This year has been full of big developments in the Biden story. Yet, overshadowed by the speaker fight and war in Israel, we are still waiting to get to the bottom of it. A new $200K direct payment to Joe Biden uncovered last week shows that the investigation has only just begun.
Since 2014, when American news media began inquiring into Hunter Biden’s role with a Ukrainian gas company, the first son’s international business ventures and Joe Biden’s knowledge of them have come under scrutiny. His business dealings also played a part in former President Donald Trump’s first impeachment and were a significant a focus during the 2020 presidential election.
Now, House Republicans are conducting an impeachment inquiry in President Joe Biden’s conduct surrounding his son’s business dealings, though it is currently overshadowed by Hamas attacks on Israeli citizens and the fight over who will succeed Kevin McCarthy as speaker. We are still waiting to get to the bottom of the story as Chairman James Comer of the House Oversight Committee promises the investigations will continue.
It is a good time for a reminder of where the Biden story stands. After years of reporting, investigations, and public scrutiny, here are six of the biggest developments in the Hunter Biden story since he first became public:
1. Hunter Biden did do something wrong
As recently as May of this year, President Joe Biden defended his son, claiming that he did nothing wrong. “First of all, my son’s done nothing wrong. I trust him. I have faith in him. And it impacts my presidency by making me feel proud of him,” Biden told MSNBC.