A former business associate of Hunter Biden told lawmakers why Joe Biden met with his son’s Chinese business partner.
Rob Walker, a business partner involved in Hunter Biden’s business dealings in China and Romania, testified that Joe Biden met with officials from the Chinese company CEFC after becoming vice president, an acquaintance told the Caller. told. Mr. Walker testified that he was at a CEFC meeting checking on his son. (Related: When Joe Biden became president, Comer says Chinese companies sent Biden companies $3 million to “thank them for their work.”)
In March 2017, Walker received $3 million from a CEFC account, Hong Kong State Energy, and distributed $1 million of the funds to Biden’s family accounts, bank records, and Hunter Biden’s federal taxes. indictment At a show in California.
Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, leaves the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building in Wilmington, Delaware, on July 26, 2023. Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to petty tax evasion on July 26 after an agreement with federal prosecutors fell apart. In a Delaware court. Biden’s surprise withdrawal from last month’s settlement agreement came after Judge Mariellen Noreika raised questions about the complex agreement that also resolved separate firearms charges against the president’s son, according to US media reports. (Photo by RYAN COLLERD/AFP) (Photo by RYAN COLLERD/AFP via Getty Images)
Hunter Biden directed Walker to send money to his uncle, James Biden, and sister-in-law, Harry Biden, even though he did no work for the CEFC entity, a source said. told Caller.
Joe Biden attended a meeting with CEFC around the time of the State Energy Hong Kong payment. In February 2017, Hunter Biden and his associates met with Kenmei to discuss a second contract with CEFC, acquaintances told the Caller.
Joe Biden’s vice presidency ended in January 2017. Ahead of the 2020 presidential election, the then-Democratic presidential candidate falsely said his son had never earned money from China.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said Walker told lawmakers that the payment to State Energy Hong Kong was a “thank you” for the work he did while Vice President Joe Biden.
“Shortly after Joe Biden left office, a Chinese company paid Hunter Biden and his associates $3 million as a ‘thank you’ for the work Joe Biden did during his time in office.” “Members of the Biden family received payments from the China deal even though they were not working on it,” Comer said. read out loud.
🚨Breaking news🚨
Today we transcribed an interview with Rob Walker, a Biden family associate who was involved in the Biden family’s dealings with entities in China and Romania.
Here are the key points 👇
– It turns out that Joe Biden met with the currently missing CEFC Chairman Yeh.
— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) January 27, 2024
Comer is one of the leaders of the House Republican impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, focusing primarily on his apparent role in his son’s overseas dealings. Hunter Biden’s testimony is scheduled to take place on February 28th.
Walker testified that Hunter Biden’s letterhead was used in 2016 to write a letter thanking Jiangmin for his partnership after the relationship with CEFC began in 2015, a person familiar with the matter said. told the Kohler newspaper.
Chinese authorities arrested Kenmei was arrested on suspicion of bribery in early 2018, and his whereabouts are unknown. Patrick Ho, another CEFC executive arrested by U.S. authorities on bribery charges, wired Hunter Biden $1 million in 2018 for legal services he did not perform.
Gal Luft, an Israeli-American, was indicted Federal prosecutors in July charged him with failing to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) while receiving payments of approximately $700,000 from CEFC.
Hunter Biden’s federal tax indictment and FBI memo Interviews with Biden’s former colleague Tony Bobulinski indicate that the business relationship with CEFC began in 2015 and that no one received payments until after Joe Biden left office. Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to tax charges on January 11th.
In his opening statement, Walker said Joe Biden was not involved in his son’s overseas business dealings. He is a former staffer for Joe Biden’s 2008 presidential campaign.
According to the interview, Walker told the FBI in December 2020 about a meeting with CEFC officials after Joe Biden became vice president. transcript. He suggested that Hunter Biden was trying to finalize an agreement with the CEFC when the meeting took place.
Hunter Biden and James Biden formed a joint venture with CEFC, known as Hudson West III, in 2017 and collectively made about $3.5 million from the business, a tax indictment shows. .
Two other former Biden associates, Eric Schwerin and Joey Langston, set to testify this week.
Henry Rogers contributed to this report
