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Hunter Biden, Joe Biden’s son, was under federal tax investigation just days before the electoral college confirmed his father’s victory.
“Yesterday, I learned that the United States Attorney’s Office in Delaware had informed my legal team that they were investigating my tax matters,” Hunter Biden said in a December 9 statement. proposed by the presidential transition group.
“I take this very seriously, but I believe that an objective and professional review will show that I have handled my work in a legal and proper manner, including the benefits of professional tax advisers,” the statement added.
Hunter Biden, son of US President-elect Joe Biden, in a video he addressed to the Democratic National Conference in August. AFP.
The transfer team did not provide further information on the investigation, only emphasizing that “President-elect Biden is extremely proud of his son, who has overcome difficult challenges, including raids.” Malicious individuals in recent months, to stand up stronger. “
According to CNN, officials are investigating Hunter Biden’s business transactions with foreign countries such as China, including potential tax and money laundering violations. The investigation is believed to have started in early 2018.
The US attorney’s office in Delaware is led by David Weiss, who was appointed by Trump in 2018. A spokesman for the office declined to comment, citing the Justice Department’s policy not to comment on ongoing investigations.
Biden, 50, was born in the city of Wilmington, Delaware, where his father lives and is also the headquarters of presidential transfer operations. Biden is an attorney who founded investment and consulting firms, worked in the private equity sector, and served on the boards of several organizations, including the national railroad corporation Amtrak. Hunter was also a member of the board of a Ukrainian energy company when Joe Biden was vice president under the Barack Obama administration.
The investigation was announced just five days before the Electoral College was scheduled to officially select Joe Biden as the next president. During the reelection campaign, President Donald Trump repeatedly accused the Biden family of “corruption” and “criminal business.”
Since 2019, Trump and his Republican allies have been targeting Hunter over deals with Ukraine and China, and there are unconfirmed reports that a Hunter Biden laptop has been neglected in a Delaware repair shop and contains data showing the error.
The New York Post reported in October that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seized the computer in December 2019. Currently there is no known evidence of crimes.
Several Republicans this week urged Attorney General William Barr to launch an independent investigation into Hunter Biden, who admits to having battled drug addiction and alcoholism, before Biden took office Wednesday. First.
“That is why Attorney General Barr needs to appoint a special adviser to investigate Hunter Biden,” Senator Ken Buck posted on Twitter after receiving information about the tax investigation. “It would be highly inappropriate for his father’s attorney general to get involved in this matter.”
Hunter Biden is the only child of the president elected after his eldest son Beau Biden died in 2015 of brain cancer. Hunter said in an interview with ABC News last year that he “underestimated” his decision to join the board of directors of the Ukrainian energy company because he left his father under attack from a rival. But make sure you don’t do anything wrong.
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