{"id":2077441,"date":"2023-10-24T05:57:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T09:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-just-hunter-james-biden-steps-into-the-center-of-biden-family-controversy\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T06:00:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T10:00:22","slug":"not-just-hunter-james-biden-steps-into-the-center-of-biden-family-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-just-hunter-james-biden-steps-into-the-center-of-biden-family-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"James Biden, a key figure in the Biden family controversy."},"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\">20<\/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%2Fnot-just-hunter-james-biden-steps-into-the-center-of-biden-family-controversy%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=2077441&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>House Republicans\u2064 Target Another Biden Family Member<\/h2>\n<p>President Joe\u200c Biden&#8217;s younger son, Hunter,\u2062 is no stranger \u2064to \u200cthe spotlight in Washington D.C. However, \u2063this time\u200b it&#8217;s \u2063his brother, James &#8220;Jim&#8221; Biden, who\u2063 is causing a stir among House Republicans.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Biden Vacations While Pressure to\u2063 Free Hostages Mounts<\/h3>\n<p>House Oversight\u2062 Committee Chairman James \u2062Comer (R-KY) revealed on \u200dFriday \u2064that James \u200dBiden, who is seven years younger than Joe Biden,\u200b sent his older\u2064 brother a $200,000 check in\u200c March\u200d 2018. Interestingly,\u2064 this was the same\u200b day\u2063 that one of James Biden&#8217;s business ventures\u2062 loaned\u200b him the\u200c exact same amount.<\/p>\n<p>The implication here is that the \u200bmoney from \u2064the business \u200cwas actually intended for the\u200c older Biden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJames Biden wrote this check to\u200c Joe Biden as a loan repayment. Americore, a distressed company, loaned money to James Biden, who\u2064 then sent it \u2062to Joe Biden,\u201d Comer\u2063 explained in a video\u2063 accompanying the announcement.\u2064 \u201cEven if this was \u200ca\u200d personal loan \u2062repayment, it\u2019s still troubling that Joe \u2062Biden\u2019s ability to be paid back by \u200dhis \u200bbrother \u2062depended on the success of his\u200c family\u2019s shady\u2064 financial dealings.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The White House dismisses these claims\u2062 as mere \u2062distractions, \u2064while \u200cDemocrats on the House committee accuse\u200d Comer of\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-just-hunter-james-biden-steps-into-the-center-of-biden-family-controversy\/\" title=\"James Biden, a key figure in the Biden family controversy.\">withholding additional bank records<\/a> to protect \u2064a certain narrative.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is \u2018failure theater\u2019 that is intended \u2062to be\u2062 a \u2018shiny object\u2019 to distract people from how they \u200care\u200b incapable \u200cof doing the basics\u200c of governing,&#8221; \u2064stated White House spokesman Ian Sams. &#8220;It\u2019s no\u2062 coincidence they \u200crushed out a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-tout-200000-direct-payment-to-joe-biden-as-possible-evidence-of-wrongdoing\/\" title=\"Republicans claim that the 0,000 direct payment to Joe Biden could be indicative of potential wrongdoing.\">distraction mere minutes<\/a> after yet another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byron-donalds-responds-to-retribution-for-running-against-mccarthy\/\" title=\"Byron Donalds Responds to \"Retribution\" for Running Against McCarthy\">failed speaker vote<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Representative Dan\u200b Goldman (D-NY) also criticized \u200dComer, claiming that he selectively released\u2063 only bank \u200brecords that make Biden look bad.<\/p>\n<p>However, the\u2063 White House has also chosen \u2063not to release further information about the loan, leaving questions unanswered.<\/p>\n<p>Representative Jamie Raskin (R-MD) defended the loan, \u200dstating that it demonstrates President\u200d Biden&#8217;s commitment to helping his struggling relatives rather than profiting from them.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, this is not \u2064James Biden&#8217;s first \u2062controversy. Joe Biden previously intervened to assist his younger brother with the \u200cfallout from\u2062 an unsuccessful nightclub venture in the 1970s. Additionally, James \u2064Biden has recently received loans from some \u200dof Joe Biden\u2019s top donors \u200band allies, \u200bas \u200brevealed \u2062in\u2063 a 2020 ProPublica investigation.<\/p>\n<p>In this latest revelation, James Biden\u200b obtained loans totaling $600,000 \u2063from \u200dAmericore \u200dHealth, claiming\u200b that\u2062 his last name, &#8216;Biden,&#8217; \u200bcould open doors\u2064 and secure\u2062 a \u200dlarge investment from the Middle East \u200cbased on\u200b his political connections. However, Americore Health went\u200b bankrupt, and \u200dJames Biden settled last year by\u2063 agreeing to repay $350,000.<\/p>\n<p>Former White\u200c House ethics attorney Richard Painter believes that \u2064both the \u200dWhite House\u200c and Comer \u2062should release all the details they have regarding the\u2063 $200,000 check.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If there was\u200d no loan, it was either a gift or a return on investment or something else,&#8221; Painter, who worked in the George W. Bush White House, stated.\u200d &#8220;So if they say it&#8217;s a loan,\u200c they should just produce proof of the original loan. \u2062&#8230; Everyone should put their\u200d cards\u200d down face up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During \u2063Monday&#8217;s White House press briefing, this matter did not come up.<\/p>\n<p>Painter argues that Democratic\u2064 claims about Comer withholding documents lose \u2062credibility as long as the White House \u2064also \u2064refuses to release them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This whole thing sounds \u200bweird. It&#8217;s \u200ba little \u2063bit like \u2062me saying, \u2063&#8217;Congressman Comer\u2063 has information about Richard Painter&#8217;s\u200c bank account, and he won&#8217;t release it!'&#8221; Painter remarked. &#8220;OK, well then I&#8217;ll\u200c release it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to \u2062read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What questions have critics raised regarding the nature and purpose of the PAA, and why \u200cdo they argue that the lack of transparency fuels \u200cspeculation?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  About its nature and purpose unanswered. Critics argue that this lack of transparency only fuels speculation and raises concerns\u200d about potential impropriety.<\/p>\n<p>Some House Republicans have taken \u200ba more\u200b aggressive approach in their\u2063 criticism of James Biden&#8217;s\u200b actions.\u2062 Representative \u2063Paul Gosar (R-AZ) \u2063called for\u200d a full investigation into the matter, stating that it\u2062 raises serious ethical\u200b questions and demands a thorough examination. He questioned whether James \u200bBiden was using his brother&#8217;s position and influence to benefit financially.<\/p>\n<p>Others, such\u2064 as Representative Comer, believe that this revelation\u2064 is just the tip of the iceberg. They argue that it raises further questions about the Biden family&#8217;s business dealings and potential conflicts of interest. Comer has\u2064 called for more transparency and openness from the White House, stating that the American public deserves to know the truth.<\/p>\n<p>This latest \u2063controversy involving a Biden family member adds to the growing scrutiny surrounding the President&#8217;s relatives. Hunter Biden, in particular, has faced numerous allegations and investigations regarding his business dealings in Ukraine and China. These controversies have raised concerns about potential conflicts \u200bof interest and the Biden family&#8217;s connections to foreign\u2062 entities.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2063response to the allegations, President Biden has consistently defended his family members and dismissed any wrongdoing. He has maintained that his administration will be \u200ctransparent and free from \u200dany \u200cunethical behavior. However, critics argue that the\u200b lack of transparency and the growing\u2062 number of controversies involving the Biden family undermine these claims.<\/p>\n<p>As House Republicans continue to\u200d target \u2062Biden family members, the political landscape in \u200bWashington D.C. remains tense and divided. The allegations against James Biden are just \u2064one example \u2064of \u2064the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-general-may-have-been-in-on-coup-attempt-us-officials-say\/\" title=\"US Officials Suspect Russian General's Involvement in Coup Attempt\">ongoing power struggles<\/a>\u2063 and \u200cinvestigations that have\u200d come to define\u200b the Biden presidency. Only time will tell how \u2063these controversies will impact the \u200cadministration&#8217;s ability \u200bto govern and the\u200c public&#8217;s perception of the Biden family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) reported Friday that President Joe Biden&#8217;s brother, James &#8220;Jim&#8221; Biden, is causing controversy while on vacation, as pressure to free hostages increases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2077442,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2077441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2077441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2077441"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2077441\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2077442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2077441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2077441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2077441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}