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In a rare one-on-one interview, President Joe Biden asserted that he hasn't "observed" anything about his son Hunter Biden's foreign business dealings that would put him in a conflict of interest.
In an interview that aired Sunday night, President Joe Biden defended his scandal-plagued adult son Hunter and lauded him for overcoming drug addiction.
Dealings with Biden's former role as Vice President under Barack Obama did not result in any conflicts. An ongoing federal tax fraud investigation focused on Hunter Biden's connections to foreign businesses earlier this year. The federal inquiry into Hunter Biden's taxes, which CNN revealed was intensifying in July, was previously disclosed by Biden.
Republicans Call For Hunter Biden Special Counsel
According to sources who spoke with the publication, prosecutors were considering whether to file charges but were also cautious of Department of Justice standards that counsel against making potentially politically sensitive cases public so close to an election.
In a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Senate Republicans requested that the US Special counsel protections for attorney David Weiss, who is in charge of the Hunter investigation, as per Daily Mail.
The politicization of the Justice Department, a lack of faith in the authorities, and new whistleblower allegations of a cover-up inside the FBI of information and testimony adverse to the first son were among the issues mentioned by the 33 Republicans in their letter on Monday.
Hunter Biden's inquiry has been overseen by Weiss, the US attorney for Delaware and a survivor of the Trump administration. President Joe Biden recently paid the IRS almost $2 million in overdue taxes using a gift or loan from Hollywood attorney Kevin Morris in an effort to avoid prosecution.
The letter was organized by Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), and it was signed by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as well as a number of other individuals. The letter states that while it is impossible to know the whole extent of the inquiry there is growing evidence that Hunter Biden committed several criminal offenses, including but not limited to tax fraud, money laundering, and foreign lobbying violations.
In fact, Senators Ron Johnson and Chuck Grassley have been conducting an investigation for several years that has caused in the public discourse of facts that support those criminal concerns, including the disclosure of financial records revealing the Biden family's close financial connections to the communist Chinese government and suspicious foreign nationals.
Joe Biden Insists Hunter's Foreign Business Deals Have Not Caused Conflicts For US
The letter was issued the day after an interview with President Biden in which he said that his son's business dealings abroad, notably in China, Russia, and the Ukraine, didn't present any conflicts of interest for him, was broadcast.
Despite penalizing a large portion of Russia's elite this year over the invasion of Ukraine on February 24, Joe Biden hasn't targeted a Russian billionaire with whom his son purportedly conducted business. According to public documents, Hunter Biden continues to own investment firm BHR Partners with Chinese government agencies, New York Post reported.
When his father was vice president, the president's son earned a lucrative post on the board of directors of Ukrainian energy company Burisma. During and after his father's presidency, he pursued commercial endeavors in China and other countries and was paid millions by organizations with ties to the Chinese government. Between 2013 and 2018, these affiliations brought him millions of dollars.
The criminal probe of the president's son is being led by attorney David Weiss, and the GOP now wants to make sure he can do it without interference, according to Washington Examiner.
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