The bombshell new WhatsApp messages were between Hunter Biden and key intermediaries with the since-defunct Chinese energy conglomerate CEFC whose chairman, Ye Jianming, is tied to the Chinese military. The messages were revealed by an IRS whistleblower.
Hunter Biden also mentioned CEFC Executive Director Zhang Jianjun, who is linked to the CCP and reportedly traveled to Moscow with Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2017 and met with Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of a multibillion-dollar effort to buy a stake in Russia's state-owned oil giant Rosneft.
The whistleblower said Delaware Assistant U.S. Attorney Lesley Wolf said “optics were a driving factor in the decision on whether to execute a search warrant” and “said a lot of evidence in our investigation would be found in the guest house of former Vice President Biden, but said there is no way we will get that approved.”
“Jim” refers to Jim Bulger, a Hunter Biden business associate who also teamed up with him in the BHR effort. Shapley told Congress that Ye, Zhao, and Gongwen “are believed to be connected to the Chinese Communist Party” and said those communications were thus a national security concern. Bank records have revealed that, earlier in 2017, more than $1 million was sent in incremental payments from Robinson Walker LLC to Hunter Biden, James Biden, and Hallie Biden, the widow of the president’s deceased son, Beau Biden, with whom Hunter Biden had a brief romantic relationship, just after Walker received a $3 million wire from CEFC-linked State Energy HK.
Hunter Biden replied, “That is a great relief and very welcome news my friend — let my friend know that I’m looking forward to his arrival here with great anticipation — we will do extraordinary things together and I am happy to have him as a brother in this endeavor — and my family sends their best wishes and looks forward to playing some golf when the director has time.”