Well, isn’t this a surprise? It turns out that while Joe Biden was busy being vice president, his family was busy cashing in on $27 million from foreign business deals. The Republican-led House has just dropped a report from their yearlong impeachment inquiry that makes it clear: the Bidens have been living large off international connections. Who knew that being a vice president came with such a lucrative side hustle?
The report, which weighs in at a hefty 291 pages, reveals that Joe Biden’s family and their associates made a small fortune through overseas ventures. Apparently, while Biden was supposed to be focused on his vice presidential duties, he was also rubbing elbows with his son Hunter and brother James’s foreign business partners. It’s almost as if the Bidens turned their political influence into a family business.
Despite the juicy details, the House committees are not jumping straight to impeachment. They’ve decided to keep the investigation going and stress that any move towards impeachment “must not be made lightly.” This cautious approach might seem like a delay tactic, but it’s clear they want to be thorough before taking any drastic steps.
The bulk of the report revisits information released over the past year, piecing together how Hunter Biden, among others, earned millions from international deals. For instance, Hunter was pulling in $1 million a year from his role at Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company, just as Joe Biden was handling U.S. foreign policy. This timing, combined with Hunter’s salary being cut shortly after Joe left office, looks suspiciously like a case of pay-to-play.
One of the most explosive claims is that Biden allegedly used a $1 million loan to Ukraine as leverage to get a prosecutor investigating Burisma fired. Defenders of Biden argue this was part of a larger anti-corruption strategy, but given the context, it’s easy to see why this explanation might not hold water.
The report also highlights Biden’s personal involvement in boosting Hunter’s business reputation, including a dinner with Hunter’s business associates and a favorable speech for Burisma. This doesn’t exactly paint a picture of an innocent bystander.
While Hunter’s lawyer insists his client was a legitimate businessman, the evidence suggests that Hunter’s success was more about his family connections than his business acumen. Biden’s shifting explanations, from claiming he “never discussed” business with his family to saying he was “not in business” with Hunter, only add to the confusion and suspicion.
So as the media continues to sift through this scandal, one thing is clear: the Bidens’ foreign business dealings are as tangled as they come. Whether this will lead to impeachment is still up in the air, but the stench of scandal around the Biden family isn’t going away anytime soon.
