Archer’s apparent support for FBI allegation in Hunter Biden probe.
Former Business Partner Testifies to House Oversight Committee
Devon Archer, a former business partner of Hunter Biden, provided testimony to the House Oversight Committee on Monday that raised eyebrows. While not a smoking gun, his testimony seemed to align with elements of a bribery allegation against President Biden and his son.
Archer revealed that Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company, hired Hunter Biden in 2014 primarily for his family name and influence as the son of the U.S. vice president.
According to Archer, Burisma executives exerted significant pressure on Hunter Biden to use his connections within the Obama administration to halt a Ukrainian criminal investigation into the company’s head, Mykola Zlochevsky. In an effort to bolster the perception of influence, Hunter Biden regularly made calls to his father in the presence of Burisma executives.
Ultimately, Joe Biden, as vice president, successfully pressured Ukrainian leaders to dismiss the prosecutor investigating Burisma. Archer’s testimony holds weight due to his close working relationship with Hunter Biden in Ukraine, serving on Burisma’s board of directors alongside him.
Democrats were forced to acknowledge that Hunter Biden’s value to Burisma was solely based on his family connection, a fact they had previously avoided admitting. However, they emphasized the lack of evidence in Archer’s testimony regarding Joe Biden’s direct involvement in business deals.
Timeline Aligns with Bribery Allegation
Archer’s testimony aligns with a bribery allegation outlined in an FD-1023 document from the FBI. The document, published by Senator Chuck Grassley, details events in Ukraine that support the allegation.
During a meeting in December 2015, Hunter Biden, Zlochevsky, and another Burisma executive stepped away to make a call to Washington, D.C. The content of that conversation was not overheard by Archer.
That same month, Joe Biden traveled to Ukraine and met with high-level officials, later admitting that he demanded the removal of the prosecutor. A confidential source mentioned in the FD-1023 document claimed that a Burisma executive expressed confidence in Hunter Biden’s ability to protect the company through his father’s influence.
While the full transcript of Archer’s testimony is yet to be released, it may provide further details that either support or cast doubt on the bribery allegation. However, Archer did not claim that Joe Biden financially benefited from his son’s work with Burisma.
Despite this, Archer’s testimony aligns with what an informant told the FBI about the nature of the Biden family’s agreement with Zlochevsky. The informant stated that multiple Burisma executives cited Hunter Biden’s ability to leverage his father’s power as the reason for offering him a board seat.
In 2016, Zlochevsky boasted about paying $5 million each to Hunter and Joe Biden to resolve the criminal investigation he was facing. He assured the confidential source that the payments were structured in a way that would remain hidden for a decade.
Rob Walker, another business partner of Hunter Biden, confirmed that an email mentioning “the big guy” referred to Joe Biden. Archer also confirmed that Hunter Biden referred to his father as “my guy” during business conversations.
While Democrats downplayed the significance of the phone calls between Hunter Biden and his father, the confidential source did not claim that Joe Biden directly worked with Burisma executives. Instead, Zlochevsky suggested that Joe Biden had a conversation with him before Hunter Biden joined the board.
Archer’s testimony extended beyond Burisma, highlighting Joe Biden’s involvement in a 2014 meeting with a Russian oligarch and his intervention on behalf of the daughter of one of Hunter Biden’s Chinese business partners.
While Archer’s testimony does not provide concrete evidence of wrongdoing, it adds another layer to the ongoing scrutiny surrounding the Biden family’s business dealings.
Source: The Washington Examiner
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