{"id":2118332,"date":"2023-12-07T05:43:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T10:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-donor-cited-political-risk-of-hunter-biden-taxes-before-paying-them-off\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T05:46:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T10:46:36","slug":"biden-donor-cited-political-risk-of-hunter-biden-taxes-before-paying-them-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-donor-cited-political-risk-of-hunter-biden-taxes-before-paying-them-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden donor paid off Hunter Biden taxes, citing political &#8216;risk"},"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\">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%2Fbiden-donor-cited-political-risk-of-hunter-biden-taxes-before-paying-them-off%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=2118332&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>A\u200c Close Friend and Donor to President Biden Raises Questions About Hunter Biden&#8217;s Unpaid Taxes<\/h2>\n<p>In a recent revelation, an email from \u2064a close personal\u2062 friend and donor to \u2062President Joe Biden&#8217;s campaign \u200bhas\u200b surfaced, \u200dshedding light on the \u200bpotential political threat \u200bposed by Hunter Biden&#8217;s unpaid taxes during the \u20642020 \u2063race. This raises concerns about whether the money the\u2062 donor paid\u200d to cover\u2064 Hunter Biden&#8217;s tax bill violated campaign finance laws.<\/p>\n<p>The email, part of a collection\u200d of documents released by the House Ways and Means Committee, was sent by entertainment lawyer Kevin Morris in February 2020. In the message, Morris urged the accountants working on Hunter Biden&#8217;s tax issues \u2063to expedite the process, \u2064emphasizing the personal and political risks involved.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We are under considerable risk personally and politically \u200dto get the returns in,&#8221; \u200dMorris wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This email appears to support \u2064earlier testimony from IRS whistleblowers regarding a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-major-dem-campaign-groups-promise-to-return-donations-from-sam-bankman-fried\/\" title=\"Three Major Dem Campaign Groups Promise to Return Donations From Sam Bankman-Fried\">potential campaign finance violation<\/a> that emerged during the 2020 race.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-either-have-laws-or-we-dont-have-laws-california-violated-its-election-laws-as-well-results-are-likely-invalid\/\" title=\"We Either Have Laws or We Don\u2019t Have Laws: California Violated Its Election Laws As Well \u2013 Results Are Likely Invalid\">federal election laws<\/a>, donations benefiting a candidate must\u2062 be reported, even if they are \u2064not direct \u2062payments to \u200cthe candidate&#8217;s campaign. The Federal Election Commission defines\u2063 payments made on behalf of a campaign as in-kind contributions.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;When\u200b a person or entity pays for \u200bservices on the [campaign] committee&#8217;s behalf, \u200dthe payment is an in-kind\u200b contribution,&#8221; states the Federal Election \u200bCommission.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>IRS agent Gary Shapley, who worked on the investigation into Hunter Biden&#8217;s taxes, testified that concerns about \u2063a potential campaign finance violation were raised in 2021. However, a top prosecutor assigned to the case allegedly instructed agents not to pursue the allegation.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, an accountant hired\u200c by Hunter Biden revealed that he\u2063 was summoned to \u200da &#8220;crisis meeting&#8221;\u200c at Morris&#8217;s home in January 2020. The purpose of \u200bthe meeting remains unclear, as it did not involve tax return preparation.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Joe Biden&#8217;s campaign did not \u2062list the tax payment from Morris as a contribution, despite its apparent intention to protect\u200c the then-presidential candidate from\u200d negative publicity. Morris continued to \u2063make\u200b payments to\u2064 assist Hunter Biden in avoiding prosecution\u2064 even after \u2062Joe Biden\u2063 became\u200d president.<\/p>\n<p>Additional evidence suggests that Morris&#8217;s tax payments went beyond mere friendship. FBI and IRS agents\u2064 questioned Joe Biden&#8217;s brother, \u200cJames Biden,\u2062 about a \u2062message he sent to Morris expressing gratitude &#8220;on \u2064behalf \u200bof the family&#8221; \u200cshortly after\u200c Morris paid off\u2064 some of Hunter Biden&#8217;s taxes during the election year.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Morris, a major donor to Democratic candidates, contributed significant sums to Joe Biden&#8217;s campaign \u2063in 2020. He has been\u2062 the subject of scrutiny by congressional Republicans, who suspect that he may have provided \u200din-kind contributions to Joe Biden by minimizing the\u2062 political liability associated with his son.<\/p>\n<p>While some of the money Morris gave\u200c to Hunter Biden\u2064 has been labeled as a loan, it was not until October 2021 that a formal \u200dloan agreement was established. This agreement prevented Hunter Biden from owing taxes on the funds received from Morris and postponed the repayment until after his father&#8217;s reelection campaign.<\/p>\n<p>As the investigation continues, neither Morris nor Hunter Biden&#8217;s\u200c lawyer has commented on these \u200drevelations.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What\u200b are the potential\u200b implications\u200b of the payment made to cover Hunter Biden&#8217;s tax \u2062bill, given Kevin Morris&#8217; close \u2063relationship with President Biden\u2064 and his campaign contributions?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Commission&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p>Given that Kevin \u200cMorris \u200cis a close friend of President Biden and a donor to\u2062 his \u2062campaign, there\u200b are potential implications regarding the nature\u2064 of the payment made\u200d to cover Hunter\u200c Biden&#8217;s tax bill. Did the payment \u2064qualify as an\u2062 in-kind contribution? And if so, was it properly reported?<\/p>\n<p>These questions\u200c raise concerns about transparency and compliance with campaign finance \u200claws. It \u200dis essential to ensure \u200cthat \u200call\u2064 contributions \u200bmade to political campaigns are\u200b properly reported and disclosed to the public. Failure\u2064 to \u2062do \u2063so undermines the integrity of \u2062the electoral process and erodes public\u2063 trust \u2063in our democratic institutions.<\/p>\n<p>The email from Kevin Morris to Hunter Biden&#8217;s accountants suggests\u200c that there was an urgency to \u200dresolve Hunter&#8217;s \u200dtax issues.\u2062 This urgency, coupled with the \u2064expressed personal and political risks, indicates that there may\u2063 have been a concerted\u200c effort to cover up potential legal and financial\u2062 liabilities ahead of the \u20642020\u200d election.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c House Ways and Means Committee&#8217;s release \u200cof these documents is a step\u2064 towards accountability\u2062 and shedding light on Hunter Biden&#8217;s\u2064 unpaid taxes. It is crucial\u200c for Congress, law enforcement agencies, and the American public to \u2064examine these documents and assess whether any campaign finance laws were violated.<\/p>\n<p>If it is determined that\u2063 there was indeed a campaign\u2062 finance violation, appropriate actions must\u200c be taken to hold those responsible accountable. No one should be above the law, regardless of their political affiliations or\u2063 connections.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, this revelation raises broader\u2063 questions about the financial activities of the\u200b Biden family and potential conflicts\u200b of \u2063interest. \u2062Transparency\u2063 and ethical conduct should be integral to the functioning of our government, \u2064and \u2063any allegations of impropriety must be \u2064thoroughly investigated.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the email \u200bfrom Kevin Morris, a close friend and \u200cdonor to President Biden&#8217;s campaign, raises pertinent questions about Hunter Biden&#8217;s unpaid taxes\u200c and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-mayor-adams-troubles-pile-up-with-bombshell-sexual-assault-accusation\/\" title=\"NYC Mayor Adams Faces Bombshell Sexual Assault Accusation\">potential campaign \u200cfinance violations<\/a>. These questions call for a thorough \u200dinvestigation and the enforcement\u2062 of appropriate actions if \u200bwrongdoing is discovered. Upholding transparency and ethical standards in our government is crucial to maintaining public trust and the integrity of \u2062our democratic processes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A donor to President Biden&#8217;s campaign, who is also a close friend of Hunter Biden, raised concerns about the political implications of Hunter&#8217;s unpaid taxes during the 2020 race. This has led to speculation about potential violations of campaign finance laws regarding the donor&#8217;s payment to settle the tax bill. The email was one of many discussing this matter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2118333,"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-2118332","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\/2118332","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=2118332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2118332\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2118333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2118332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2118332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2118332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}