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The brother of Joe Biden He was questioned this Wednesday at the United States Congress by Republican lawmakers who are leading an investigation to try to impeach the president, accused of lying about his family’s financial transactions.
Conservatives accuse Joe Bidenuntil now without conclusive evidence, of having used his influence when he was vice-president of Barack Obama (2009-2017) to allow his family to carry out shady business dealings in Ukraine It is China. The key people in the investigation are his son Hunter and his brother James Biden.
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The latter, 74 years old, was questioned on Wednesday by lawmakers in charge of the investigation into old financial transactions and loan repayments that, according to Republicans, incriminate the Democratic president.
“I had a 50-year career in various businesses” James Biden said, according to a copy of his opening statement published by The Washington Post.
“Joe Biden has never had any direct or indirect financial involvement or interest in these activities. None”, he concluded.
Democrats consider this investigation a political maneuver in the middle of an election year, in which Biden is seeking re-election. Either way, it has virtually no chance of thriving.
The Republican investigation lost momentum due to the mid-February indictment of a former FBI informant, Alexander Smirnovsuspected of having lied and made false accusations of corruption against Biden’s son.
The 43-year-old accused Joe and Hunter Biden of each taking $5 million in bribes to allow a Ukrainian gas company, Burismaavoided legal action, a fabricated story, according to the indictment.
On Tuesday, US prosecutors reported that Alexander Smirnov acknowledged receiving some of his information from people linked to Russian intelligence services.
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Biden Hunter54 years old, is one of the favorite targets of Republicans in the United States, who harbor suspicions about his business.
So far, the judicial investigation into the president’s son has not confirmed these accusations.
He only highlighted his addiction to drugs and alcohol, which he claims to have overcome, and led to two charges against him: one for tax fraud and the other for illegal possession of a firearm.
Source: Elcomercio
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