{"id":2049680,"date":"2023-09-29T13:46:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T17:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jonathan-turley-knocks-down-claims-that-joe-biden-has-to-receive-bribe-directly-pretty-fallacious\/"},"modified":"2023-09-29T13:48:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T17:48:08","slug":"jonathan-turley-knocks-down-claims-that-joe-biden-has-to-receive-bribe-directly-pretty-fallacious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jonathan-turley-knocks-down-claims-that-joe-biden-has-to-receive-bribe-directly-pretty-fallacious\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Turley dismisses claims that Joe Biden must personally receive a bribe as &#8220;pretty fallacious.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fjonathan-turley-knocks-down-claims-that-joe-biden-has-to-receive-bribe-directly-pretty-fallacious%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=2049680&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--><h2>Law \u200bProfessor Jonathan\u2062 Turley\u2064 Dismisses Claims That President \u2063Joe Biden Must Have\u200b Received Direct Payment\u200c in Family&#8217;s Overseas Business Dealings<\/h2>\n<p>George Washington University law professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/jonathan-turley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jonathan Turley<\/a> has refuted allegations\u2063 that President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> would only be liable\u2064 in his family&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-plea-comer-to-praise-irs-whistleblowers-in-oversight-hearing-while-raskin-targets-trump\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden plea: Comer lauds IRS whistleblowers, Raskin takes aim at Trump in Oversight hearing.\">foreign business \u2064dealings<\/a> if he personally\u200d received payment. Turley argued that \u200cwhile \u2064direct evidence of the president \u200baccepting money from a foreign \u2064agent would be \u200dthe strongest proof, there is no legal \u2062standard that requires Biden\u2062 to have received a bribe directly in order to be found guilty of illegal behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Turley made these\u200c remarks during\u2063 his \u2064testimony in front \u200bof the House Oversight \u200cCommittee, stating, &#8220;There&#8217;s been repeated statements that you need to show that President \u2063Biden accepted direct money in\u2063 order for this\u200b to\u200c constitute a benefit even \u2063under \u2062criminal cases, the deal with bribery, extortion, the Hobbs\u200c Act.\u2062 The courts actually have rejected that and said that money going\u200c to family members is, in fact, a benefit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While acknowledging that a direct \u200cpayment would present the strongest case, Turley emphasized that the \u200dnotion that \u200dmillions of dollars going to a politician&#8217;s family is not considered a benefit \u200cis fallacious.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Professor Jonathan Turley: &#8220;This\u2064 idea \u200dthat you can have millions going \u200dto a politician&#8217;s family and that&#8217;s\u2062 not a \u200bbenefit, I think is \u200bpretty fallacious.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C7edZ3Nnu3\">pic.twitter.com\/C7edZ3Nnu3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2062TheBlaze (@theblaze) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theblaze\/status\/1707422911475200476?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>No evidence has been found of a direct payment made to Biden by a foreign agent. However, there is evidence suggesting that the president had knowledge of and may have been involved in his\u2062 family&#8217;s business \u200cschemes.<\/p>\n<p>According\u200c to one of Hunter Biden&#8217;s former business partners, Devon Archer, the family&#8217;s business\u2062 largely revolved around selling the &#8220;illusion of access&#8221; to\u200d the Biden family patriarch. Archer also claimed that the president had occasionally participated in meetings his son held with foreign businessmen.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, \u2063House\u200c Republicans\u2062 released evidence showing\u200b that Hunter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/hunter-biden-received-250k-wire-from-beijing-with-beneficiary-address-listed-as-joe-biden-delaware-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">received<\/a> over $250,000 in 2019 from Chinese business partners. The money was transferred\u200c to the president&#8217;s Delaware address, even though Hunter was residing in California at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The president \u2063has denied any\u200b involvement in his family&#8217;s business dealings\u200b with foreign agents. Despite the release of IRS whistleblower documents by House Republicans, the\u2063 White \u200bHouse continues to downplay the evidence against Biden.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1696011031102000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1725QljG4qoXJl_mG2Blr2\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+\u2063 APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;House \u2064Republicans have again\u2062 cried wolf \u200dand provided no evidence tying President Biden to wrongdoing,&#8221; stated a White House \u200dspokesperson in response to the\u2063 allegations. &#8220;Instead of wasting time with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jonathan-turley-knocks-down-claims-that-joe-biden-has-to-receive-bribe-directly-pretty-fallacious\/\" title=\"Jonathan Turley dismisses claims that Joe Biden must personally receive a bribe as \"pretty fallacious.\"\">media stunts trumpeting half-baked conspiracy theories<\/a>, House \u2063Republicans should realize the clock is \u2064ticking \u2014 it&#8217;s time they stop trying to\u200b distract and \u2063start \u200cfocusing on \u2063priorities that matter to the American people, like doing their jobs to prevent a\u200d government shutdown that would inflict\u2064 real pain\u2064 on working families.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What specific allegations \u2063have been made regarding the\u2064 Biden family&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-secret-service-intervened-in-hunter-biden-gun-incident-lied-on-background-check-form-report-says\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Secret Service Intervened In Hunter Biden Gun Incident; Lied On Background Check Form, Report Says\">overseas business dealings<\/a>?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  E allegations arise from the fact that Biden&#8217;s family, particularly his son Hunter Biden, has been involved in overseas business dealings. These dealings have received \u200ccriticism and scrutiny, with allegations of possible corruption and conflicts\u2062 of\u2063 interest.<\/p>\n<p>Turley&#8217;s \u2063argument is that the law does not require a direct \u200cpayment to the President himself in order to\u200d constitute a\u2064 benefit or potential illegal behavior. Instead, the \u200bmoney going\u200b to family members can also be seen as a benefit to the \u2064President. This interpretation is \u2063supported by legal precedents that have recognized that financial transactions involving family members\u200b can be considered a benefit\u200b to the individual in question.<\/p>\n<p>It should be\u2062 noted that the absence\u200d of direct evidence does not necessarily mean \u2063that there is no \u200bwrongdoing. Investigations may \u200cstill \u2063be ongoing, and evidence could potentially come to light in the future. However,\u200b Turley&#8217;s point is \u200bthat the lack of a \u200cdirect payment \u200bdoes not automatically exonerate\u200c the President or remove the possibility of \u2064legal implications.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy surrounding the\u200c Biden family&#8217;s overseas business\u2063 dealings raises important \u2062questions about transparency and potential conflicts of interest. It is imperative for public officials to maintain the highest standard of ethics and accountability. Even if \u2062no illegal\u200c behavior is ultimately proven, \u200bthe optics and perception \u200dof potential impropriety can undermine public \u200btrust and\u2064 confidence \u200bin the government.<\/p>\n<p>As the investigation continues, it is crucial to allow due process and the legal system to unfold. Accusations should \u200dbe examined objectively, and evidence should be scrutinized thoroughly \u200dbefore drawing any conclusions. It is essential\u200d for\u200b the truth to be revealed and for appropriate\u200b actions to be taken if any wrongdoing is found.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Professor Jonathan Turley&#8217;s dismissal of the notion\u200d that President Joe Biden must have received \u2062a direct payment in his family&#8217;s overseas business dealings in order for there to be legal implications is an \u200bimportant reminder \u200dof the complexities of the law. While direct evidence of a payment would be \u200dthe strongest proof, the law recognizes that benefits can also \u2064be derived \u200cfrom \u200bfinancial transactions involving family members. The allegations surrounding the Biden family&#8217;s overseas \u200dbusiness dealings should\u2063 be examined objectively and thoroughly, considering the principles of transparency \u200cand accountability in\u200b public office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley refuted claims that President Joe Biden must have personally received payment to be held accountable for his family&#8217;s international business ventures. 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