Washington Post: James Biden Caught on FBI Tapes
The FBI is in possession of tapes that captured James Biden negotiating business ventures involving Joe Biden, according to a report in the Washington Post, which initially failed to authenticate the “Laptop from Hell” for 532 days.
The tapes reveal how members of the Biden family worked to rake in millions of dollars while Joe Biden, referenced as the “Big Guy” by at least five Biden associates, held federal office, according to the House Oversight Committee:
- The Biden business earned $24 million dollars between 2015 and 2019.
- The business used more than 20 shell companies.
- Associates sold the “Biden brand.”
James Biden, who received a subpoena to appear before a House impeachment inquiry, controls Lion Hall Group, an entity that investigators suspect of wrongdoing. According to the Post, many of James Biden’s business ventures operated via the Lion Hall Group, including some negotiations caught on tape by the FBI.
Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, a Mississippi trial attorney, tried to use James Biden’s influence with Joe Biden to close a deal that forced “tobacco companies to pay billions of dollars,” the Post reported.
The Post also told readers their story does not prove Joe Biden “knew” about the “alleged money trail” or did anything wrong:
The deal with Lion Hall also illuminates the Bidens’ decades-long relationship with Scruggs, once one of the country’s most powerful trial lawyers, who made his fortune taking on corporate interests and making friends in politics. Scruggs took James Biden on a boat trip while discussing a potential partnership on asbestos lawsuits; flew Joe Biden on his private plane to a fundraiser; and met with Biden family members at a University of Mississippi football game, Scruggs and his associates said in interviews.
But James and Sara Biden’s ties to Scruggs also later brought them to the periphery of a sweeping federal investigation, one that eventually led to the trial lawyer’s epic downfall in 2008 over a bribery scheme.
As FBI agents circled in on Scruggs and his associates over a plan to deliver $40,000 in bribes to a local judge, they also secretly recorded conversations with James Biden — who, at the same time, was trying to create a consulting firm with the Scruggs partners. Neither James Biden nor his brother was charged or accused of wrongdoing in the case, which led to prison for Scruggs and several of his associates, including James Biden’s would-be partners.
More information about James Biden’s involvement in the family business can be found here.
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Matt Perdie / Breitbart NewsHouse investigators opened a probe into the Biden family in November 2022.
They revealed Joe Biden received money from James and Hunter Biden. They also showed that nine additional Biden family members received payments from the family’s foreign business ventures, including two of Joe Biden’s grandchildren.
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Poll: Majority of Democrats Say Hunter Should Sit for Deposition, Prosecuted if Refuses
A majority of Democrat voters say Hunter Biden should comply with the House impeachment inquiry’s lawful subpoena, appearing for both a closed door deposition and a public testimony and if he does not, he should be prosecuted, a Harvard Caps/Harris poll reveals.
Hunter faces contempt of Congress proceedings after he failed to appear for a subpoenaed closed-door deposition on Wednesday. If prosecuted and convicted for contempt of Congress, Hunter’s punishment could be up to a $100,000 fine and imprisonment.
All partisans said Hunter should comply with a closed door deposition:
- Democrats: 60 percent
- Republicans: 81 percent
- Independents: 72 percent
Among all voters, a greater majority said Hunter should comply with the law:
- 71 percent say Hunter should submit to a deposition first
- 29 percent say he should only appear publicly
When asked if Hunter Biden should “appear or not appear for a deposition by Congress if called upon to explain his business dealings before the body,” a greater amount of voters sided with abiding by the law:
- 81 percent said he should appear
- Just 19 percent said he should not
A vast majority of voters said Joe Biden’s DOJ should prosecute Hunter for not appearing:
- 71 percent support prosecution
- 29 percent oppose prosecution
Among partisans, a majority of both parties said Hunter should be prosecuted for not appearing:
- Democrats: 54 percent support
- Republicans: 89 percent support
- Independents: 72 percent support
Lastly, the poll found the president’s son holds an approval rating of negative 41 points:
- Favorable: 21 percent
- Unfavorable: 61 percent
The poll surveyed 1,500 Americans from December 9-12 with a 3 point margin of error.
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