Hunter Biden is reportedly an informal adviser to President Joe Biden amid an impeachment inquiry into the president.
Hunter and Joe Biden frequently speak on the phone and “occasionally” talk politics, according to the New York Times, which described Hunter Biden as the president’s “informal adviser” who has even shaped the latter’s speeches.
“People who know both men say their bond is singular in its intensity,” the Times reported of father and son. “But even allies of President Biden, who prides himself on his political and human instincts, say he has at times been too deferential to his younger son, appearing unwilling to tell him no, despite Hunter’s problems and his long trail of bad decisions.”
While Hunter advises Joe Biden, the two are under investigation by House Republicans, who opened an impeachment inquiry tin Joe Biden, even as Hunter Biden remains under active investigation by a special counsel.
Hunter’s original plea deal broke down in August upon scrutiny from a judge, throwing a wrench into the agreement between Joe Biden’s DOJ and Hunter Biden. The agreement afforded Hunter Biden the ability to plead guilty for not paying taxes derived from the family business on more than $1.5 million in income in 2017 and 2018, receiving probation rather than jail time.