Mr. Biden has made false or overly simplistic statements about his son’s business dealings, and what he knew about them.
Mr. McCarthy’s claim: “President Biden did lie to the American people about his own knowledge of his family’s foreign business dealings.”The facts: It is not clear whether Mr. Biden willfully misrepresented his son Hunter Biden’s business dealings.
In 2019, Mr. Biden repeatedly said he had “never discussed” and had “never spoken to” Hunter about his business dealings, and Republicans have produced no evidence that he was ever briefed on specific transactions or deals.
House Republicans have uncovered proof that the elder Mr. Biden was aware of and met some of his son’s business partners, raising questions about whether the president’s statements were misleading.
In Hunter Biden’s book, he recounted how his father called him after Hunter joined the board of the Ukrainian energy company Burisma and warned, “I hope you know what you’re doing” — an acknowledgment of at least one conversation apparently unrelated to the details of any business dealings.
Persons:
Biden, McCarthy’s, “, Hunter, ” Hunter
Organizations:
Mr, House Republicans
Locations:
China, Ukrainian