White House prepares for Hunter Biden news as Joe Biden campaigns for reelection.

White House Braces for Hunter Biden Headlines as President Ramps Up Reelection Bid

The White House and President Joe Biden’s campaign are preparing for a wave of headlines surrounding Hunter Biden as the Justice Department investigates, congressional Republicans inquire, and an Arkansas paternity court case unfolds. These developments come as Joe Biden faces poor polling numbers and begins fundraising and campaigning for his 2024 reelection bid.

Hunter Biden’s Legal Woes Could Pose a Problem for Joe Biden’s Reelection

Republican strategist John Feehery warns that Hunter Biden’s legal and congressional oversight entanglements could be “a significant problem” for Joe Biden with independent voters next year. Feehery believes that an indictment of Hunter Biden could reveal the corruption of the Biden family, especially when coupled with the intelligence community’s letter calling the laptop a Russian hoax. However, former Democratic Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler disagrees, stating that most voters would discard it as a “political prosecution.”

Republican National Committee Criticizes Joe Biden’s Interview with MSNBC

The Republican National Committee has criticized Joe Biden for his interview with MSNBC after Hunter Biden’s lawyers met with the Justice Department last month. Reports suggest that Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss, a Trump holdover, is nearing a decision on whether to prosecute Hunter Biden for two misdemeanor charges for failure to file taxes, one count of felony tax evasion for overreporting expenses, and a false statement charge regarding a firearm purchase. Simultaneously, congressional leaders spoke this week with the legal representatives of an IRS supervisory special agent seeking whistleblower status who is alleging the Justice Department is mishandling the case and that there has been political interference in the matter.

House Oversight Chairman and Judiciary Panel Counterpart Escalate Investigations into Joe Biden and His Family

House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and his judiciary panel counterpart, Jim Jordan (R-OH), have escalated their investigations into Joe Biden and his family. The FBI has until Wednesday to respond to a congressional subpoena from Comer for an unclassified, unverified 2020 document in which a prospective whistleblower “describes an alleged criminal scheme involving then-Vice President Biden and a foreign national relating to the exchange of money for policy decisions.”

• Comer will hold a press conference on the same day to brief the media on his broader Biden family inquiry.
• Jordan will oversee a transcribed sit down with former CIA Director James Clapper over a 2020 letter that contended the laptop Hunter Biden abandoned at a repair shop bore “all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation” on Thursday.

White House Counsel’s Office spokesman Ian Sams denies Joe Biden has done anything wrong, citing the president’s disclosure of 25 years of tax returns. Comer argues that the public deserves transparency and accountability, saying, “That is what we are delivering.”

Regardless of the outcome, the White House and Joe Biden’s campaign are bracing for the impact of Hunter Biden’s legal woes on the president’s reelection bid.