The highest Democrat on the Home Oversight Committee dismissed Chairman James Comer’s Wednesday morning launch of financial institution data that seem to point out Hunter Biden was paid upward of $20 million by Jap European oligarchs.
The 19-page memo, which offers screenshots of redacted monetary data, says tens of millions of {dollars} in funds got here from Ukrainian vitality firm Burisma Holdings, Russian oligarch Yelena Baturina and Kazakhstani oligarch Kenes Rakishev.
The data additionally recommend Joe Biden attended dinners with Baturina, Rakishev and a consultant from Burisma whereas he was vice chairman.
However Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., advised Comer, R-Ky., didn’t show any wrongdoing on President Biden’s half. Raskin pointed to the truth that the financial institution data don’t immediately title Joe Biden.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin tore into Oversight Chair James Comer’s launch of Biden household financial institution data. (Getty Photos)
“Committee Republicans have as soon as once more launched data on monetary transactions that don’t contain the president. As an alternative, they rehash the identical Hunter Biden enterprise dealings that congressional Republicans recognized at the least three years in the past,” Raskin stated.
“The proof launched since then — together with the testimony of witnesses known as and interviewed by the Republicans and the data reviewed as a part of Chairman Comer’s probe — have all clearly established that President Biden was not concerned in his son’s enterprise dealings.”
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The data recommend Jap European oligarchs paid Hunter Biden roughly $20 million. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu Company through Getty Photos)
Raskin accused Republicans of intentionally distorting and obfuscating information and dismissed their complete probe of the Biden household as “embarrassing.”
“Republicans have repeatedly twisted and mischaracterized the proof in a clear and more and more embarrassing try to justify their baseless requires an impeachment inquiry and distract from former President Trump’s dozens of excellent felony prison fees in three completely different instances,” Raskin stated.
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In response to the financial institution data, Hunter Biden and his former affiliate Devon Archer every acquired $83,333 per 30 days from Burisma, totaling $3,321,379 from 2014 to 2015.
The data additionally present funds to former Hunter Biden affiliate Devon Archer, who met with Congress final week. (Drew Angerer/Getty Photos)
Archer spoke with Home Oversight Committee workers final week in a marathon closed-door interview, throughout which he stated the president’s son was promoting the Biden “model” and that President Biden “introduced essentially the most worth to the model.”
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Archer stated he heard President Biden on the cellphone with Hunter Biden whereas the latter was with their enterprise associates on 20 events over the span of a decade however didn’t say they immediately mentioned enterprise issues.
Fox Information’ Chad Pergram contributed to this report