’s former business partner and longtime friend Devon Archer testified before the House Oversight Committee in July that Joe Biden had appeared, either by speakerphone or in person, at Hunter Biden’s meetings with foreign business associates on at least 20 occasions, the White House was forced to change itsAs evidence of Joe Biden’s involvement began to be corroborated by bank records, eyewitnesses, and text messages, Democrats were once again forced to pivot: Republicans have no direct evidence...
The House memo notes that the $40,000 “constitutes ten percent of the proceeds of the $400,000 wire from Northern International Capital to Hudson West III on August 8, 2017.” This is significant because, in one of the most explosive emails found on Hunter Biden’s laptop, dated May 13, 2017, business partner James Gilliar specified the profit percentages that each participant would receive from the deal.
The $5 million payment came just days after Hunter Biden’s now-infamous July 2017 “shakedown” message on WhatsApp. You may recall Hunter Biden allegedly:"I am sitting here with my father and we would like to understand why the commitment made has not been fulfilled. Tell the director that I would like to resolve this now before it gets out of hand, and now means tonight."
The message continued,"And, Z, if I get a call or text from anyone involved in this other than you, Zhang, or the chairman, I will make certain that between the man sitting next to me and every person he knows and my ability to forever hold a grudge that you will regret not following my direction. I am sitting here waiting for the call with my father."that bank records revealed Joe Biden had received a $200,000 personal check on March 1, 2018, from James and Sara Biden.
Are either of these checks “smoking guns”? Are they direct evidence that Joe Biden benefited financially from the family business? I don’t know, but if Hunter Biden’s Thursdayin which he lashes out at Republicans for their “political weaponization” of his addiction, is any guide, I would imagine investigators are on to something. Power Line, and AFNN, and she is a fellow at the Heritage Foundation Academy.