Hunter Biden said: “Please tell the director I want to fix this quickly, before it gets worse. By soon, I mean tonight.” He then added, “Z, I assure you that if I receive any calls or text messages related to this matter from anyone other than you, Zhang or the president, you will regret not following my instructions. Thanks to the man sitting next to me and everyone he knows.”
Joe Biden has always denied any knowledge of his son’s foreign business deals and dismissed allegations that he profited from Hunter’s illicit dealings with corrupt Ukrainian politicians and Chinese businessmen.
According to IRS claims, on July 30, 2017, Hunter sent a letter to Henry Zhao, CEO of Harvest Fund Management.
The bank statements support Zhao’s claim that he transferred more than $5 million to Hunter Biden, followed by another $1 million to Joe Biden’s brother’s consulting firm. According to the Senate GOP investigation, a CEFC affiliate made two payments to accounts linked to Hunter, totaling $5.1 million. The transactions took place within 10 days of Hunter’s WhatsApp message with a Chinese official associated with CEFC, and CEFC’s corporate account was subsequently closed on suspicion of money laundering. These details come from reporting by New York Times reporter Ken Vogel.
According to Christopher Clark, Hunter Biden’s attorney, the allegations against his client are grossly misleading. The person who leaked the WhatsApp message that the Justice Department allegedly hid from IRS investigators before Hunter’s first plea deal committed an “illegal” act, according to an IRS whistleblower.
Clark, my client who struggled with a terrible addiction, claimed that any actions or words attributed to him are his alone, disconnected from anyone in his family.
Following a meticulous five-year investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), my client admitted two misdemeanor non-payment of taxes cases and one firearm charge, the latter of which was be resolved through pre-trial diversion. As his counsel throughout the process, I can say with certainty that any suggestion that the investigation was not thorough, took shortcuts, or granted my client undue leniency is unfounded and highly irresponsible.