DOJ: Romanian Businessman Hired Hunter Biden to Influence US Policy

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Facts

  • In a court filing on Wednesday, Special Counsel David Weiss accused Hunter Biden of accepting over $3.1M from a Romanian businessman to 'influence US government agencies' during his father Pres. Joe Biden's vice presidency.[1][2]
  • Named as G.P. in the filing, media reports have identified the associate as Gabriel Popoviciu, who allegedly hired Biden for legal work in 2015 when he was facing a criminal investigation in Romania. Though he denied the charges, Popoviciu was convicted of real estate fraud and sentenced to seven years in prison in 2017.[3][4]
  • Weiss claims Biden 'entered into an oral agreement' with Popoviciu to sway US policy and public opinion and persuade Washington to probe Popoviciu's bribery charges and end Romania's criminal investigation.[5][6]
  • He also alleges that Biden and his business associates, Rob Walker and James Gilliar, equally split the $3.1M transferred by Popoviciu between November 2015 and May 2017, with Biden receiving more than $1M.[7][8]
  • The allegations are part of a larger case against Biden, who is charged with evading $1.4M in taxes between 2016 and 2019 while spending millions on luxury items and drugs. He faces three felony charges and six misdemeanors.[9][10]
  • Biden's trial is set to begin in September in Los Angeles, wherein the Department of Justice intends to produce alleged evidence Biden lobbied US officials in exchange for receiving millions of dollars from Romania's Popoviciu, China's CEFC, and Ukraine's Burisma, yet 'performed almost no work.'[11][12]

Sources: [1]Breitbart, [2]The Daily Beast, [3]BBC News, [4]ABC News, [5]FOX News, [6]Associated Press, [7]New York Post, [8]Romania Insider, [9]Reuters, [10]Al Jazeera, [11]NBC and [12]TASS.

Narratives

  • Democratic narrative, as provided by New York Times. Hunter Biden has been the target of politically motivated attacks about his legitimate foreign business dealings and investments. Since he has never been charged with any crime relating to these conspiracy theories, Weiss should be precluded from raising these allegations at the trial. This case is a distraction from former Pres. Donald Trump's criminal cases and indictments to ensure Hunter's plight remains in the news while Democrats campaign to defeat Republicans.
  • Republican narrative, as provided by Wsj. It's no secret that the Biden family earned millions of dollars from foreign entities during and after Joe Biden's time as vice president. Foreign governments directly paid Hunter Biden to influence his father's actions, which impacted national and international politics. He previously lied about his drug use when purchasing a gun in 2018; he will naturally deny violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act. However, justice will prevail, and he will face the consequences of his actions.

Predictions