PolitiFact - In GOP impeachment inquiry, texts don’t prove that Joe Biden was ‘in business’ with Hunter Biden

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A text message emerged as a central point of contention during House Republicans’ first impeachment inquiry hearing into

President Joe Biden, with members of Congress arguing about its authenticity and context.of Fox News’"The Five," host Jesse Watters seized on the moment from the hearing held earlier that day. He quoted just one line from a December 2018 text message exchange between James Biden, the president’s brother, and Hunter Biden, the president’s son. It said,"I can work with you father alone.

"Hunter Biden was in a bad way, by the way," Donalds said, introducing the message."He was really strung out. He lost a bunch of money. He needed help." Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., shows a printed document with part of Exhibit 402 from an Aug. 2, 2023, IRS whistleblower affidavit. the exhibit as"a summary of WhatsApp messages" that he and the investigative team had drafted using"relevant messages from the various Electronic Search Warrant."

The summarized exchange shows that James Biden offered to work with Joe Biden to help Hunter cover alimony payments, tuition and the cost of food and gasoline. James Biden’s message is about Hunter’s personal financial matters, not about business deals.that show an intricate web of foreign payments made to Biden family business associates and at least three Biden family members, including Hunter Biden and James Biden.

“We know the bank records show that nearly $20 million in payments were directed to the Biden family members and associates through various shell companies.” “Wildfires do not completely burn out cars, glass and all, yet leaving nearby trees and utility poles still standing upright.”

 

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