Justice Department's interest in Hunter Biden covered more than taxes

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

The federal investigation into President-elect Joe Biden’s son Hunter has been more extensive than a statement from Hunter Biden indicates, according to a person with firsthand knowledge of the investigation.

On Wednesday, Hunter Biden said he had been contacted about a tax investigation out of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Delaware.

In addition to Delaware, the securities fraud unit in the Southern District of New York also scrutinized Hunter Biden’s finances, according to the person with direct knowledge of the investigation. The person said that, as of early last year, investigators in Delaware and Washington were also probing potential money laundering and Hunter Biden’s foreign ties. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

In addition to the probe into Hunter Biden, federal authorities in the Western District of Pennsylvania are conducting a criminal investigation of a hospital business in which Joe Biden’s brother James was involved. Federal officials have asked questions about James Biden's role in the business, according to a second person with direct knowledge of that investigation, who said it remains ongoing.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/09/justice-department-interest-hunter-biden-taxes-444139

[machoneman]

1. Going all out to taint Joe's presidency even before it starts. See...

in R-Scum circles, starting and dragging out for 4 more years any and all even phony investigations is what they do.

[brooklynite]

2. If that was the goal, they would have announced something during the Election season...

Justice suspended the investigation in the last two months before November.

[machoneman]

3. Nope! Can't even announce same 2 months prior to the election.

[cstanleytech]

22. They may have had orders to put it off by the orders of the Republicans who plan to use it

to launch an attack on Joe like the Republicans used Benghazi against Hillary.

[pnwmom]

30. They haven't announced anything. They've been leaking. nt

[onetexan]

8. Yup, witch hunt

[ananda]

9. And poisoning the well for going after real criminals..

in the Trump family and the Trump admin.

[W T F]

21. Witch Hunt, Hoax, by the corrupt DOJ.

[C_U_L8R]

4. Regardless, it looks like sour grapes.

And we'll learn soon enough if there's been abuses in the Justice Dept.

[mucifer]

5. Always possible Hunter Biden did illegal things. We shall see what happens with the new

justice department and SOMEONE ELSES TAXES.

[IsItJustMe]

13. Well, we all know now what utter, absolute, and in your face corruption looks like. 4 years of it.

I think most

[Major Nikon]

24. It's always possible anyone did illegal things

That's not really a justification for starting an investigation. Remember Joe Arpaio's favorite trick was to start baseless child molestation investigations on his political enemies. This goes one step farther by investigating the relatives of political opponents. If this investigation is baseless, and wouldn't have been initiated except for his relation to Joe Biden, then those responsible should be prosecuted themselves. It doesn't even matter if Hunter Biden is or isn't guilty of anything. If they had no good reason to investigate him to begin with, that is banana republic level corruption.

[Captain Zero]

25. If Hunter was Trump's kid he would already be pardoned.

nt

[Demsrule86]

29. Fuck that we will not throw our guys to Trumpian

Justice while GOP crooks skate.

[pnwmom]

31. And it's always CERTAIN that the Trump administration cannot be trusted. This is a DISTRACTION

from the attempted coup, going on right now.

[Jarqui]

6. Going after Hunter and Joe's brother?

There's Trump using the DoJ as his personal lawyers again ... and the DoJ is going right along with it.

Why aren't Jared & Ivanka's dealing getting looked into. They look far more sinister?
Of course, they're looking the other way on a self proclaimed 10 billionaire only paying $750 in taxes ..

[Bayard]

7. Vindictive slime

Go after real criminals--the entire trump clan. And when Biden's Justice Dept does that, rethugs will be screaming vindictive at the top of their lungs.

[Wicked Blue]

10. What about Ivanka, Jared, Eric and Donald Jr.?

When will they finally be investigated?

Lock them up

[seta1950]

11. How about

Investigating the real crooks here, who have been traveling all over the world, on tax payers dime?

[rickyhall]

12. This isn't that unusual of a president-elect's family is it?

I remember they checked out Billy Carter similarly.

[jaxexpat]

16. Interesting and probably accurate comparison, I think.

[Captain Zero]

26. Billy Carter just branded a Generic Beer. Turned it into Billy Beer...

For the guys who hung out at his gas station.

[Demsrule86]

18. They being Republicans and after Behghazi and all the fake scandals...and Trump complete

failure to answer to anything...fuck this. Fire the prosecutor and the special one prosecutors too too...and let's get on with it. They will keep this going forever....do not comply with subpoenas either...hardball is all the GOP slime understand.

[Captain Zero]

27. Yeah FUCK THE SUBPOENAS just like Barr himself dodges them.

nt

[Demsrule86]

38. We should never cooperate with their bullshit again. They brought Hillary down with

complete lies and crap...fuck them.

[LymphocyteLover]

32. Yes, investigating is one thing. Hopefully it's just covering bases

and doesn't lead to indictments

[Demsrule86]

39. Fuck them if Trump can hand out pardons like candy...Biden can pardon his kid and explain

it was a witch hunt which it is. Every single Trump prosecutor should go.

[hkp11]

14. why don't they go after the real crooks

the drumpf family!!!

[beachbumbob]

15. anything out of a trump DOJ is all payback

legit or not

[Jay25]

35. Exactly

Although it makes me wonder if they are planting evidence. He’s gotten rid quite a few high ranking Intelligence officials and replaced them with his lackeys. There is no telling what they can manufacture out of thin air, especially with no oversight.

[Demsrule86]

17. And yet Loeffler and Perdue...were all in on insider trading...fire all involved and tell them to

suck it.

[CaptYossarian]

19. Who will tell them a president's children cannot be impeached?

Otherwise...

[iluvtennis]

20. Article says investigation started last year in 2019 - believe me if they'd had anything, they would

have released it. I smell a big fat NOTHING BURGER.

[Vinca]

23. Well, worst case scenario for Hunter and Joe's brother means they'll need a pardon.

That's worst case. I suspect both investigations are politically motivated and will go nowhere.

[Orrex]

28. That tears it. I'm definitely not going to vote for Hunter Biden.

Beyond that, meh.

Anyone in the Trump crime family commits more high crimes and misdemeanors on a given day than Hunter Biden could pull off in ten years.

[DeminPennswoods]

33. Pretty obvious these two investigations are/were politcally motivated

Trump has never hid his desire for DoJ to go after his "enemies".

[jaxexpat]

34. Are we really going to do this?

Are we going to legitimize their crap by discussing it? A single moment given to this "issue" is another moment you'll never get back. But they win when we even consider it news.

[kairos12]

36. On January 21 the Reich Wing will call for

a Special Prosecutor. Count on it.

[LudwigPastorius]

37. ...

[Joinfortmill]

40. Joe Biden is clean, that's all that matters to me.