(Just The News) House Republicans have referred Hunter and James Biden to the Justice Department for criminal prosecution, accusing the pair of making false statements to Congress during the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
The criminal referrals was filed Monday and come nearly seven months after House Republicans first authorized the impeachment inquiry into the 46th president.
Since then, the three committees leading the probe have uncovered what they term an influence peddling scheme surrounding Joe Biden by his family members, which led to millions flowing into Hunter and James Biden’s coffers from business deals abroad connected to allegedly corrupt oligarchs and individuals with relationships to the Chinese Communist Party.
Hunter is Joe Biden’s son and Jim is the president’s brother.
“Our investigation has revealed President Biden knew about, participated in, and benefitted from his family cashing in on the Biden name around the world,” says GOP Rep. James Comer, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, who is helping leading the criminal referral process.
“Despite this record of evidence, President Biden continues to lie to the American people about his involvement in these influence peddling schemes. It appears making false statements runs in the Biden family. We’ve caught President Biden’s son and brother making blatant lies to Congress in what appears to be a concerted effort to hide Joe Biden’s involvement in his family’s schemes.”
Comer along with two other GOP House committee chairmen – Judiciary’s Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan and Ways and Means’ Missouri Rep. Jason Smith – wrote the referral letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, in which they recommend the Bidens be charged charged for false statements. Additionally, they recommended Hunter Biden be charged for perjury.
You can read the referral below:
The Republicans identified three instances in which they believe Hunter Biden lied to the committee.
- “[F]alsely distanced himself from” one of his companies, Rosemont Seneca Bohai, LLC, and its bank account that received millions for foreign entities and individuals. Despite this, that bank account transferred funds to him from those foreign sources.
- Making false statements about holding a position at that same company. Documents released after the first son’s testimony show he signed a document identifying himself as corporate secretary of the enterprise.
- Misrepresented a text conversation with Chinese company executive “Zhao” with whom he invoked his father’s presence in a threatening text message. Biden claimed he mistakenly messaged the wrong person, however messages released by one of the committees show he continued to speak with that same executive days afterward.
The committee also argue presidential brother James Biden lied in his deposition by:
- Saying he did not meet with Hunter Biden business partner Tony Bobulinski while the group pursued a deal with CEFC China Energy.
However, Hunter Biden contradicted these statements in his own testimony, claiming James Biden was present at a meeting with him and Bobulinski.
