Criminal investigation

 

HUNTER BIDEN SUBPOENAED OVER BURISMA, TWO DOZEN OTHER ENTITIES AS PART OF FOUR INVESTIGATIONS

News of the subpoena follows a joint announcement from Hunter and his father Joe Biden's campaign last week which acknowledged that he was under investigation for tax fraud, with the Washington Post noting that Hunter had yet to be interviewed by the FBI or served with subpoenas.

The subpoena, issued Tuesday, covers a wide swath of Hunter's taxes and international business dealings - in what could be a serious case against the Biden family (or a serious attempt to put a DOJ 'bow' on the 'matter'). AP notes that it's unclear if Burisma is a central part of the investigation - despite Joe Biden admitting on tape that he had Ukraine's chief prosecutor fired during the same period as said investigator, Viktor Shokin, was investigating Burisma's founder for corruption.

The subpoena also covers Hunter's Chinese business dealings and other financial transactions. AP also notes that Hunter fell under investigation in 2018 - knowledge which somehow didn't leak from the DOJ until after the 2020 election. During the election, of course, Hunter was completely off limits - with a virtual press blackout on the subject, and President Trump receiving a sharp rebuke from debate moderator Chris Wallace for bringing it up.

The probe was launched in 2018, the year before his father announced his candidacy for president. At one point in the investigation, federal prosecutors were also examining potential money laundering offenses, two people familiar with the matter told the AP.