{"id":1546387,"date":"2022-07-10T06:49:28","date_gmt":"2022-07-10T10:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1546387"},"modified":"2022-07-10T06:49:32","modified_gmt":"2022-07-10T10:49:32","slug":"10-times-the-white-house-refused-to-answer-questions-about-hunter-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/10-times-the-white-house-refused-to-answer-questions-about-hunter-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Times the White House Refused to Answer Questions About Hunter Biden"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F10-times-the-white-house-refused-to-answer-questions-about-hunter-biden%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1546387&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">President Joe Biden and his staff continue refusing to answer any questions about Hunter Biden\u2019s corrupt foreign business dealings and information found in his abandoned laptop.<\/p>\n<p>Staff who work for Biden know it is a sensitive subject, and it has been since he was the Vice President in former President Barack Obama\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEveryone who works for him has been screamed at,\u201d a former Biden adviser told the New Yorker in a Hunter Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2019\/07\/08\/will-hunter-biden-jeopardize-his-fathers-campaign\">profile<\/a> which also reported that others were wary of hurting his feelings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like you\u2019ve hurt him terribly. That was always my fear, that I would be really touching a very fragile part of him,\u201d a business associate of Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2019\/07\/02\/joe-biden-staffers-reportedly-afraid-to-approach-him-about-his-son-hunter\/\">told<\/a> the New Yorker regarding difficult conversations about the president\u2019s family.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s staff refuse to answer questions about it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki, White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield, and now current White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre all decline to answer questions about Hunter Biden, refer questions to his lawyers, and repeatedly stand by the president\u2019s statement that his son never made money from China and and that he never spoke with Hunter about his son\u2019s business deals.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a roundup of times the White House refused to answer questions about Hunter Biden and his laptop:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>July 05, 2022 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/press-briefings\/2022\/07\/05\/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-2\/\">Karine Jean-Pierre<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Q. Okay. And then, on a different topic: Why is there a voicemail of the President talking to his son about his overseas business dealings if the President has said he\u2019s never spoken to his son about his overseas business dealings?<\/p>\n<p>MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Well, first, I\u2019ll say that what the President said stands. So if he \u2014 if that\u2019s what the President said, that is what stands.<\/p>\n<p>And second \u2014 secondly \u2014<\/p>\n<p>Q. He\u2019s leaving a voicemail about a New York Times article \u2014<\/p>\n<p>MS. JEAN-PIERRE: But secondly \u2014<\/p>\n<p>Q. \u2014 considering \u2014 concerning Hunter Biden\u2019s business dealings. And it says, \u201cI think you\u2019re clear.\u201d How is that not him talking to his son about his overseas business dealings?<\/p>\n<p>MS. JEAN-PIERRE:\u00a0 We\u2019re not \u2014 from this podium, I am not going to talk about alleged materials from the laptop.\u00a0 I will \u2014 I am not \u2014<\/p>\n<p>Q. So are you disputing that it\u2019s President\u2019s voice on the voicemail?<\/p>\n<p>MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I am not going to talk about alleged materials on a laptop. It\u2019s not happening.<\/p>\n<p>Q. Are you disputing then that it is not \u2014<\/p>\n<p>MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Peter, I refer you to his son\u2019s representative.<\/p>\n<p>Q. The President likes to say \u201cI will always level with you.\u201d He says that again and again. Moments ago, though, you seemed to dismiss Peter\u2019s question about his conversation with his son, Hunter Biden, with regards to his business dealings, and I\u2019m wondering: How is that silence consistent with the President\u2019s promise to always level with the American public?<\/p>\n<p>Because, you know, in public, he says he hasn\u2019t discussed these business dealings. And then, at least according to the voicemail that\u2019s been obtained by the Daily Mail and the Washington Examiner, it certainly seems like he was seeking to do exactly that \u2014 have a conversation about these business dealings. Is he leveling with the American public on this?<\/p>\n<p>MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Phil, I hear your question, but what I can tell you from here, standing at this podium, is that I cannot comment on any materials from the laptop. And I would refer you to the representatives of Hunter Biden. That\u2019s what I can share with you at this podium, at this time.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>2. April 26, 2022 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/press-briefings\/2022\/04\/26\/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-jen-psaki-and-white-house-covid-19-response-coordinator-dr-ashish-jha\/\">Jen Psaki\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Q. Does the President still maintain that he never spoke with his son about his business dealings? And given this reporting on Eric Schwerin, does he also say that he has never spoken to his son\u2019s business partners about his son\u2019s business dealings?<\/p>\n<p>MS. PSAKI: He maintains his same statements that he\u2019s made in the past. I would say \u2014 I know you\u2019re referring to WAVES records that were released more than 10 years ago. I really don\u2019t have more detail or information on them. I\u2019d note that there was a gap when WAVES records were not released, but I don\u2019t have more information about visits from more than 10 years ago.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>3. April 25, 2022 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/press-briefings\/2022\/04\/25\/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-jen-psaki-april-25-2022\/\">Jen Psaki<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Q. Okay. On Hunter Biden: The New York Post is reporting \u2014 looking at White House visitor logs, there were 19 visits to the White House while the President was Vice President by Hunter Biden\u2019s business partner, including one with the Vice President. Could you help us understand why that business partner had access and what those meetings were about?<\/p>\n<p>MS. PSAKI: I don\u2019t have any information on that. I\u2019m happy to check and see if we have any more comment.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>4. April 6, 2022 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-brown-university-hunter-chinese-business-partner-emails\">Andrew Bates<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t comment on the laptop,\u201d White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates told Fox News.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>5. April 6, 2022 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/press-briefings\/2022\/04\/06\/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-jen-psaki-april-6-2022\/\">Jen Psaki<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Q. Okay. On another topic, was it common for President Biden to do favors for Hunter Biden\u2019s international business partners like writing college recommendations for their kids?<\/p>\n<p>MS. PSAKI: I have \u2014 I\u2019ve seen the report. I have no confirmation or comments on a report about whether or not the President, when he was a private citizen, wrote a college recommendation letter for an individual.<\/p>\n<p>Q. A college recommendation letter, though, from, at the time, a former Vice President would be a big deal. So, do we know what the President might have gotten in return for doing a favor like that?<\/p>\n<p>MS. PSAKI: Again, I have no confirmation of any recommendation letter the President wrote when he was a private citizen \u2014 by the way, not serving in public office. That\u2019s even in the report.<\/p>\n<p>Q. But he\u2019s the President now, and you\u2019re his spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>MS. PSAKI: Correct. And he was not the President at the time of this report.<\/p>\n<p>Q. So, there\u2019s evidence that the President, at one point, was officemates with Hunter and his brother Jim here in D.C.<\/p>\n<p>MS. PSAKI: That\u2019s not accurate.<\/p>\n<p>Q. That is not accurate? So, when Hunter Biden is emailing a landlord, \u201cPlease have keys made available for new officemates \u2014 Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Jim Biden,\u201d that \u2014 you\u2019re disputing it?<\/p>\n<p>MS. PSAKI: They were not officemates, no.<\/p>\n<p>Q. They were not officemates. Okay.<\/p>\n<p>MS. PSAKI: Great.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>6. April 5, 2022 \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/press-briefings\/2022\/04\/05\/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-jen-psaki-april-5-2022\/\"> Jen Psaki<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Q. Okay. On another topic: A lot of stories about Hunter Biden surfacing this week. So, to ensure the independence of the investigation, would the President support the appointment of a special counsel?<\/p>\n<p>MS. PSAKI: Well, first, the President has never had a conversation with the Department of Justice about any investigations into any member of his family. He said that during the campaign, and he will continue to abide by that. So, I would point you to the Department of Justice for any additional steps they would take. They would make those decisions independently.<\/p>\n<p>Q. Is there any concern that they\u2019re not going to be necessarily seen as being able to make the decisions independently if the White House Chief of Staff is out saying that the President is confident his son did not break the law?<\/p>\n<p>MS. PSAKI: Well, that\u2019s something the President has said and certainly we would echo. But in the same answer to that question, Peter \u2014 during an interview this week on ABC, Ron Klain also said the Justice Department is independent and they will make their own decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Q. And the President has said that he never spoke to his son about his overseas business dealings. Is that still the case?<\/p>\n<p>MS. PSAKI: Yes.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>7. March 17, 2022 \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/press-briefings\/2022\/03\/17\/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-jen-psaki-march-17-2022\/\"> Jen Psaki<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Q. And then one more. The New York Times has authenticated emails that appear to have come from a laptop abandoned by Hunter Biden in Delaware. The President previously said that the New York Post story about this was \u201ca bunch of garbage\u201d and that it was \u201ca Russian plant.\u201d Does he stand by that assessment?<\/p>\n<p>MS. PSAKI: I\u2019d point you to the Department of Justice and also to Hunter Biden\u2019s representatives. He doesn\u2019t work in the government.<\/p>\n<p>Q. And if I may, you were asked about Hunter Biden\u2019s laptop. You also, in October 2020, dismissed it as \u201cRussian disinformation.\u201d Do you stand by that assessment?<\/p>\n<p>MS. PSAKI: Again, I\u2019d point to the Department of Justice and Hunter Biden\u2019s representatives. I\u2019m a spokesperson for the United States; he doesn\u2019t work for the United States.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>8. March 31, 2022 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2022\/03\/31\/press-briefing-by-director-of-communications-kate-bedingfield-and-nec-director-brian-deese\/\">Kate Bedingfield\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Q. One more on Hunter Biden, who has been in the headlines again recently. During the last presidential debate, then-Vice President Biden was asked if there was anything inappropriate or unethical about his son\u2019s relationships, business dealings in China and\/or Ukraine. The President said, \u201cNothing was unethical.\u201d He went on to say, \u201cMy son has not made money in terms of this thing about, what you\u2019re talking about, China.\u201d\u00a0Does the White House stand by that comment that the then-Vice President made?<\/p>\n<p>MS. BEDINGFIELD: We absolutely stand by the President\u2019s comment. And I would point you to the reporting on this, which reference statements that we made at the time that we gave to the Washington Post, who worked on this story.<\/p>\n<p>And \u2014 but as you know, I don\u2019t speak for Hunter Biden, so there\u2019s not more I can say on that.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Q. Can I ask you if there have been \u2014 if you\u2019re aware if there have been any discussions here inside this White House about whether the President might use his pardon or commutation power with respect to either his son or his brother?<\/p>\n<p>MS. BEDINGFIELD: That\u2019s not a hypothetical I\u2019m going to entertain.\u00a0 I don\u2019t have anything to add from this podium.<\/p>\n<p>Q. I know Hunter Biden is not a government employee; you don\u2019t speak for him.\u00a0 Has the President read these reports?\u00a0 Do you guys take them to him when the inquires come in?\u00a0 And what has been his reaction to them?<\/p>\n<p>MS.\u00a0BEDINGFIELD:\u00a0 I don\u2019t have anything additional to add on this from the podium, but thank you.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>9. September 24, 2021-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/press-briefings\/2021\/09\/24\/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-jen-psaki-and-secretary-of-homeland-security-alejandro-mayorkas-september-24-2021\/\"> Jen Psaki<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Q. The President has said and you have tweeted that allegations of wrongdoing based on files pulled from Hunter Biden\u2019s laptop are Russian disinformation. There\u2019s a new book by a Politico reporter that finds some of the files on there are genuine. Is the White House still going with \u201cRussian disinformation\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>MS. PSAKI: I think it\u2019s broadly known and widely known, Peter, that there was a broad range of Russian disinformation back in 2020.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>10. February 5, 2021 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/press-briefings\/2021\/02\/05\/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-jen-psaki-and-council-of-economic-advisers-member-jared-bernstein-february-5-2021\/\">Jen Psaki<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Q. If I could just follow up on a quote from the President in December. He said, quote, \u201cMy son, my family will not be involved in any business, any enterprise that is in conflict with or appears to be in conflict, where there\u2019s appropriate distance from the presidency and government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just recently, there were reports that the President\u2019s son still owns a 10 percent stake in the Chinese investment firm formed with state-owned entities. Do you have an update on the divestment from that investment?<\/p>\n<p>MS. PSAKI: He has been working to unwind his investment, but I would certainly point you \u2014 he\u2019s a private citizen. I would point you to him or his lawyers on the outside on any update.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Friday, the Washington Free Beacon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/07\/08\/exclusive-top-oversight-republican-in-congress-demands-testimony-documents-from-biden-officials-on-oil-reserve-sale-to-hunter-linked-chinese-firm\/\">released<\/a> a report that the Biden Department of Energy sold one million barrels out of the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to Unipec, the trading arm of Sinopec, a Chinese Communist Party-run gas giant. Sinopec has ties with Hunter Biden. \u201cA private equity firm Hunter cofounded reportedly purchased a roughly $2 billion stake in Sinopec Marketing in 2015,\u201d Breitbart News reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden and his staff continue refusing to answer any questions about Hunter Biden\u2019s corrupt foreign business dealings and information found in his abandoned laptop. 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