 Venmo payment to a stripper.
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From sex clubs to strippers: Here are the 5 most salacious details from the Hunter Biden indictment
The federal indictment against Hunter Biden in California contained a number of salacious details on how the president's son spent his money while not paying taxes.
Horndog Hunter Biden blew $1.2M on escorts, strippers and sex clubs: Indictment
Hunter Biden spent an eye-watering $1.2 million C on a cavalcade of carnal capers, according to a shocking indictment released Thursday.
So... why is Hunter Biden being indited such a big deal? I mean, it's GOOD he's being held accountable for his bullshit.
Is it because there's this thought it's a "Gotcha" moment against his father?
Is it because there's this thought it's a "Gotcha" moment against his father?
Hunter Biden defies a GOP congressional subpoena. ’He just got into more trouble,’ Rep. Comer says
Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Published Dec 13, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 3 minute read
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden on Wednesday defied a congressional subpoena to appear privately for a deposition before Republican investigators who have been digging into his business dealings. He insisted he would only testify in public.
The Democratic president’s son slammed the GOP-issued subpoena for the closed-door testimony, arguing that information from those interviews can be selectively leaked and manipulated.
“Republicans do not want an open process where Americans can see their tactics, expose their baseless inquiry, or hear what I have to say,” Biden said outside the Capitol in a rare public statement. “What are they afraid of? I am here.”
GOP Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, has said Republicans expect “full cooperation” with the private deposition. Comer and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who leads the House Judiciary Committee, told reporters later Wednesday that they will begin looking at contempt of Congress proceedings in response to Hunter Biden’s lack of cooperation.
“He just got into more trouble today,” Comer said.
For months, Republicans have pursued an impeachment inquiry seeking to tie President Joe Biden to his son’s business dealings. So far, GOP lawmakers have failed to uncover evidence directly implicating the elder Biden in any wrongdoing.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the president was familiar with what his son would say. “I think that what you saw was from the heart, from his son,” she said. “They are proud of their son.”
Democrats have been united against the Republican impeachment push, saying it’s “an illegitimate exercise” merely meant to distract from GOP chaos and dysfunction.
“We are at a remarkable juncture for the U.S. House of Representatives,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the Oversight and Accountability Committee. “Because this is an impeachment inquiry where no one has been able to define what criminal or constitutional offense they’re looking for.”
But questions have arisen about the ethics surrounding the Biden family’s international business, and lawmakers insist their evidence paints a troubling picture of “influence peddling” in their business dealings, particularly with clients overseas.
“There is no evidence to support the allegations that my father was financially involved in my business because it did not happen,” Hunter Biden said.
The White House has chalked up the whole process as a “partisan smear campaign” that Republicans are pushing ahead with “despite the fact that members of their own party have admitted there is no evidence to support impeaching President Biden.”
While Republicans have maintained that their impeachment inquiry is ultimately focused on the president himself, they have taken particular interest in Hunter Biden and his overseas business dealings, from which they accuse the president of personally benefiting. Republicans have also focused a large part of their investigation on whistleblower allegations of interference in the long-running Justice Department investigation into the younger Biden’s taxes and his gun use.
Hunter Biden is currently facing criminal charges in two states from the special counsel investigation. He’s charged with firearm counts in Delaware, alleging he broke laws against drug users having guns in 2018, a period when he has acknowledged struggling with addiction. Special counsel David Weiss filed additional charges last week, alleging he failed to pay about $1.4 million in taxes over a three-year period.
Later Wednesday, the House authorized the impeachment inquiry. House Republicans hoped a vote to formalize their investigation would help their legal standing when enforcing subpoenas to Hunter Biden and other Biden family members.
“Mr. Biden’s counsel and the White House have both argued that the reason he couldn’t come for a deposition was because there wasn’t a formal vote for an impeachment inquiry,” Jordan told reporters. “Well, that’s going to happen in a few hours.”
He added, “And when that happens, we’ll see what their excuse is then.”
Democrats and the White House have defended the president and his administration’s cooperation with the investigation thus far, saying it has already made dozens of witnesses and a massive trove of documents available.
Congressional investigators have obtained nearly 40,000 pages of subpoenaed bank records, dozens of hours of testimony from key witnesses, including several high-ranking Justice Department officials currently tasked with investigating Hunter Biden.
One of those Justice Department officials, Lesley Wolf, the assistant U.S. attorney for Delaware, is expected to arrive for a private deposition with lawmakers on Thursday, according to a person familiar with the negotiations, who was granted anonymity to discuss details that had not yet been made public.
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Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Published Dec 13, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 3 minute read
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden on Wednesday defied a congressional subpoena to appear privately for a deposition before Republican investigators who have been digging into his business dealings. He insisted he would only testify in public.
The Democratic president’s son slammed the GOP-issued subpoena for the closed-door testimony, arguing that information from those interviews can be selectively leaked and manipulated.
“Republicans do not want an open process where Americans can see their tactics, expose their baseless inquiry, or hear what I have to say,” Biden said outside the Capitol in a rare public statement. “What are they afraid of? I am here.”
GOP Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, has said Republicans expect “full cooperation” with the private deposition. Comer and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who leads the House Judiciary Committee, told reporters later Wednesday that they will begin looking at contempt of Congress proceedings in response to Hunter Biden’s lack of cooperation.
“He just got into more trouble today,” Comer said.
For months, Republicans have pursued an impeachment inquiry seeking to tie President Joe Biden to his son’s business dealings. So far, GOP lawmakers have failed to uncover evidence directly implicating the elder Biden in any wrongdoing.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the president was familiar with what his son would say. “I think that what you saw was from the heart, from his son,” she said. “They are proud of their son.”
Democrats have been united against the Republican impeachment push, saying it’s “an illegitimate exercise” merely meant to distract from GOP chaos and dysfunction.
“We are at a remarkable juncture for the U.S. House of Representatives,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the Oversight and Accountability Committee. “Because this is an impeachment inquiry where no one has been able to define what criminal or constitutional offense they’re looking for.”
But questions have arisen about the ethics surrounding the Biden family’s international business, and lawmakers insist their evidence paints a troubling picture of “influence peddling” in their business dealings, particularly with clients overseas.
“There is no evidence to support the allegations that my father was financially involved in my business because it did not happen,” Hunter Biden said.
The White House has chalked up the whole process as a “partisan smear campaign” that Republicans are pushing ahead with “despite the fact that members of their own party have admitted there is no evidence to support impeaching President Biden.”
While Republicans have maintained that their impeachment inquiry is ultimately focused on the president himself, they have taken particular interest in Hunter Biden and his overseas business dealings, from which they accuse the president of personally benefiting. Republicans have also focused a large part of their investigation on whistleblower allegations of interference in the long-running Justice Department investigation into the younger Biden’s taxes and his gun use.
Hunter Biden is currently facing criminal charges in two states from the special counsel investigation. He’s charged with firearm counts in Delaware, alleging he broke laws against drug users having guns in 2018, a period when he has acknowledged struggling with addiction. Special counsel David Weiss filed additional charges last week, alleging he failed to pay about $1.4 million in taxes over a three-year period.
Later Wednesday, the House authorized the impeachment inquiry. House Republicans hoped a vote to formalize their investigation would help their legal standing when enforcing subpoenas to Hunter Biden and other Biden family members.
“Mr. Biden’s counsel and the White House have both argued that the reason he couldn’t come for a deposition was because there wasn’t a formal vote for an impeachment inquiry,” Jordan told reporters. “Well, that’s going to happen in a few hours.”
He added, “And when that happens, we’ll see what their excuse is then.”
Democrats and the White House have defended the president and his administration’s cooperation with the investigation thus far, saying it has already made dozens of witnesses and a massive trove of documents available.
Congressional investigators have obtained nearly 40,000 pages of subpoenaed bank records, dozens of hours of testimony from key witnesses, including several high-ranking Justice Department officials currently tasked with investigating Hunter Biden.
One of those Justice Department officials, Lesley Wolf, the assistant U.S. attorney for Delaware, is expected to arrive for a private deposition with lawmakers on Thursday, according to a person familiar with the negotiations, who was granted anonymity to discuss details that had not yet been made public.
Hunter Biden defies a GOP congressional subpoena. ’He just got into more trouble,’ Rep. Comer says
"He just got into more trouble," Rep. Comer says.
Court date set in Hunter Biden’s California tax case
Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Published Dec 18, 2023 • 1 minute read
WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden is set to appear in a California courtroom next month on nine tax counts, the latest fallout from a special counsel investigation into his business affairs.
President Joe Biden’s son is scheduled for an initial appearance at an arraignment in Los Angeles on Jan. 11, according to a federal court calendar posted Monday.
He is facing three felony and six misdemeanor counts, including filing a false return, tax evasion, failure to file and failure to pay. Prosecutors say he spent millions on an extravagant lifestyle rather than paying his tax bills.
His defense attorney has said that prosecutors bowed to political pressure in bringing the case and Hunter Biden was targeted because of his father’s political position.
The cases come after the implosion of a plea deal involving tax and gun counts that would have spared him jail time. Instead, Hunter Biden is now also charged with federal firearms courts in Delaware alleging he broke laws against drug users having guns in 2018.
The cases are now on track to possible trial as his father campaigns for reelection.
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Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Published Dec 18, 2023 • 1 minute read
WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden is set to appear in a California courtroom next month on nine tax counts, the latest fallout from a special counsel investigation into his business affairs.
President Joe Biden’s son is scheduled for an initial appearance at an arraignment in Los Angeles on Jan. 11, according to a federal court calendar posted Monday.
He is facing three felony and six misdemeanor counts, including filing a false return, tax evasion, failure to file and failure to pay. Prosecutors say he spent millions on an extravagant lifestyle rather than paying his tax bills.
His defense attorney has said that prosecutors bowed to political pressure in bringing the case and Hunter Biden was targeted because of his father’s political position.
The cases come after the implosion of a plea deal involving tax and gun counts that would have spared him jail time. Instead, Hunter Biden is now also charged with federal firearms courts in Delaware alleging he broke laws against drug users having guns in 2018.
The cases are now on track to possible trial as his father campaigns for reelection.
Court date set in Hunter Biden’s California tax case
Hunter Biden is set to appear in a California courtroom next month on nine tax counts, latest fallout from a special counsel investigation
How is Hunters "selling art to launder cash" scheme coming along?
I cant believe how brazen the Bidens are to launder money openly and nobody says a fucking peep.
I cant believe how brazen the Bidens are to launder money openly and nobody says a fucking peep.
Porn queen Stormy Daniels wants to party with 'fun' Hunter Biden at White House
'If I was invited, I wouldn’t say no — but would anybody?'
Author of the article:Brad Hunter
Published Dec 21, 2023 • Last updated 2 days ago • 2 minute read
Stormy Daniels, who claimed she had a sexual tryst with Donald Trump, now says she wants to party with “fun” scandal-plagued Hunter Biden.
The 44-year-old star of skin flicks Bound and Determined 2 and Operation Desert Stormy told the New York Post she has her sights set on the troubled political scion.
And Daniels — real name Stephanie Clifford — is hoping for an invite to the White House.
“If I was invited, I wouldn’t say no — but would anybody? I mean, I want to check out the White House,” she told the tabloid.
“But no, I don’t know anybody in there. I’ve had no communications. Although — oh God, here I go again, I’m going to get myself in trouble — Hunter seems like he’d be fun to party with!”
The political pair may be cut from the same carnal cloth.
Hunter Biden, 53, has made a splash in the amateur porn sweepstakes, including a foot fetish romp that was discovered on his abandoned laptop in 2020. The same discovery linked presidential Papa Joe to shady business activities in Ukraine and China.
On the computer, there were also dozens of videos revealing Hunter’s sex romps with prostitutes. He then posted the mom-and-pop porn on his Pornhub account.
In 2018, he fathered a daughter with a stripper. That bundle of joy came at the same time he was dating his dead brother Beau’s widow, Hallie.
No matter, Daniels told the Post, going over the boards to support Hunter, who is claiming that his dope and boozing days are behind him. He married Melissa Cohen in 2019 and now says he’s settled.
“Everybody’s like, ‘Oh my God, he didn’t pay his taxes, he used (his money) on hookers and blow.’ I’m like, ‘Like you wouldn’t do the exact same thing if you thought you could get away with it,’” Daniels said.
But any future tryst with the first son may be via a conjugal visit in a prison yard trailer.
Hunter Biden is now facing tax charges in California and a weapons beef in Delaware. In July, he snubbed a probation-only deal over demands for future immunity in his past escapades.
He is accused of spending $5 million on drugs, hookers and strippers during a three-year jag — then claiming the fun and frolic as business expenses.
However, the most serious of those allegations include a violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act. And that particular escapade threatens to implicate dad Joe.
As for Daniels, she’s promoting the second season of the gay dating show she hosts, For the Love of DILFs. The show matches young men and silver daddies.
The director and star of nearly 350 sexxx-rated romps has said she hooked up in 2006 with Trump, who was married to Melania at the time,
The former commander-in-chief has always denied the tryst but nonetheless shelled out $130,000 to keep things on the down low. That payoff is part of the Manhattan DA’s criminal case against the GOP frontrunner for the falsification of business records.
In 2008, Daniels was forced to pay Trump $300,000 in legal fees after her failed defamation lawsuit. The Finally Legal 7 star has said she’s rather go to prison than give Trump a penny.
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'If I was invited, I wouldn’t say no — but would anybody?'
Author of the article:Brad Hunter
Published Dec 21, 2023 • Last updated 2 days ago • 2 minute read
Stormy Daniels, who claimed she had a sexual tryst with Donald Trump, now says she wants to party with “fun” scandal-plagued Hunter Biden.
The 44-year-old star of skin flicks Bound and Determined 2 and Operation Desert Stormy told the New York Post she has her sights set on the troubled political scion.
And Daniels — real name Stephanie Clifford — is hoping for an invite to the White House.
“If I was invited, I wouldn’t say no — but would anybody? I mean, I want to check out the White House,” she told the tabloid.
“But no, I don’t know anybody in there. I’ve had no communications. Although — oh God, here I go again, I’m going to get myself in trouble — Hunter seems like he’d be fun to party with!”
The political pair may be cut from the same carnal cloth.
Hunter Biden, 53, has made a splash in the amateur porn sweepstakes, including a foot fetish romp that was discovered on his abandoned laptop in 2020. The same discovery linked presidential Papa Joe to shady business activities in Ukraine and China.
On the computer, there were also dozens of videos revealing Hunter’s sex romps with prostitutes. He then posted the mom-and-pop porn on his Pornhub account.
In 2018, he fathered a daughter with a stripper. That bundle of joy came at the same time he was dating his dead brother Beau’s widow, Hallie.
No matter, Daniels told the Post, going over the boards to support Hunter, who is claiming that his dope and boozing days are behind him. He married Melissa Cohen in 2019 and now says he’s settled.
“Everybody’s like, ‘Oh my God, he didn’t pay his taxes, he used (his money) on hookers and blow.’ I’m like, ‘Like you wouldn’t do the exact same thing if you thought you could get away with it,’” Daniels said.
But any future tryst with the first son may be via a conjugal visit in a prison yard trailer.
Hunter Biden is now facing tax charges in California and a weapons beef in Delaware. In July, he snubbed a probation-only deal over demands for future immunity in his past escapades.
He is accused of spending $5 million on drugs, hookers and strippers during a three-year jag — then claiming the fun and frolic as business expenses.
However, the most serious of those allegations include a violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act. And that particular escapade threatens to implicate dad Joe.
As for Daniels, she’s promoting the second season of the gay dating show she hosts, For the Love of DILFs. The show matches young men and silver daddies.
The director and star of nearly 350 sexxx-rated romps has said she hooked up in 2006 with Trump, who was married to Melania at the time,
The former commander-in-chief has always denied the tryst but nonetheless shelled out $130,000 to keep things on the down low. That payoff is part of the Manhattan DA’s criminal case against the GOP frontrunner for the falsification of business records.
In 2008, Daniels was forced to pay Trump $300,000 in legal fees after her failed defamation lawsuit. The Finally Legal 7 star has said she’s rather go to prison than give Trump a penny.
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Porn queen Stormy Daniels wants to party with 'fun' Hunter Biden at White House
Porn queen who claimed she had a sexual tryst with Donald Trump says she wants to party with 'fun' scandal-plagued Hunter Biden.