{"id":2320782,"date":"2024-08-07T19:23:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T23:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-hired-by-romanian-oligarch-to-influence-us-government-special-counsel-claims-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-07T19:24:51","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T23:24:51","slug":"hunter-biden-hired-by-romanian-oligarch-to-influence-us-government-special-counsel-claims-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-hired-by-romanian-oligarch-to-influence-us-government-special-counsel-claims-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunter Biden hired by Romanian oligarch to \u2018influence US government,\u2019 special counsel claims &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fhunter-biden-hired-by-romanian-oligarch-to-influence-us-government-special-counsel-claims-washington-examiner%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=2320782&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--><p>Special Counsel David Weiss has\u200d claimed that \u200cHunter \u200bBiden was\u200c hired by Romanian oligarch Gabriel \u2062Popoviciu to leverage his connections and influence the U.S. government. \u2062According to court filings, Popoviciu, a real estate mogul facing a criminal investigation in Romania, \u2063sought\u200d Hunter Biden&#8217;s help\u2063 in 2015, \u2064which allegedly \u2062resulted in at least \u2064$3 million \u2062in payments\u200b to Hunter and his associates over\u2063 two years. Weiss argues that Popoviciu&#8217;s intention in hiring Biden was to\u200c prompt an\u200b investigation into his case by \u2062U.S.\u200c agencies, potentially\u2062 curtailing the Romanian investigation against him. House Oversight Committee Chairman James\u2062 Comer \u200chas criticized the Biden family\u200b for alleged \u2063influence peddling \u2063and suggested that \u200cmainstream media has ignored this public corruption.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Hunter Biden hired by Romanian oligarch to &lsquo;influence US government,&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clinton-campaign-lawyer-gave-sensitive-trump-data-to-cia-special-counsel-claims\/\" title=\"Clinton Campaign Lawyer Gave \u2018Sensitive\u2019 Trump Data to CIA, Special Counsel Claims\">special counsel claims<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1714682\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-hunter-biden-and-parental-love\/\" title=\"Joe and Hunter Biden: A Tale of Love\">federal prosecutor overseeing<\/a> an investigation into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hunter-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hunter Biden<\/a> claims a Romanian oligarch attempted to use his business connections with President Joe Biden&rsquo;s son to wield influence over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Biden<\/a> administration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Special counsel&nbsp;David Weiss&rsquo;s office argued Gabriel Popoviciu hired Hunter Biden because he wanted &ldquo;to attempt to influence U.S. government agencies,&rdquo; according to court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/25034281-the-special-counsel-responds-to-hunter-bidens-arguments-about-fara-aug-7-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>filings<\/a> released Wednesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, Popoviciu, a&nbsp;Romanian real estate tycoon, hired Hunter Biden as he faced a loss of his business assets over a Romanian criminal corruption case, per prosecutors. <a href=\"https:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bank-Memorandum-5.10.23.pdfhttps:\/\/oversight.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bank-Memorandum-5.10.23.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bank records<\/a> show Hunter Biden and his business associates received at least $3 million from Popoviciu over the next two years.<\/p>\n<p>House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) said the &ldquo;Biden family&rsquo;s influence peddling schemes&rdquo; in Romania were laid out by them in May of last year. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Bank records don&rsquo;t lie. The mainstream media took their marching orders from the Biden White House &amp; turned a blind eye to public corruption,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepJamesComer\/status\/1821316578732077514\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>he wrote<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>Weiss contended that Popoviciu sought the younger Biden&rsquo;s services in order to catch the eye of U.S. government agencies. The Romanian allegedly hoped the U.S. government would &ldquo;investigate the Romanian criminal investigation into Gabriel Popoviciu and thereby cause an end to the investigation of Gabriel Popoviciu in Romania,&rdquo; according to the court documents.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Joe Biden, from right, his sister Valerie Biden Owens, and his son Hunter Biden, arrive at the White House from Camp David on Sunday, July 28, 2024. (AP Photo\/Manuel Balce Ceneta)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>House Republicans launched an impeachment inquiry into the president in 2023, alleging that Hunter Biden had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3028788\/republicans-criminal-referrals-hunter-james-biden-false-statements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wielded<\/a> his father&rsquo;s influence to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-hunter-biden-still-owns-stake-in-chinese-equity-firm\/\" title=\"Report: Hunter Biden still owns stake in Chinese equity firm\">make foreign business deals<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3036924\/hunter-biden-guilty-of-three-gun-felonies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>convicted<\/a> in June of lying on a federal form about his drug use to purchase a revolver, submitting a false statement into a federal record, and unlawfully possessing the firearm in June.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The president&rsquo;s son also faces a federal tax trial in California this September. Prosecutors have charged him with three felonies and six misdemeanors related to $1.4 million in owed taxes. The new accusations against the Romanian oligarch came in a court filing in the first son&rsquo;s tax case.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1714682\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1714682\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hunter Biden was employed by a Romanian oligarch to &#8216;influence the US government,&#8217; according to claims made by a federal prosecutor. The special counsel, David Weiss, stated that Gabriel Popoviciu sought to leverage his business ties with President Joe Biden&#8217;s son in order to gain influence over the Biden administration. Court documents released on Wednesday indicate that Popoviciu, a real estate mogul facing potential loss of his assets due to a corruption case in Romania, hired Hunter Biden in 2015. Prosecutors revealed that between then and the following two years, Hunter and his associates received at least $3 million from Popoviciu. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) remarked that the &#8220;Biden family&#8217;s influence peddling schemes&#8221; in Romania were previously detailed by them last May. He criticized mainstream media for allegedly ignoring public corruption while taking cues from the Biden White House. Weiss asserted that Popoviciu aimed to attract attention from U.S. government agencies through Hunter&#8217;s involvement, hoping it would lead to an investigation into his own criminal case being dropped in Romania. In 2023, House Republicans initiated an impeachment inquiry against President Biden over allegations that Hunter exploited his father&#8217;s influence for foreign business dealings. Additionally, Hunter was convicted in June for lying about drug use on a federal form when purchasing a firearm and faces further legal challenges related to tax evasion this September involving three felonies and six misdemeanors concerning $1.4 million owed in taxes. The latest allegations regarding the Romanian oligarch emerged during proceedings related to Hunter&#8217;s tax case<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2320783,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24163482569232-1.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32528,16325,37490,32482,35785],"class_list":["post-2320782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-hunter-biden","tag-influence-peddling","tag-romanian-oligarch","tag-special-counsel","tag-us-government"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24163482569232-1.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320782","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2320782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320782\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2320783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2320782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2320782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2320782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}