{"id":7278,"date":"2023-11-23T02:43:57","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T03:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=7278"},"modified":"2023-11-23T03:58:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T03:58:12","slug":"biden-impeachment-inquiry-builds-evidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=7278","title":{"rendered":"Biden Impeachment Inquiry Builds Evidence"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post originally appeared at https:\/\/www.wisconsinrightnow.com\/biden-impeachment-inquiry-builds-evidence\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Biden<\/p>\n

The impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden is gaining momentum as more evidence comes out to back allegations that the president himself financially benefited from the overseas business dealings of his son, Hunter.<\/p>\n

While Republicans will find it very difficult to get the needed supermajority to impeach Biden, the mounting evidence and media coverage would be another obstacle for Biden to overcome as he campaigns for reelection.<\/p>\n

The House Oversight Committee, led by Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., has filed a flurry of subpoenas in the investigation of Biden family members and associates this month, starting with Hunter Biden, the president\u2019s son, James Biden, the president\u2019s brother, and their business associate Bob Walker.<\/p>\n

Comer then sent subpoenas for Hunter Biden\u2019s business associates, Mervyn Yan and Eric Schwerin, as well as his gallerist, George Berg\u00e8s, and art patron, Elizabeth Naftali.<\/p>\n

As The Center Square previously reported<\/a>, Hunter Biden\u2019s art business has come under scrutiny as critics argue his expensive works were used to hide and funnel funds.<\/p>\n

Comer has also sent a subpoena to former White House Counsel Dana Remus, raising concerns about Biden\u2019s handling and retention of classified documents. Federal law enforcement found classified documents in Biden\u2019s garage and his office at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C. from his time as Vice President.<\/p>\n

Notably, former President Donald Trump faces criminal charges for the same offense. Biden has not yet been charged.<\/p>\n

In the Remus subpoena, Comer is planning a deposition to find out more about Biden\u2019s handling of classified documents and if there is any connection to those documents and the countries involved in his family\u2019s overseas business dealings.<\/p>\n

Notably, reporting has suggested some of the classified documents may have been related to Ukraine, a country that allegedly funneled millions of dollars to the Biden family.<\/p>\n

\u201cFacts continue to emerge showing that the White House\u2019s narrative of President Biden\u2019s mishandling of classified documents doesn\u2019t add up,\u201d Comer said in a statement. \u201cIt is imperative to learn whether President Biden retained sensitive documents related to any countries involving his family\u2019s foreign business dealings that brought in millions for the Biden family. The Oversight Committee looks forward to hearing directly from Dana Remus and other central figures to further our investigation into President Biden\u2019s mishandling of classified documents and determine whether our national security has been compromised.\u201d<\/p>\n

The committee has released evidence that the Biden family and associates received more than $24 million from entities in China, Russia, Ukraine, Romania and Kazakhstan. Comer says that money was shuffled between shell companies to hide its origin and destination.<\/p>\n

Comer has also released copies of two checks for a total of $240,000 from family members made out to the president. The memo says \u201cloan repayment,\u201d but Comer argues these payments are evidence of kickbacks going to the president as Hunter and associates used the president\u2019s political clout to secure deals worldwide.<\/p>\n

President Biden has repeatedly dismissed the idea that he personally benefited from any overseas deals.<\/p>\n

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy launched the impeachment inquiry earlier this year, putting Comer, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, Chair of the Judiciary Committee as well as Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., who leads the Ways and Means Committee, at the helm of the impeachment inquiry.<\/p>\n

Comer, Jordan and Smith sent a letter last week to Hollywood lawyer and Democrat donor Kevin Morris requesting a transcribed interview. They pointed to media reports that Morris lent millions to Hunter Biden.<\/p>\n

\u201cInstead of investigating his loans as a potential campaign finance violation, the Justice Department, revealed in documents released by the Ways and Means Committee, said they had no interest in doing so, with one DOJ prosecutor saying they were not \u2018personally interested\u2019 in following the facts,\u201d Smith said in a statement. \u201cIt\u2019s time that Americans learn the truth about Kevin Morris\u2019s monetary contributions to the Biden family business dealings.\u201d<\/p>\n

Comer, though, has largely spearheaded the investigation, releasing a series of documentation and evidence, including bank records and testimony from IRS whistleblowers who testified that the Biden administration interfered into their investigation into Hunter Biden.<\/p>\n

Comer also requested transcribed interviews last week with four former White House employees: Annie Tomasini, Anthony Bernal, Katharine Reilly, and Ashley Williams.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Oversight Committee has conducted transcribed interviews in connection with this matter, including with individuals who worked at Penn Biden Center, one of whom was present at Penn Biden Center on November 2, 2022\u2014the day that, according to the President\u2019s personal attorney, classified materials were first \u201cunexpectedly discovered,\u2019\u201d Comer said in a letter to Williams. \u201cThe Committees are now aware that, in addition to Ms. Kathy Chung (a Department of Defense employee), at least five White House employees accessed Penn Biden Center prior to the \u201cdiscovery\u201d of classified materials on November 2 and accessed boxes stored therein\u2014including yourself on October 12, 2022, with President Biden\u2019s personal attorney, Patrick Moore, and again, the next day, on October 13, 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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