WASHINGTON – The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday demanded that the National Archives turn over records about the use of Air Force Two by its first son, Hunter Biden, following a report that he traveled to at least 13 countries during his father’s vice presidency.
The Republican-led panel requested relevant passenger manifests from Joe Biden’s eight years as vice president by Sept. 13, as House leaders say they could launch an impeachment inquiry as soon as next month. to accelerate the investigation into the elder Biden’s alleged role in his 53-year-old son’s overseas business ventures.
“Then-Vice President Biden’s misuse of Air Force Two and Marine Two is indicative of yet another way in which the president has abused his various positions of public trust and wasted taxpayer money to benefit the company.” from his family, which consisted of nothing more than access to Joe Biden himself,” committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and member Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) wrote to archivist Colleen Shogan.
“Devon Archer, a former Biden family associate, has stated that it is ‘categorically false’ that Joe Biden played no role in his son’s overseas business dealings. The flights in Air Force Two around the world to seal commercial agreements are proof of that role”.
The letter demands “unrestricted special access” to “[a]All Air Force Two and Marine Two manifests from January 20, 2009 to January 20, 2017, which include any member or associate of the Biden family (Eric Schwerin, Devon Archer or Jeffrey Cooper)”, as well as any ” document and communication” about said trip or “referring to or related to any security incident” in that time period.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer is demanding that the National Archives turn over documents related to Hunter Biden traveling on Air Force Two when his father was vice president. Rod Lamkey – Cnp/dpa via ZUMA Press
Fox News reported last week that Hunter appeared to have traveled aboard Air Force Two to Croatia, Kosovo, Serbia, Canada, Japan, Germany, Italy, Egypt, South Africa, Kenya and South Korea, in addition to more well-known trips to China and Mexico that overlapped with the then second son who was looking for business.
Communications suggest that Hunter may also have joined his father in Belgium and Spain.
The requests came after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Sunday that launching an impeachment inquiry was “a natural step forward” that “provides Congress with the apex of legal power to obtain all the information you need.”
Hunter Biden reportedly flew to at least 13 countries with then-Vice President Joe Biden on Air Force Two.Daniel William McKnight
The Oversight Committee also demands that the Archives turn over communications involving then-Vice President Biden’s use of the pseudonyms “Robin Ware” and “Robert L. Peters,” of which nearly 5,400 reportedly exist.
The GOP’s demands for records are extensive. For example, McCarthy said on August 8 that he wants Biden to “give us his bank statements” to resolve questions about whether he personally benefited from Hunter’s foreign business dealings and that of his first brother James Biden.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Monday that federal agencies should “work with” congressional investigations and that she did not know what Republicans were “complaining” about.
Comer said he is seeking records from Air Force Two because “there must be accountability for this abuse of taxpayer-funded resources.”
“The walls are closing in on the Biden family because of the consistent and diligent efforts of House Republicans who have followed the money, conducted meticulous interviews and hearings, and uncovered undeniable corruption,” Donalds said.
Travel aboard Air Force Two figured prominently in Hunter’s business dealings in China and Mexico.
Hunter and Joe Biden arrive in Beijing, China, on December 4, 2013. AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, Pool
Hunter co-founded Chinese state-backed investment fund BHR Partners 12 days after accompanying his father on an official trip to Beijing in 2013, the Wall Street Journal reported. She introduced Joe Biden to BHR CEO Jonathan Li during the trip to China’s capital.
Archer, a former Hunter associate who served with him on the board of Ukrainian natural gas company Burisma Holdings, told the Oversight Committee on July 31 that Joe Biden and Li had coffee in Beijing, rather than a brief shake. of hands as previously reported, and that Hunter put Li on speakerphone when he and Archer made a subsequent trip to China. Biden’s father later wrote college recommendation letters for Li’s children.
Hunter, along with his American partner Jeff Cooper, also traveled with Joe Biden on Air Force Two to Mexico in 2016, and the then-second son apparently emailed a Mexican partner from the plane to complain about a lack of trade favors. reciprocals after “I have brought each and every person they asked me to bring to the F’ing White House and the vice president’s house and to the inauguration.”
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