President Joe Bidenโs troubled adult son Hunter Biden lied under oath to Congress, which is a prosecutable crime, congressional Republicans accuse in a new release of documents and evidence.
The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee โvoted to release over 100 pages of newly obtained evidence, provided to the Committee by Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler, showing Hunter Biden was not truthful during his sworn testimony before Congress on February 28th, 2024,โ Committee Republicans announced in a statement.
โIn addition to the evidence showing Hunter Bidenโs repeated lies under oath before Congress, the Ways and Means Committee voted to release additional documents that affirm the credibility of the IRS whistleblowersโ sworn testimony and evidence previously released by the Committee, as well as more evidence of the Department of Justiceโs (DOJ) obstruction of the IRS investigation into Hunter Biden,โ the statement reads.
โHunter Biden has shown once again he believes there are two systems of justice in this country โ one for his family, and one for everyone else. Not only did Hunter Biden refuse to comply with his initial subpoena until threatened with criminal contempt, but he then came before Congress and lied,โ said Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO.)
โThe Ways and Means Committeeโs investigation, and the documents released today, are not part of a personal vendetta against Hunter Biden, but are meant to ensure the equal application of the law,โ Smith added.
Smith then noted if Biden lied under oath, he may be criminally prosecuted.
โLying during sworn testimony is a felony offense that the Department of Justice has prosecuted numerous individuals for in recent years, and the American people expect the same accountability for the son of the President of the United States. Hunter Bidenโs lies under oath, and obstruction of a congressional investigation into his familyโs potential corruption, calls into question other pieces of his testimony. The newly released evidence affirms, once again, the only witnesses who can be trusted to tell the truth in this investigation are the IRS whistleblowers,โ said Smith.
The Committee notes they are releasing:
Complete versions of communications between Hunter Biden and his business associates, thus showing that previously released IRS agent summaries were accurate. You can find the new material here.
Evidence of Assistant U.S. Attorney Leslie Wolf informing IRS investigatorsโ that they were unable to pursue Kevin Morris as a witness in the Hunter Biden investigation after receiving a classified briefing at CIA headquarters. The new evidence shows that despite requests from investigators to understand the reason why they were unable to pursue Kevin Morris as a witness, DOJ never provided investigators with the requested information.
In a statement, Committee Republicans laid out the alleged lies Biden told while testifying under oath, writing:
The new evidence indisputably shows Hunter Biden lied to Congress in at least three separate instances during his February 28, 2024 transcribed interview:
Lie # 1: โI sent the text to the wrong Zhaoโ
During his deposition, Committee investigators questioned Hunter Biden about the now infamous WhatsApp message he sent to a business associate at the Chinese energy company, CEFC, stating, โIโm sitting here with my father, and we would like to understand why the commitment has not been fulfilled.โ In the months that followed, $5 million flowed from CEFC affiliates to companies connected to Hunter and James Biden, the Presidentโs brother.
Hunter Bidenโs Sworn Testimony: โThe Zhao that this is sent to is not the Zhao that was connected to CEFCโ and he โhad no understanding or even remotely knew what the hell I was even Goddamn talking about.โ
The Truth: According to phone records of Hunter Bidenโs WhatsApp messages released by the Ways and Means Committee today, the Presidentโs son communicated with only one โZhaoโ โ Raymond Zhao โ in that exchange. Not only did the same Zhao respond, but his message indicates he knew exactly what Hunter Biden was talking about, and that Hunter Biden continued to communicate with the same โZhaoโ phone number for an additional three months regarding matters related to CEFC.
Lie # 2: โNeither of these accounts were under [Hunter Bidenโs] control nor affiliated with himโ:
According to Hunter Bidenโs business associate, Devon Archer, he and Hunter Biden were equal owners of Rosemont Seneca Bohai, and that entity was used by both individuals. According to evidence provided by the IRS whistleblowers, Hunter Biden was the beneficial owner of the entityโs associated bank account, which was used to receive Hunterโs salary from Burisma and to receive foreign wires, such as funds allegedly transferred from a Kazakhstani individual through an entity that were then used to purchase a Porsche for Hunter Biden. Congressional investigators questioned Hunter Biden during his February 28th deposition regarding his connection to Rosemont Seneca Bohai, as well as bank accounts associated with the entity.
Hunter Bidenโs Sworn Testimony: Neither Rosemont Seneca Bohai, nor its associated bank accounts, were โunder my control nor affiliated with meโ and Hunter, โdidnโt even know that there was such a thingโ in reference to a corporate secretary of the entity.
The Truth: Evidence obtained by the Committee and released today from IRS investigator Joseph Ziegler shows otherwise. Not only is there documentation that Hunter Biden was the beneficial owner of a bank account in the name of Rosemont Seneca Bohai, but the Committee has obtained a signed document where Hunter Biden affirms, โI, Robert Hunter Biden, hereby certify that I am the duly elected, qualified and acting Secretary of Rosemont Seneca Bohai, LLCโ in order to enter into a contract on behalf of the entity with Porsche Financial Services.
Lie # 3: โIโd never pick up the phone and call anybody for a visaโ:
During his deposition, Committee investigators questioned Hunter Biden regarding what services he provided to Burisma during his tenure on the board of the Ukrainian company. One of the services that Burisma allegedly needed, was work related to obtaining a U.S. visa for the CEO of Burisma. Congressional investigators questioned Hunter Biden under oath regarding his work for Burisma, and his testimony reveals a potential attempt to conceal he was actively using his name and fatherโs influence to aid foreign nationals in obtaining visas from the U.S. government.
Hunter Bidensโ Sworn Testimony: Hunter Biden stated he was unwilling to provide โany work as it related to visas that they needed.โ In fact, he stated unequivocally that heโd โnever pick up the phone and call anybody for a visa.โ
The Truth: The Committee has obtained and made public today an email communication between Devon Archer, Hunter Biden, and Ukrainian associates in which, in response to concerns about the revocation of Nikolay Zlochevskyโs, the CEO of Burisma, U.S. visa and the resulting limitations on his foreign travel, Archer stated, โHunter is checking with Miguel Aleman to see if he can provide cover to Kola on the visa.โ โKolaโ being Nikolay Zlochevsky. Archer also tells Vadim Pozharskyi to โplease send Hunter an email with all Kolaโs passport and visa documents and evidence and copy me. Weโll take it from there.โ These documents show that Hunter Biden did in fact do work on visa issues.
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