Revelations from a 229-page transcript of Hunter Biden’s deposition include statements by the embattled first son that his uncle James Biden was not actually in business with him and his father wasn’t showing up to business meetings to influence them, among other questionable claims detailed by Jesse Watters.
Details of Hunter’s closed-door meeting with House Republicans were released Thursday, ending speculation about what he may have said to implicate President Joe Biden and other members of the family who participated in business dealings with foreign companies. Among the findings is that Hunter did not consider his uncle “Jimmy” a business partner but merely an “advisor” he was paying at the time.
“I wanted my uncle to be an advisor to me, so I sent money to him,” Hunter told two Republican-led committees.
Asking if President Biden, during his time as vice president and in the years that followed, dropped in on meetings between Hunter and business associates, Republicans were told that Biden was just there to make a birthday visit to his son.
“I wasn’t conducting business when I had those meetings,” Hunter said, “my dad stopped by because it was my actual birthday.”
“I was in New York City and I was having lunch with some of my business associates and I said ‘Hey dad, come by for lunch?’ Who wouldn’t do that?” he added.
Correspondence between Hunter and some of the associates, including those tied to CEFC, a corporation with ties to the Chinese communist government, included references to the “big guy,” widely believed to be President Biden and finally confirmed by Hunter this week.
“I am sitting here with my father and we would like to understand why the commitment made has not been fulfilled. Tell the director that I would like to resolve this now before it gets out of hand, and now means tonight. And, Z, if I get a call or text from anyone involved in this other than you, Zhang, or the chairman, I will make certain that between the man sitting next to me and every person he knows and my ability to forever hold a grudge that you will regret not following my direction. I am sitting here waiting for the call with my father,” read a text from Hunter to a Chinese businessman connected to CEFC.
Days later, Hunter and his partners received a $5 million wire payment.
Bordering on absurd, Hunter later claimed that he received a diamond as payment only to later lose it.
“What about the diamonds the Chinese kept giving you and you kept ‘losing,’” said Watters, air-quoting for emphasis and adding that Hunter thought they weren’t diamonds but “probably stones.”
“It’s business culture in China,” Hunter told investigators. “when I first received the diamond, I thought it was an extravagant gift… We gave Mr. Ye a magnum bottle, of I think scotch – 1967 Macallan – that ultimately was worth far more than the diamond he gave us.”
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ALERT: Primetime got the 229-page transcript from Hunter Biden’s closed-door deposition and its insane. pic.twitter.com/aUvx6xZevJ
— Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) March 1, 2024
Hunter is facing at least two separate criminal cases brought by special counsel David Weiss, who has charged him with crimes related to tax fraud, gun possession, and may still bring more charges for failing to register as a foreign agent on behalf of overseas businesses.
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