(New York Post) In 2018, Hunter Biden’s world was collapsing.
The New York Times had run a story on one of his shady deals with the Chinese and his father, then vice president, was pulled into the vortex.
It appears that Hunter was in a free fall and his uncle Jim Biden reached out in newly discovered messages to offer him a “safe harbor.”
The exchange is an insight into a train wreck of the life of the scion of one of the most powerful families in the country.
However, it is also insight into a world of influence peddling where millions simply evaporated into the coffers of the Biden family.
On their face, the messages seem to contradict public statements from President Biden on the foreign-influence peddling that used to fund Hunter’s drug-infused, self-destructive lifestyle.
The Times story caused panic in the Biden family.
Despite a largely supportive media, the Bidens have long been known for influence peddling.
Jim Biden has been repeatedly criticized for marketing his access to his brother in pitches to clients.
Hunter Biden reportedly was in free fall and his uncle Jim reached out in newly discovered messages to offer him a “safe harbor.”The Washington Post via Getty Images
Hunter knew that the Times story was only the tip of an iceberg.
There were deals all over the world with foreign figures worth millions and some of these figures had close ties to foreign intelligence or regimes.
As revealed recently by the House Oversight Committee, the Bidens constructed a labyrinth of corporations and accounts to transfer millions from these deals to various Biden family members, including grandchildren.
Both Joe and Jim Biden were reaching out to Hunter to assure him that he was in the “clear” and that there is a “safe harbor.”
Free fall
Nevertheless, Joe Biden repeatedly claimed as a presidential candidate and as president that he had no knowledge of any foreign dealings of his son.
Those denials now appear patently false.
The laptop includes pictures and appointments of Hunter’s foreign business associates with Joe Biden.
It also includes a recording concerning a Times report on Dec. 12, 2018, detailing Hunter’s dealings with Ye Jianming, the head of CEFC China Energy Company.
Ye would later be arrested for corruption.
As Biden associates pushed the Times to change aspects of the story, Joe Biden called to report on the results.
In his message, Biden ends his call to Hunter with the statement “I think you’re clear.
And anyway, if you get a chance, give me a call, I love you.”
The new messages indicate that the Bidens were worried that Hunter was in a free fall as these dealings were becoming known and revenue was declining.
Jim Biden appears to be rushing to get Hunter to work on the problem with the family.
He assures him that they can find him “a safe harbor” and that “I can work with you[r] father alone!”
The messages may refer to the fact that Hunter’s past complaint was that he was giving as much as half of his proceeds to his father and was now facing towering financial demands.
He appears to have cut off the family.
That is a dangerous development for a man who had a long struggle with drugs and alcohol.
Hunter blew through a fortune on narcotics and women, including allegations that he may have used a shared credit card with his father to pay off prostitutes.
Both Joe and Jim Biden were reaching out to Hunter to assure him that he was in the “clear” and that there was a “safe harbor.”
However, Jim pushed him to remain in contact and in the fold: “I cannot find you, believe it or not, I have been looking. I [have] driven by Hallie’s, you fathers. Called texted you. . . . I want to help all the deals are still alive.”
Hunter told Jim Biden that he could not even afford “food and gas.”
Putting aside the genuine desire to protect a family member with a history of drug abuse, the unpredictable Hunter also represented a threat to the entire family.
A panicked Hunter threatened more than family harmony.
There were millions that were being generated in countries like Ukraine, Romania, Russia, and China.
The messages show that the Hunter was spinning out of control and needed money fast — a lot of money.
He told Jim Biden that he could not even afford “food and gas,” including his monthly alimony to his ex-wife Kathleen Buhle.
He relays how President Biden was told that he “was in a real danger zone.”
Classic corruption
These messages highlight another inconvenient fact: Hunter was hardly a figure who generated confidence or cash.
In 2018, he was an utter mess at the very time that foreign figures were funneling money to him.
He was clearly noncommunicative with his family and still gushing money.
He had previously complained that the Russians had blackmail material on him. He was a danger not just to himself.
In his later book, Hunter admits that he was a crack addict and alcoholic: “Drinking a quart of vodka a day by yourself in a room is absolutely, completely debilitating” as well as “smoking crack around the clock.”
Given these admissions, why were so many foreign figures rushing to give this human wrecking ball millions?
He not only lacked expertise in areas like energy or mining, but he was barely able to function, according to his own account.
The answer seems abundantly clear.
This was classic corruption.
Indeed, influence peddling has long been the favorite form of corruption in Washington.
Yet, these latest messages add a particularly sad element to this scandal.
Joe and Jim Biden were propping up a man who was barely able to function.
However, Hunter was still the conduit for allegedly millions in foreign money.
He was the firebreak between the money and any scandal.
