{"id":5439,"date":"2023-09-07T03:42:59","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T03:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=5439"},"modified":"2023-09-07T03:57:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T03:57:47","slug":"the-national-archives-and-records-administration-may-withhold-records-from-hunter-biden-investigators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=5439","title":{"rendered":"The National Archives and Records Administration May Withhold Records From Hunter Biden Investigators"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post originally appeared at https:\/\/www.wisconsinrightnow.com\/national-archives-and-records-administration\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., pushed forward the investigation into President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, Wednesday by calling out a federal agency that may be withholding information.<\/p>\n

Comer put the spotlight on the National Archives and Records Administration, the federal recordkeeping agency that tipped off the Department of Justice when former President Donald Trump had allegedly held on to classified documents. Comer says NARA has held back certain information, claiming it is \u201cpersonal.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn discussions between NARA and Committee staff regarding the Committee\u2019s previous request for special access to Vice-Presidential records, NARA informed the Committee that certain documents in NARA\u2019s custody would not be produced to the Committee \u2013 and, indeed, NARA would not inform the Committee of their existence \u2013 if NARA deems those records to be \u2018personal records\u2019 as defined by the PRA,\u201d\u00a0Comer said in a letter<\/strong><\/a> to Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan.<\/p>\n

Comer pushed back on that sentiment.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, \u2018personal records\u2019 are defined as those records \u2018which do not relate to or have an effect upon the carrying out of the constitutional, statutory, or other official or ceremonial duties of\u2019 the Vice President,\u201d the letter said. \u201cThe Committee has made clear that its investigation involves potential abuse by then-Vice President Biden of his official duties; it cannot be NARA that determines whether certain records \u2018do not relate to or have an effect upon\u2019 those duties.\u201d<\/p>\n

Comer\u2019s letter is part of an ongoing effort to learn to what degree the president was aware and involved in his son Hunter\u2019s business dealings. IRS whistleblowers testified that the Biden family and associates received about $20 billion from entities overseas, including in Ukraine and China, via about 20 shell companies.<\/p>\n

Long-time associate of Hunter Biden, Devon Archer, has said publicly that Hunter used phone calls from his father to help secure deals.<\/p>\n

\u201cJoe Biden never built an \u2018absolute wall\u2019 between his family\u2019s business dealings and his official government work \u2013 his office doors were wide open to Hunter Biden\u2019s associates,\u201d Comer said in a letter to Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan. \u201cThere is evidence of collusion in the efforts to spin media stories about Burisma\u2019s corruption while Vice President Biden was publicly pushing an anti-corruption agenda in Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n

As The Center Square previously reported, Hunter Biden<\/strong><\/a> faces an array of legal challenges related to allegations of gun, tax and foreign influence crimes. Special Counsel David Weiss said in court filings Wednesday that Hunter could face another indictment before Sept. 19.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuspiciously, Hunter Biden\u2019s associate had a media statement on Burisma approved by Vice President Biden himself the same day Hunter Biden \u2018called D.C.\u2019 for help with the government pressure facing Burisma,\u201d the letter said. \u201cAmericans demand accountability for this abuse of government office for the benefit of the Biden family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Comer also has asked NARA for information on Air Force Two, which Hunter Biden allegedly<\/strong><\/a> used for travel in some of his dealings.<\/p>\n

Casey Harper
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\nReposted with permission<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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