Hunter Biden’s business partner, Eric Schwerin, told Congressional investigators that he was “not aware” that Joe Biden was involved in his family’s business dealings, but that He said he had been in touch with then-Vice President Joe Biden through an email alias.
In January, Schwerin appeared privately in a transcript of interviews before the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Biden.
Fox News Digital obtained a transcript of Schwerin’s testimony.
As vice president, Biden used an email alias to communicate directly with Hunter’s business partners.
Schwerin told the committee that from 2009 to 2017, he “performed numerous administrative and bookkeeping duties related to the household finances of then-Vice President Joe Biden.” Mr. Schwerin also testified that he helped Mr. Biden’s accountants prepare taxes and annual financial statements. Disclosure Statement.
Fox News Digital first reported that Joe Biden, as vice president, used email aliases and private email addresses to communicate hundreds of times with Hunter Biden and his business associates, including Schwerin. Ta. The communications spanned from 2010 to 2019, with the bulk of the email traffic occurring while Biden was vice president.
The House Ways and Means Committee, which is co-leading the impeachment inquiry along with the Oversight and Judiciary Committees, said 54 of these emails were sent “exclusively” between Joe Biden and Schwerin. He said it was something. The Ways and Means Committee describes Schwerin as “the architect of the Biden family’s shell companies.”
Eric Schwerin (left), Joe Biden (center), Hunter Biden (right) (Fox News)
In the transcribed interview, Schwerin was asked whether the email address labeled “Robinware456” was associated with Joe Biden.
“Yes,” Schwerin said.
“Is that Joe Biden?” a committee investigator asked.
“That’s right,” Schwerin testified.
Schwerin also identified an email address labeled “Hurricane5155” as Valerie Biden, and an email address labeled “261penn” as Beau Biden.
Schwerin also said it is his “understanding” that “Robert.L.Peters” is also an email address associated with Joe Biden.
“When I personally emailed him, I think it was through that ‘Robinware’ email address,” Schwerin testified, adding that the email address was a “private Gmail account.” He said he would also communicate via a private Gmail account.
Meanwhile, Schwerin said he met Hunter Biden while working in the Commerce Department during the Clinton administration, and that after working in government, he joined his eldest son at a law firm and lobbying firm.
Schwerin co-founded Rosemont Seneca Partners with Hunter Biden and others. He described the company as a “consulting and investment firm that provides development and public policy advisory services to a broad range of clients.”
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“In the course of performing these duties, I had access to both access to and exit from Vice President Biden’s bank accounts while he was Vice President,” Schwerin said in his opening statement. . “Based on that insight, I am not aware of any financial transactions or compensation that Vice President Biden received in connection with, or involvement in, business conducted by his family or their associates. Nor.”
Schwerin also said he “does not recall ever requesting that Vice President Biden take any official action on behalf of Mr. Hunter’s clients or foreign or domestic business dealings.”
“In fact, I am not aware of Vice President Biden having any role in Mr. Hunter’s business activities, either as a public official or as a private citizen. None.”
President Joe Biden speaks at the Abbotts Creek Community Center during an event promoting economic policy on January 18, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
Regarding his interactions with Biden, Schwerin testified that he “never asked Biden to take any official action in the interest of Hunter’s clients or any of his other clients.”
“Furthermore, I have no recollection of Hunter or myself making any promises or suggestions to any of our clients or business associates that our father would take any official action on their behalf. None.” “In my discussions with the Vice President about his personal finances, he has always made it clear that he wants to take the most transparent and ethical approach that is consistent with both the spirit and the letter of the law.”
Mr Schwerin added: “Given my knowledge of his financial situation and clear instructions to his financial advisors, the allegation that he would engage in fraud for his own or his family’s benefit is to me absurd.” “There is,” he added.
But Schwerin testified that they had “discussed” what Joe Biden would do after becoming vice president.
“Have you had any conversations with Hunter Biden or anyone else about Joe Biden’s work since becoming vice president?” the Congressional investigator asked.
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“I don’t know about the job itself, but we talked about what my father would do after becoming vice president,” Schwerin said. “I know there were two related initiatives going on.” Ta. to the University of Delaware and the University of Pennsylvania. ”
Joe and his son Hunter Biden take a walk. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
“There was a time when Hunter and I were a little more involved in discussions related to the University of Delaware, looking at the establishment of the institute and how it would be built and things like that,” he said. .
Meanwhile, Mr. Schwerin testified that he was appointed to the U.S. Commission on the Preservation of American Heritage Abroad.
Schwerin said that when Biden became vice president in 2009, he was asked if he would be interested in serving on any of these boards or commissions.
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“I understood that – my assumption was that it was something that, you know, the vice president approved, but I think it was someone on the staff, we asked the presidential staff to You can give your name and they will contact you by phone regarding this,” he said, adding that he was not appointed to the board until May 2015.
