First up is Fox: House Republicans are sending a criminal referral to the Justice Department proposing to charge Hunter Biden and James Biden with making false statements to Congress about “critical aspects” of President Biden’s impeachment inquiry, Fox News Digital has learned.
The investigation has been led by House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) The investigation, which sent criminal referrals to Attorney General Merrick Garland and special counsel David Weiss, said Wednesday that the alleged false statements “implicate Joe Biden in his family’s influence-peddling scheme.” Knowledge and role, appear to be orchestrated to shield Joe Biden from impeachment inquiry.
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Attached to the letter are 60 pages of records supporting his referral.
House Republicans accuse Hunter Biden of “wrongfully distancing himself from a corporate entity – Rosemont Seneca Bohai, LLC – and its bank account that received data from foreign individuals and foreign entities.” The recipients of millions of dollars of funds, these foreign individuals and foreign entities were associated with – Vice President Biden transferred the funds to a Rosemont Seneca Bohai Bank account and then transferred the funds to Hunter Biden.
They wrote: “Hunter Biden made additional false statements regarding whether he held a position at Rosemont Seneca Bohai, LLC. After Hunter Biden was removed, the Committee obtained documents showing Hunter Biden’s claims “Additionally, Hunter Biden recounted during his testimony a completely fabricated account of a threatening text message he sent to a Chinese business partner, citing the presence of his father when he wrote the text message. .Hunter Biden told Oversight and Judiciary committees that he had forwarded the text messages to Chinese business partners who sent him millions of dollars.
Hunter Biden leaves the federal courthouse in Wilmington, Delaware, on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
“Some of the proceeds have been traced back to Joe Biden’s bank account,” they added.
As for James Biden, House Republicans said he “made it clear in transcripts of the interview that Joe Biden did not work with James and Hunter Biden when he sought a deal with a Chinese entity, CEFC China, in 2017.” Meeting with business partner Mr. Tony Bobulinski.
“Specifically, James Biden stated that he did not attend a meeting with Joe Biden, Hunter Biden and Tony Bobulinski at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on May 2, 2017. These statements That was countered not only by Mr. Bobulinski, but also by Hunter Biden.
“Mr. Bobulinski also produced text messages documenting events leading up to and following his meeting with Joe Biden on May 2, 2017,” they wrote.
“Hunter Biden and James Biden made material false statements to the Oversight Committee and the Judiciary Committee, as evidenced by the evidence presented in the attached referral,” House Republicans said.
“The nature of these false statements was not lost on the committee: Each instance demonstrates that Joe Biden was aware of his family’s influence and played a role in it,” they wrote.
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President Biden’s brother James Biden arrives to testify before the House Oversight and Judiciary Committee on February 21, 2024, as part of the impeachment inquiry in Washington, DC. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
“Hunter Biden denies having a connection to the Rosemont Seneca Bohai Bank account, obfuscating the accounts to which foreign individuals who met with Joe Biden transferred funds. Likewise, Hunter Biden has completely fabricated a fictitious The story, in which he delivered threats to the wrong people, appeared to be an attempt to obscure the fact that, citing Joe Biden’s claims, he successfully forced his Chinese partners to send him money. wrote. “It also casts doubt on Hunter Biden’s other testimony about the incident, such as his claim that his father was not actually sitting next to him when he delivered the message.”
They also said James Biden “denies that Joe Biden met with James Biden, Hunter Biden and Hunter Biden’s business partner Tony Bobulinski about the China deal – despite evidence put it before him and gave him multiple opportunities to revise his statement “. ’s response — appeared to be a clumsy attempt to shield Joe Biden from the reality that Joe Biden did meet with his family’s business associates.
From left, Chairman James Comer, Jason Smith and Jim Jordan appear before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee titled “Influence Peddling: Scrutinizing Joe Biden” at Rayburn House on March 20, 2024 Abuse of Public Office” hearing. (Tom Williams/CQ – Roll Call (via Getty Images)
In a statement to Fox News Digital, Cuomo said Republicans’ investigation “shows that President Biden knew about, participated in, and benefited from efforts by his family members to monetize the Biden name around the world.”
“Despite this documented evidence, President Biden continues to lie to the American people about his involvement in these influence peddling schemes. The Biden family appears to be making false claims,” he said, adding that lawmakers have “seized President Biden on “Son” and his brother blatantly lied to Congress in what appeared to be a concerted effort to cover up Joe Biden’s involvement in his family’s plans. ”
“To hold the Biden family accountable for profiting from public office, we today referred Hunter and James Biden to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution for making false statements to Congress,” Cuomo said.
He added: “This is not the end of our efforts to hold the Biden family accountable; it is just the beginning.”
“Lying to Congress is a serious crime with serious consequences. Both Hunter and James Biden did it,” Jordan said. “They lied to conceal President Biden’s involvement in their family’s international influence-peddling scheme that has generated millions of dollars.”
Jordan said the criminal transfer “reflects the criminal conduct of the Biden family and the Department of Justice must take steps to hold the Biden family accountable.”
Last month, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Smith held a markup meeting to discuss documents protected by IRS Code 6103, a part of tax code that keeps certain information confidential. Discussing this material without proper release by the Ways and Means Committee will be considered a felony.
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The group voted to release the information. Smith said it includes “indisputable” records proving Hunter Biden lied under oath multiple times during congressional testimony earlier this year.
“President Biden claims that no one is above the law. We will soon see his Department of Justice put that principle to the test,” Smith said Wednesday. “Congress cannot allow anyone, not even the president’s son or his brother, to impede its oversight of the executive branch or deny the American people their due responsibilities.”
President Biden speaks at a campaign event at Pullman Courtyard in Atlanta on March 9, 2024. (Megan Varner/Getty Images)
Smith said the IRS whistleblower “provided indisputable evidence that Hunter Biden broke the law and lied to Congress during his February testimony.”
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Smith maintained that “lying to Congress to thwart an ongoing congressional investigation is a serious crime.”
“If the Department of Justice fails to act on our criminal referrals and hold Hunter Biden accountable, they will once again tell the American people that there are two levels of justice in this country,” Smith said. “One is for the wealthy and the One for people with political connections and one for everyone else.”
House Republicans are continuing their impeachment inquiry into the president. They are investigating his role and knowledge of his family’s international influence-peddling scheme, which they say generated more than $18 million in revenue for Biden family members and their companies, including sales to their businesses. Payments made by partners exceeded US$27 million.
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Hunter Biden is currently on trial on federal gun charges brought against him by special counsel David Weiss. He pleads not guilty.
Weiss also accused his eldest son of federal tax crimes. The trial is scheduled to begin on September 5, with jury selection in California. Hunter Biden has pleaded not guilty.
