Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, arrives at federal court in Wilmington, Del., June 11, 2024. After President Biden dropped his re-election bid, his administration released records showing that while he was vice president, his son solicited U.S. government assistance.Hunter Biden sought assistance from the U.S. government for a potentially lucrative energy project in Italy while his father was vice-president, according to newly released records and interviews.
Embassy officials appear to have been uneasy with the request from the son of the sitting vice president on behalf of a foreign company. Abbe Lowell, a lawyer for Biden, said his client “asked various people,” including the U.S. ambassador to Italy at the time, John R. Phillips, whether they could arrange an introduction between Burisma and the president of the Tuscany region of Italy, where Burisma was pursuing a geothermal project.