{"id":2326577,"date":"2024-08-19T05:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T09:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-family-and-associates-made-27m-from-foreign-business-after-boosts-from-joe-biden-impeachment-report-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-19T05:32:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T09:32:06","slug":"biden-family-and-associates-made-27m-from-foreign-business-after-boosts-from-joe-biden-impeachment-report-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-family-and-associates-made-27m-from-foreign-business-after-boosts-from-joe-biden-impeachment-report-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden family and associates made $27M from foreign business after boosts from Joe Biden: Impeachment report &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">38<\/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-family-and-associates-made-27m-from-foreign-business-after-boosts-from-joe-biden-impeachment-report-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=2326577&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>The Republican-led House has released a 291-page report\u200b based \u2064on its yearlong impeachment inquiry into President Joe \u200bBiden, claiming that his \u2063family and associates earned over $27 million\u2063 from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lincoln-day-dinner-ron-desantis-clips-hunter-biden-says-his-son-wont-line-his-pockets\/\" title=\"Lincoln Day Dinner: DeSantis slams Hunter Biden, claims no pocket-filling for his son.\">foreign\u2064 business dealings<\/a> during his vice presidency. \u200bThe findings, which allege impeachable offenses such as abuse of power, resulted from\u200d extensive interviews and document reviews. The report suggests that Biden participated in \u2063a &#8220;global influence peddling racket&#8221; alongside his son Hunter and brother James.<\/p>\n<p>Despite substantial evidence,\u2063 including Hunter Biden&#8217;s controversial position on Burisma&#8217;s board, the\u200d committees\u2063 did not recommend immediate impeachment, opting \u2064instead to continue their inquiry. Key\u2062 allegations \u200binclude Biden&#8217;s alleged use of diplomatic influence to benefit \u200cHunter Biden\u2019s business interests in\u200c Ukraine, \u2062particularly \u2062the\u200d firing of\u200c a prosecutor investigating Burisma. \u2064The report has been described as the most comprehensive \u200bsummary of the\u2063 financial activities tied to the Biden family.<\/p>\n<p>The inquiry occurs as Biden\u2019s political significance wanes following his \u200dwithdrawal\u2062 from the reelection race. The report focuses on\u200d the extent of President \u200dBiden&#8217;s alleged corruption, although it acknowledges the complexity of the claims and the necessity for further deliberation \u2062among\u200b House members before\u2063 taking any further steps toward impeachment.  <\/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\">Biden family and associates made $27M from foreign business after boosts from Joe Biden: Impeachment report<\/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<p>The Republican-led <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House<\/a> unveiled findings from its yearlong impeachment inquiry into President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> on Monday, concluding that the president&rsquo;s family and business associates raked in more than $27 million through <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\">foreign business deals<\/a> in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>In a 291-page report, a trio of House committees found that Biden committed impeachable offenses, including abuse of power, by mingling with his son Hunter&rsquo;s and brother James&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-joe-biden-participated-in-hunters-foreign-business-deals-blockbuster-new-book-reveals\/\" title=\"Exclusive: Joe Biden Participated In Hunter\u2019s Foreign Business Deals, Blockbuster New Book Reveals\">foreign business partners<\/a> while he was vice president.<\/p>\n<p>The House Oversight, Ways and Means, and Judiciary committees, which have led the inquiry, said that after more than two dozen interviews, six hearings, and a review of millions of pages of documents, they found that the Biden family participated in a &ldquo;global influence peddling racket&rdquo; with Biden&rsquo;s &ldquo;full knowledge and cooperation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video featured-post-video in-content bridtv\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1669608\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:1280;height:720;\"> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video-placeholder\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;width:100%;padding-top:56.25%;background-color:#000;\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;width:100%;height:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full report below:<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"scribd_iframe_embed\" title=\"Biden Impeachment Report\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/embeds\/760213000\/content?start_page=1&amp;view_mode=scroll&amp;access_key=key-E5ca4pftWieqMXJRlERF\" tabindex=\"0\" data-auto-height=\"true\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.7729220222793488\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The report is largely a compilation of details the committees have released periodically over the past year in an attempt to translate to the public the elaborate web of the Biden family&rsquo;s business ventures, primarily involving Hunter Biden and Ukrainian, Chinese, and Romanian entities. It serves as the most thorough account yet of financial transactions that add up to the $27 million figure that House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) has mentioned in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>The committees stopped short of recommending to the House, which Republicans control by a narrow margin, to move forward with a vote to impeach Joe Biden, however.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, they said their impeachment inquiry would continue and that the decision to move forward with a vote &ldquo;must not be made lightly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As such, this report endeavors to present the evidence gathered to date so that all Members of the House may assess the extent of President Biden&rsquo;s corruption,&rdquo; the committees wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/special-counsel-john-durham-testifies-to-congress-what-to-expect-from-the-hearing\/\" title=\"What to anticipate from Special Counsel John Durham&#039;s testimony to Congress\">long-anticipated report<\/a> comes one month after Biden dropped his bid for reelection, resulting in some of its most critical details losing their luster as the president&rsquo;s political relevance fades.<\/p>\n<p>In perhaps their most damning accusation, the committees highlighted Hunter Biden&rsquo;s position on the board of Ukrainian energy company Burisma beginning in 2014, when Joe Biden was vice president and oversaw U.S. foreign policy. Hunter Biden&rsquo;s dealings in Ukraine have long been a source of controversy. Bank records show that the first son made $1 million per year as a board member, but his salary was cut two months after his father left the vice presidency.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Committees have developed a significant body of evidence to suggest the Biden family used Joe Biden&rsquo;s position as Vice President to produce a positive outcome for Burisma,&rdquo; the committees said, noting Burisma was &ldquo;implicated in a years-long corruption investigation&rdquo; at the time.<\/p>\n<p>They alleged that Joe Biden leveraged a $1 million loan from the United States to Ukraine to force prosecutor Viktor Shokin&rsquo;s firing because, according to the committees, Shokin was investigating Burisma for corruption. His firing would directly benefit Hunter Biden, the committees said.<\/p>\n<p>State Department officials who were involved with U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-directs-agencies-to-review-fight-against-global-corruption\/\" title=\"Biden Directs Agencies to Review Fight Against Global Corruption\">anti-corruption efforts<\/a> in Ukraine have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2928303\/gop-threatens-subpoena-biden-official-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> that forcing Shokin out was a lengthy &ldquo;multi-stakeholder&rdquo; process and that it was implausible for Joe Biden to unilaterally make such a move, especially for the benefit of a single company.<\/p>\n<p>The committees detailed how Joe Biden also sought to boost Hunter Biden&rsquo;s reputation with Burisma, including by attending a dinner with his son, Hunter Biden&rsquo;s business partner Devon Archer, and Burisma&rsquo;s corporate secretary at Cafe Milano in Washington, D.C., in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>In an email, the corporate secretary thanked Hunter Biden for the &ldquo;opportunity to meet your father and spen[d] some time together.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After Biden gave a speech in 2015 that was favorable for Burisma, Hunter Biden told Archer of the speech, &ldquo;You should send to [the corporate secretary]- makes it look like we are adding value.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The remark epitomized the committees&rsquo; broader allegation that Hunter Biden, a recovering drug addict who was grappling with crack cocaine and alcohol abuse during his most profitable years, did not do much for his business partners besides provide a connection to his powerful father.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Not one of these transactions would have occurred, but for Joe Biden&rsquo;s official position in the United States government,&rdquo; the committees wrote. &ldquo;This pattern of conduct ensured his family &mdash; who provided no legitimate services &mdash; lived a lavish lifestyle.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden&rsquo;s attorney has argued he was a capable businessman with a Yale Law degree and experience in the Navy whose work abroad was aboveboard.<\/p>\n<p>Biden, for his part, has repeatedly denied abusing his political power to enrich his family. However, his denials have evolved as evidence of his communications with his son and his son&rsquo;s business partners has come to light during the impeachment inquiry.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The president went from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2606309\/five-times-the-hunter-biden-influence-peddling-story-changed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">saying<\/a> he &ldquo;never discussed&rdquo; business with his family members in 2019 to saying he was &ldquo;not in business&rdquo; with his son in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the White House and Oversight Committee Democrats for comment on the report.<\/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_1669608\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1669608\"}});<\/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>The Republican-controlled House released the results of its yearlong impeachment investigation into President Joe Biden on Monday, revealing that his family and business associates earned over $27 million from foreign business transactions in recent years. A 291-page report compiled by three House committees concluded that Biden engaged in impeachable conduct, including abuse of power, by interacting with foreign business partners linked to his son Hunter and brother James while serving as vice president. The House Oversight, Ways and Means, and Judiciary committees stated that after conducting more than two dozen interviews, six hearings, and reviewing millions of documents, they found evidence suggesting the Biden family was involved in a &#8220;global influence peddling scheme&#8221; with Biden&#8217;s &#8220;full knowledge and cooperation.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The report primarily consolidates information previously shared by the committees over the past year to illustrate the complex network of the Biden family&#8217;s business activities\u2014mainly involving Hunter Biden alongside entities from Ukraine, China, and Romania. It provides a comprehensive overview of financial dealings contributing to the reported $27 million figure mentioned recently by House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY). However, despite these findings, the committees did not recommend moving forward with an impeachment vote against Joe Biden at this time; instead, they indicated that their inquiry would continue as any decision regarding impeachment should be made carefully.<\/p>\n<p>The long-awaited report comes shortly after President Biden withdrew from his reelection campaign; consequently diminishing some critical aspects as his political significance wanes. Among their most serious allegations is Hunter Biden&#8217;s role on Burisma&#8217;s board starting in 2014 when Joe Biden was vice president overseeing U.S. foreign policy\u2014a position that has been controversial for years. Bank records indicate he earned $1 million annually while serving on Burisma\u2019s board until two months after his father left office.<\/p>\n<p>The committees asserted there is substantial evidence suggesting that Joe Biden used his vice presidential role to benefit Burisma during a corruption investigation involving the company at that time. They claimed he pressured Ukraine into firing prosecutor Viktor Shokin because he was investigating Burisma\u2014a move they argued directly benefited Hunter.<\/p>\n<p>State Department officials involved in anti-corruption efforts have stated it was unlikely for Joe Biden to act unilaterally for one company&#8217;s advantage given it required extensive collaboration among various stakeholders. The report also detailed how Joe sought to enhance Hunter\u2019s reputation with Burisma through personal interactions\u2014including attending a dinner where connections were made\u2014and highlighted communications indicating attempts to leverage these relationships for perceived value.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter\u2019s attorney contends he is a competent businessman with relevant qualifications whose international work was legitimate. Meanwhile, President Biden has consistently denied using his political influence for personal gain; however, his statements have shifted as more evidence emerged during the inquiry regarding communications between him and Hunter along with other business associates.<\/p>\n<p>In summary: The Republican-led House revealed findings from an impeachment inquiry indicating significant financial gains by President Joe Biden&#8217;s family through foreign dealings while raising questions about potential abuses of power during his vice presidency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2326578,"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\/joe-biden-hunter-biden-commuted-sentence.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33069,38516,38514,38515,32076],"class_list":["post-2326577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden-family","tag-financial-ties","tag-foreign-business","tag-impeachment-report","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/joe-biden-hunter-biden-commuted-sentence.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326577","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\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2326577"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326577\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2326578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2326577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2326577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2326577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}