Comer: “We Got Him on the Record”

by Sharon Rondeau

(Feb. 21, 2024) — On Wednesday’s “Hannity,” House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan and Ways & Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith described closed-door testimony provided earlier from James Biden, the brother of Joe Biden, in which he claimed his elder brother knew nothing about his business endeavors over the years.

“We got him on the record,” Comer said of Jim Biden, making a number of denials which Comer said did not square with the testimony of several individuals intimately involved with the Bidens’ foreign operations.

The committees have subpoenaed bank records and other documents which they say demonstrated the Bidens’ lavish lifestyles made possible by as much as $50 million from countries including Russia, Ukraine, China and others under highly questionable circumstances.

To a question of the nature of his overseas endeavors, Jim Biden reportedly said it was “consulting” when in reality, according to Jordan, “All the millions he took” were directed toward “investments for the Chinese Communist Party.”

Jordan further claimed Jim Biden’s work consisted of “lobbying” and/or acting as an agent for CEFC, although he was not registered as a “foreign agent” as might have been required by federal law.

The three congressmen remain unconvinced that Joe Biden was not involved in the “influence-peddling” scheme and that the “the Biden family has received tens of millions of dollars,” making Biden “the most corrupt and compromised president in American history,” according to Smith.

Jim Biden reportedly told the House members he was unaware that CEFC, a Chinese energy company, was affiliated with the Communist Party.

The three contrasted his deposition statements with those of other Biden family associates, including Devon Archer and Tony Bobulinski, who reportedly claimed Joe Biden and his potential influence served as the magnet for CEFC executives to continue rewarding the family with millions of dollars for which the House committee leaders’ investigations said they can find no product or service rendered.

Like his brother, Joe Biden has repeatedly claimed he had no knowledge of the nature of his brother and son Hunter’s yearslong outreach to and enrichment from foreign businesses which reportedly spilled over to at least one Biden grandchild.

On Tuesday, contradicting the congressmen’s previous statements on the subject, The Washington Post reported that “A review of nearly 2,000 pages of transcripts from recent witnesses before the House impeachment inquiry, many with deep knowledge of Hunter’s business affairs, suggests Republicans are still struggling to uncover firm evidence that Joe Biden benefited from the business pursuits of his son and his brother. If anything, the House Oversight and Judiciary committees have compiled an extensive record of sworn statements from firsthand witnesses saying the president was never involved.”

USAToday similarly reported House investigators into Joe Biden’s possible involvement has turned up “evidence directly implicating him.”

However, in July Comer released a timeline of events concerning “Biden Family Influence Peddling” including reports, partially-redacted bank records, government whistleblower testimony and a copy of a check from Sarah Biden, Jim’s wife, to “Joseph R. Biden, Jr.” in the amount of $40,000 which Comer claims is “laundered China money from the account of his brother, James Biden.”

Of the check’s origins, Comer wrote:

The money trail begins in July 2017 when Hunter Biden demanded payment from his Chinese Communist Party (CCP) linked associate. On July 30, 2017, Hunter Biden sent a message to Raymond Zhao—a CEFC associate—demanding a $10 million dollar capital payment and claimed his father, Joe Biden, was sitting in the room. CEFC is a Chinese energy company linked to the CCP. The Bidens began working with CEFC when Joe Biden was Vice President.

On August 8, 2017, Northern International Capital, a Chinese company affiliated with CEFC, sent $5 million to Hudson West III, a joint venture established by Hunter Biden and CEFC associate Gongwen Dong. That same day, Hudson West III sent $400,000 to Owasco, P.C., an entity owned and controlled by Hunter Biden. On August 14, 2017, Hunter Biden wired $150,000 to Lion Hall Group, a company owned by President Biden’s brother James and sister-in-law Sara Biden. On August 28, 2017, Sara Biden withdrew $50,000 in cash from Lion Hall Group. Later the same day, she deposited it into her and James Biden’s personal checking account. On September 3, 2017, Sara Biden cut a check to Joe Biden for $40,000 for a “loan repayment.”