Republicans investigating Joe Biden's involvement in his family's international influence-peddling scheme recommended on Wednesday that the Department of Justice charge his youngest son, Hunter Biden, and brother, James Biden, with making false statements to Congress, suggesting it was a “calculated effort to shield” Joe from formal scrutiny.
Ample evidence, including bank receipts, White House visitor logs, and testimonies from Biden business partners, suggests that Joe Biden and his family profited millions from selling his name and position to foreign companies and oligarchs.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith have sent criminal referrals to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Special Counsel David Weiss. They recommend charging both Hunter and James Biden for lying about the evidence during depositions held earlier this year. The committees also suggested perjury charges for Hunter and cautioned that the DOJ’s refusal to act on these recommendations would suggest partisanship.
“Lying to Congress to impede an ongoing congressional investigation is a serious crime. If the Department of Justice fails to act on our criminal referral and hold Hunter Biden accountable, they will once again be telling the American people there are two tiers of justice in this country. One for the wealthy and politically connected, and one for everyone else,” Smith’s statement read.
Read the criminal referral here.
