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☆ WSJ Opinion: Hunter Biden's Plea Deal Blows Up
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Wsj Opinion | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ WSJ Opinion: Hunter Biden's Plea Deal Collapses
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Wsj Opinion | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Hunter Biden's deal with prosecutors calls for 2 years of federal monitoring and drug testing
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Hunter Biden's deal with federal prosecutors calls for him to serve two years of probation. Hunter Biden has said he has been sober since May 2019, when he married his current wife, Melissa Cohen. The very provision related to Hunter Biden's case is currently facing legal challenges. Former President Donald Trump and other prominent Republicans have railed against the possibility that Hunter Biden may not face any jail time. House Republicans have also continued their own probes into Biden's foreign business.

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☆ Top Democrat slams MTG for debasing a committee 'to the level of a 1970s-era dime store peep show' by showing nude photos of Hunter Biden
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Raskin asked House Oversight Chairman James Comer to reprimand Greene for showing partially nude photos that are purportedly of Hunter Biden. Otherwise, Raskin cautioned, the panel's reputation "is rapidly being reduced to the level of a 1970s-era dime store peep show." I hope Ranking Member Raskin will join me in asking the Justice Department about Hunter Biden's Mann Act violations and why the victims' rights have been ignored." The Georgia Republican has alleged based on purported information obtained from Hunter Biden's laptop that he paid sex workers, potentially violating the century-plus old Mann Act. Rep. Becca Balint, a Vermont Democrat, is pushing a censure of Greene for a litany of past actions, including showing the purported Biden photos.

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☆ Hunter Biden judge says can't accept plea deal in surprise turn
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Jack Queen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

His leading rival, former President Donald Trump, and Trump's Republican allies in Congress had criticized the deal as unfairly favoring the president's son. She said she did not want to "rubber stamp" a plea deal. White House spokesperson Karine Jeane-Pierre said the president supported his son, adding, "Hunter Biden is a private citizen and this was a personal matter for him." U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has denied allegations of special treatment and said Weiss was given full autonomy to investigate Hunter Biden. Hunter Biden has worked as a lobbyist, lawyer, consultant, investment banker and artist.

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☆ Hunter Biden's plea deal just collapsed in court
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Haven Orecchio-Egresitz | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Hunter Biden's plea deal with federal prosecutors fell apart at the last minute in a court hearing Wednesday. Wise said the plea deal wouldn't cover other potential crimes. At that point, according to the Times, Biden's lawyer said the plea agreement was "null and void." After news of the charges in June, Biden's attorneys said the plea would resolve the Justice Department's investigation into his conduct. On Tuesday, Republican Rep. Jason Smith of Missouri, the chairman of the powerful House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, tried to intervene in the proceedings by asking the judge to reject the plea deal.

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☆ Hunter Biden plea deal on tax crimes in peril over gun charge dispute
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, arrives at federal court to plead guilty to two misdemeanor charges of willfully failing to pay income taxes in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., July 26, 2023. The 53-year-old Biden initially appeared in U.S. District Court in Wilmington, Delaware, to enter his guilty plea a month after federal prosecutors first revealed the criminal tax charges against him. His attorneys reached a separate pretrial diversion agreement with prosecutors on an unrelated firearms charge, court filings showed. Prosecutors said the agreements on the tax and gun charges were distinct, but during the hearing, Hunter Biden said he wouldn't agree to plead guilty to the tax charges without the diversion program and dismissal of gun charges, per NBC. They have also raised concerns about allegations from whistleblowers that Weiss had sought authority to charge Biden with broader charges than the ones that were ultimately made public.

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☆ Hunter Biden judge says can't accept plea deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsHunter Biden judge says can't accept plea dealPostedU.S. President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden's proposed deal with prosecutors to plead guilty to tax charges and avoid a gun charge hit a snag on Wednesday when the judge in the case said she needed more time to review their agreement. This report produced by Zachary Goelman.

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☆ House Democrat wants to censure Marjorie Taylor Greene after she showed Hunter Biden's nude photos
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A House Democrat may force the House to vote on formally censuring Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Among the offending behavior is Greene's decision to show nude photos of Hunter Biden during a House hearing. Balint could use a procedural move to force the House to consider formally punishing Greene, The Washington Post reported. A separate effort is underway to censure Rep. George Santos, a New York Republican, who has admitted to falsifying multiple claims during his campaign and is facing federal fraud charges. "And that is absolutely what I regret," Greene said on the House floor before the vote.

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☆ A mystery buyer paid $875,000 for 11 Hunter Biden paintings
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Sonam Sheth | Mattathias Schwartz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A mystery buyer spent $875,000 on 11 of Hunter Biden's paintings. That's according to internal documents from Biden's art gallery that Insider obtained. Hunter Biden was aware of Hirsh Naftali's identity as well as the identity of another buyer, Kevin Morris, Insider learned. Hunter Biden's counsel told Insider that he became aware of the buyers' identities after their purchases because they were his friends. Hirsh Naftali's role on the commission establishes at least one point at which the worlds of Hunter Biden's art patrons and President Biden's donors overlap.

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☆ Exclusive: Hunter Biden's gallery sold his art to a Democratic donor 'friend' who Joe Biden named to a prestigious commission
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Mattathias Schwartz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Internal gallery documents reveal that sales of Hunter Biden's art brought in $1.3 million. The messaging seemed to suggest that Hunter Biden's art patrons came from a rarified universe of collectors who had nothing to do with the hurly burly of politics. Hunter Biden did in fact learn the identity of two buyers, according to three people directly familiar with Hunter Biden's own account of his art career. In the past, Hunter Biden has privately suggested that he could arrange to have friends seated on the commission. In fact, according to the person familiar with Hunter Biden's account, Morris purchased the art through Biden's gallery.

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☆ Ron DeSantis makes Biden's 4-year-old granddaughter the punchline of a tweet as he dodges blowback over Florida teaching students that some parts of slavery were a positive thing
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ron DeSantis took a personal shot at Joe Biden's treatment of Hunter Biden's four-year-old daughter. DeSantis' barb comes as Republican politicians increasingly antagonize Biden over Hunter Biden's four-year-old daughter in Arkansas. Roberts told The New York Times that she and Hunter Biden reached a mutual decision about the surname. President Biden has not publicly acknowledged the child, whose name was not listed in the court records. "Florida students deserve to learn how slaves took advantage of whatever circumstances they were in to benefit themselves and the community of African descendants."

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☆ House Democrat says 'perhaps we should call Hunter Biden' the 'Big Guy' after Marjorie Taylor Greene displays lewd photos
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Bryan Metzger | Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene displays lewd photos of Hunter Biden at a committee hearing on Wednesday. "Perhaps we should call Hunter Biden the 'Big Guy,'" he tweeted. On Wednesday, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia displayed lewd photos of the younger Biden at a House Oversight Committee hearing that purportedly showed Biden engaged in sexual acts with prostitutes. Hunter Biden has been in Republican lawmakers' crosshairs since his father became a frontrunner in the 2020 presidential election. "Marjorie Taylor Greene is literally showing dick pics at our Oversight Hearing," tweeted California Rep. Robert Garcia.

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☆ Jesse Watters' mom called into his new Fox News show to tell him 'enough Biden bashing'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Gabbi Shaw | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Jesse Watters premiered his new show, "Jesse Watters Primetime," on Monday night. Mainly, that "conspiracy rabbit holes" and "Biden bashing" could lead to the end of his time on-air. Watters shared a clip of his mom's call to "Jesse Watters Primetime" on Twitter, writing, "Our first 8pm show is in the books, so how did we do? After telling her "honey bun" how proud she was, Watters' mother, Anne Purvis, told Watters she had some suggestions for his show. Watters on the set of his show, "Jesse Watters Primetime."

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☆ FBI director boasts that applications are 'up over 100%' in Florida after Matt Gaetz says people trusted the FBI 'more when J. Edgar Hoover was running the place'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

FBI Director Christopher Wray bragged about the agency's recruitment when informed of its low popularity. Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz claimed the bureau was trusted more under the notorious leadership of J. Edgar Hoover. Gaetz grew agitated with Wray after a series of aggressive questions about Hunter Biden and the FBI's January 6 investigation. "People trusted the FBI more when J. Edgar Hoover was running the place than when you are. "I certainly didn't perjure myself," Wray shot back Gaetz, who had accused him of lying to lawmakers.

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☆ Fox News regular who accused Hunter Biden of having nefarious ties to China is now being charged with having nefarious ties to China
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Gal Luft claims he has proof of Hunter Biden profiting off his family name in deals with China. Luft himself has been charged by the DOJ with false statements and being a foreign agent of China. After months of secrecy surrounding the charges against Luft, the indictment has been unsealed. Prosecutors allege Luft created a written "dialogue" between Woolsey and an associate at CEFC China Energy, a state-run energy company, which was then published in a Chinese newspaper online. Christopher Clark, a lawyer for Hunter Biden, did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

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☆ Hunter Biden prosecutor says Justice Dept didn't interfere in probe
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Sarah N. Lynch | Thomson Reuters | Sarah N. Lynch Is The Lead Reporter For Reuters Covering The U.S. Justice Department Out Of Washington | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"I have not requested Special Counsel designation," wrote Weiss, who was appointed by Republican former President Donald Trump. Weiss' office last month revealed that it was charging Hunter Biden with two misdemeanor tax charges, to which the president's son is expected to plead guilty later this month. Hunter Biden also has agreed to enter into a pretrial diversion program to avoid facing a more serious felony count of possessing a firearm while he was using illegal drugs. Their criticism has been fueled in part by claims from Gary Shapley, an IRS criminal supervisory agent who worked on the Hunter Biden investigation. Hunter Biden's attorney has also denied that his client received any special treatment.

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☆ Chris Christie doubles down on Trump attacks and Social Security cuts
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

and Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie launched his latest blitz against Donald Trump on "Fox News Sunday." Trump and Christie also diverge on Social Security reform. In the Sunday interview, Christie was even more staunch in his stance on means testing for Social Security, which would exclude people at higher incomes from receiving those benefits. "Do the extraordinarily wealthy need to collect Social Security? Do we really need to have Warren Buffett and Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk collecting Social Security?"

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☆ A top House Republican is demanding the Secret Service share more about its investigation into the cocaine at the White House
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

House Oversight Chairman James Comer demanded more information about how cocaine got into the White House. He wants the Secret Service to speak to his committee's staff. He also demanded that the Secret Service tell his panel more about its probe to get to the bottom of what occurred. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre previously deferred to the Secret Service, expressing confidence that the agency responsible for the White House security would "get to the bottom of" what happened. The Kentucky Republican requested that the Secret Service provide a briefing to committee staff by July 14, exactly a week from Friday.

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☆ Biden has heated exchange with reporter over Hunter Biden's text messages
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBiden has heated exchange with reporter over Hunter Biden's text messagesPresident Joe Biden fields questions from reporters on the White House lawn, getting into a heated exchange with a reporter who pressed him about Hunter Biden's text messages to a Chinese business associate in 2017.

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☆ Biden snaps 'No!' when asked if he was involved in alleged Hunter Biden shakedown of Chinese executive
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

President Joe Biden on Wednesday angrily denied that he was involved in an alleged shakedown of a Chinese businessman by his son Hunter Biden. "No I wasn't, and I won't," the president said as he left to the White House to fly to Chicago for an event. The White House previously has said that President Biden was not involved in Hunter's business ventures. The WhatsApp message came to light days after Hunter Biden agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax crimes in federal court in Delaware. "I am sitting here waiting for the call with my father," Hunter Biden wrote.

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☆ Hunter Biden's ‘Fair’ Tax Share
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ WSJ Opinion: A Whistleblower Dissents from Hunter Biden's Plea Agreement
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Wsj Opinion | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ U.S. attorney general denies allegations that Hunter Biden tax probe was stymied
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Sarah N. Lynch | Thomson Reuters | Sarah N. Lynch Is The Lead Reporter For Reuters Covering The U.S. Justice Department Out Of Washington | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"He was given complete authority to make all decisions on his own," the attorney general added. Weiss' office on Tuesday revealed in a court filing that Biden has agreed to plead guilty to the two misdemeanor tax charges. Hunter Biden looks on during the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S. April 18, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File PhotoOn Thursday, lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives released the transcript of an interview with Gary Shapley, an IRS criminal supervisory agent who worked on the Hunter Biden probe. Garland denied that claim on Friday.

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☆ House Republicans move to strip security clearances from any official that said in 2020 that the release of Hunter Biden's emails had 'classic earmarks of a Russian information operation'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

House Republicans moved to effectively strip security clearances from former intelligence officials that raised questions about Hunter Biden's emails. The letter did not propose any evidence of Russian action or even explicitly suggest that Moscow was behind the story. Years later, The Washington Post commissioned two security experts who verified thousands of emails from the hard drive that contained copies of Biden's emails, photos, and other messages that were left at a Delaware computer repair store. "Is it the role of this committee to ban individuals from having security clearances for signing their name to a letter – expressing their opinions as ordained in the Constitution?" "If we want to take this committee down a road of punitive action, I have plenty of members of the Trump administration who I think should never hold security clearances again based on their actions surrounding January 6th," she said.

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