Hunter Biden, the controversial son of former Vice President Joe Biden whose business dealings in China and Ukraine were exposed in a series of stunning exposes in the runup to the U.S Nov. 3 election, has just revealed that he is under federal investigation for potential tax-related malfeasance.
Investigators are said to have been examining multiple financial crimes involving Hunter, including whether he and/or his associates violated tax and money laundering laws in business dealings in foreign countries, principally China.
Some of those transactions involved individuals whom the FBI believed could pose counterintelligence concerns.
Notably, the probe was disclosed five days before Joe Biden is widely expected to be confirmed as the next president by the Electoral College.
Hunter Biden said in a statement: “I learned yesterday for the first time that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Delaware advised my legal counsel, also yesterday, that they are investigating my tax affairs.” “I take this matter very seriously but I am confident that a professional and objective review of these matters will demonstrate that I handled my affairs legally and appropriately, including with the benefit of professional tax advisors.”
Meanwhile, the Biden-Harris team has released a statement affirming that Biden is “deeply proud of his son, who has fought through difficult challenges, including the Mous personal attacks of recent months, only to emerge stronger.”
According to reports, the DoJ probe is said to have started in 2018. CNN added that the investigation by federal authorities is focusing on Hunter’s business dealings in China.
During the closing weeks of the race between Hunter’s father and sitting President Donald Trump, the NY Post and others published a series of reports exposing alleged “influence peddling” undertaken by Hunter to enrich himself and his family. We learned back then that the FBI seized the laptop in October 2019.