bankruptcy court from fund manager Michael Lewitt, a former business partner of Jim Biden’s, two companies, the Platinum Group USA and Obermeyer Engineering Consulting, involved with Jim Biden’s efforts to find money for U.S. healthcare ventures were part-owned by “members of the Qatari government.” If true, these alleged arrangements would be the closest ties financially between a relative of the president and a foreign government.
In February, Jim Biden implied to congressional investigators he stopped his efforts “for lack of viable projects to back.” Lewitt’s testimony suggests that Jim Biden’s ties to the Qatari government are deeper than previously known. Lewitt is scheduled for a planned interview withWhen Jim Biden began recruiting fundraising for his healthcare business, where he worked closely with Americore, Qatar was in a time of diplomatic unease.
In 2018, fundraising efforts began gaining more traction as Sara Biden, Jim’s wife, got in contact with a Platinum Group executive, Julie Lander, in an email with a draft presentation to a potential investor.