Comer subpoenas Biden family credit card records allegedly paid for by China

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by steven nelson

WASHINGTON – House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer on Thursday sought records of “multiple” credit cards that Chinese state-owned company CEFC China Energy allegedly provided to President Biden’s family for personal expenses. issued a summons.

“We are subpoenaing several credit card companies,” Comer (R-Ky.) said in a morning interview on Fox News.

“Through interviews and depositions we have conducted so far, we have learned that there were several credit cards used by members of the Biden family that we believe were used for personal expenses. We believe that these credit cards were paid by: “through CEFC or an affiliate sponsored by CEFC.” ”

An Oversight Committee official told the Post that the subpoena was part of an extensive review of records as part of the impeachment investigation into corruption allegations during Vice President Joe Biden’s time as vice president.

CEFC, a celebrated cog in Beijing’s Belt and Road foreign influence campaign and now defunct, was one of the First Family’s biggest and most mysterious sources of overseas revenue.

Rob Walker, a former Biden family associate, told impeachment investigators on January 26 that Joe Biden met with the CEFC committee in Washington around March 2017, less than two months after leaving office as vice president. He said he met Kenmei Naganoha in person.

The eldest son, James Biden, and the eldest son, Hunter Biden, reportedly made more than $7 million from CEFC in 2017 and 2018 in what critics call influence peddling. That’s what it means.

Walker said the first round of more than $1 million came shortly after Joe Biden met with Ye, saying it was a “thank you” for his work as vice president.

Comer’s latest legally binding demands include not only the Biden family, but also their associates and corporate entities close to CEFC’s operations.

A September 2020 report by a Republican-led Senate committee said CEFC provided credit cards to James Biden and his wife Sarah Biden for $100,000 in “global overspending.” be done.

A representative of the Oversight Committee said the committee had recently received corroborating information from witnesses.

“The American people deserve transparency. These subpoenas provide further evidence of the Biden family’s influence around the world,” said a committee aide.

“The subpoenas issued include financial records of Hunter Biden, James Biden, and Sarah Biden. Biden family associates Eric Schwerin, Gongwen Dong, and Marvin Yang. and several companies in the Biden family, including Rosemont Seneca Partners, Rosemont Seneca Advisors, Rosemont Seneca Bohi, Owasco, PC, and Hudson West III.

“These subpoenas will provide further evidence regarding the Biden family’s credit card activities related to joint ventures with CEFC, an affiliate of the Chinese Communist Party,” a committee official said.

“Based on recent testimony, we believe Sarah Biden and Jim Biden used CEFC-related corporate credit cards and want to investigate those suspicious transactions,” the Republican official said. .

“Additionally, we have records regarding Rosemont Seneca Partners, an advisory firm run by Hunter Biden and Joe Biden’s bookkeeper Eric Schwerin, and some of his firms, including Rosemont Seneca Bohai. We have also obtained records related to Hunter Biden’s credit card transactions involving Rosemont Seneca Advisors, and Owasco, PC.”

The White House press secretary and lawyers for James and Hunter Biden did not immediately respond to The Post’s requests for comment.

CEFC’s operations have been the subject of an explosion of coverage since the 2020 presidential election, linking the president to his family’s overseas income.

The Post’s second exclusive report on documents from Hunter Biden’s abandoned laptop in October 2020 reveals that Joe Biden, dubbed “the great man,” was at one point involved in a joint venture with CEFC. It has become clear that the notes were filled out in pencil in order to obtain a % shareholding, sources said. A May 2017 email written by former Biden family associate James Gillier.

Tony Bobulinski, a former Biden family official testifying in the impeachment inquiry on Tuesday, claimed he discussed the CEFC deal with Joe Biden twice in May 2017.

Joe Biden was then named in an October 2017 email regarding CEFC’s attempts to buy U.S. natural gas.

A threatening WhatsApp message from July 2017 also confirmed the future president’s name, in which Hunter Biden wrote, “I’m sitting here with my father” and warned him if the agreed agreements were not fulfilled. warned of retaliation. Within 10 days of the message, $5.1 million was transferred to bank accounts associated with the Biden family, according to information contained in the Senate report.

Comer claimed in November, citing subpoenaed bank records, that Joe Biden received $40,000 in CEFC funds that were “laundered” by James Biden. The White House and Congressional Democrats maintain that Mr. James was repaying a personal loan to his brother, but Republicans argue that the original alleged loan transfer to Mr. James was linked to a law connected to multiple members of the Biden family. He points out that it did not come from his office and appears to have been made several weeks ago. Joe Biden’s personal account.

President Biden has repeatedly insisted he “never” discussed business with Hunter or James Biden, and in December said he had “no interaction” with either of their foreign business associates. he claimed, despite repeated evidence that he had done so.

According to laptop evidence, photos and witness testimony, Joe Biden as vice president interacted with Hunter and James Biden patrons from Russia, Mexico, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and in 2013, the Chinese government. Had coffee with CEO of Hunter Biden’s previous venture.