House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer issued three subpoenas Thursday night seeking personal and business banking records belonging to President Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, and his brother, James Biden, as part of the House impeachment inquiry.
Comer, R-Ky., who signaled earlier this month his intention to subpoena those records, did so just hours after the first hearing as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Biden.
The subpoenas have redactions on the names of the banks. It is unclear which financial institutions were subpoenaed for these records.
The subpoenas demand records, including account statements, direct deposits, deposits, cashier’s checks, wire transfers, wire payments, credit and debit card records, loan documents, and other records related to Hunter Biden; his shell companies Owasco, PC and Owasco, LLC; Skaneateles; business partner Eric Schwerin; James Biden; Lion Hall Group, LLC: and JBBSR, Inc.
“Since day one of our investigation into Joe Biden’s abuse of public office, we have followed the money and that continues with today’s subpoenas for Hunter and James Biden’s bank records,” Comer said Thursday night . “Bank records do not lie and, along with witness testimony, reveal that Joe Biden abused his public office for the financial benefit of his family.”
Comer said the financial records his committee has obtained to date “reveal a pattern in which the Bidens sold access to Joe Biden around the world to enrich the Biden family.”
“While the Bidens were closing deals around the world, Joe Biden showed up, met, talked, shook hands and met with foreign nationals who were sending money to his family. This culture of corruption demands further investigation,” Comer said. . “The Oversight Committee, as well as the Judiciary and Ways and Means Committees, will continue to follow the money to determine whether President Biden’s involvement in his family’s corrupt business schemes endangers him and threatens our national security. “.
Comer promised to provide “the answers, transparency and accountability that the American people demand and deserve.”
The subpoenas also come after the American media reported that the House Oversight Committee learned that the Biden family and their business partners raised more than $24 million between 2014 and 2019 “by selling to “Joe Biden as ‘the brand’ around the world.”
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., added that President Biden “was not only aware of his son’s business dealings, but was in fact connected to them,” it has been stated. Of course, whether it was lunches, phone calls, meetings at the White House or official trips abroad, Hunter Biden took advantage by arranging access to his father.”
“While top Biden officials, Hunter’s lawyers, and congressional Democrats have offered little more than disinformation and lies, these bank records will get us closer to the truth,” Smith said. “The issuance of these subpoenas is an appropriate – and necessary – step to follow the facts wherever they lead, and may shed light on the $24 million the Biden family has received in exchange for selling their family ‘brand’ as part of a global influence peddling plan.
The White House maintains that President Biden never did business with his son and never discussed business with his son or his family. White House officials have criticized the impeachment inquiry into the president as an “evidence-free” political stunt.
