Biden told Politico, “I’ve never discussed with my son or my brother, or anyone else anything having to do with their businesses, period.”
Biden told FOX News reporter Peter Doocy that he never discussed Ukraine with his son Hunter — before he threatened the Ukrainians to fire the prosecutor investigating his son.
The Washington Examiner reported:Joe Biden privately contacted the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice when he was a senior and influential U.S. senator to discuss issues that his son Hunter’s firm was being paid to lobby on, according to government records.
On at least two occasions, Biden contacted federal departments to discuss issues related to Hunter’s firm’s lobbying clients, according to records reviewed by the Washington Examiner.
Biden’s behind-the-scenes outreach illustrates how his Senate work overlapped with his son’s business interests. Biden has faced scrutiny for taking actions that were perceived to benefit his son’s work, including calling for the firing of a Ukrainian prosecutor and backing policies that helped the Delaware-based credit card industry while Hunter was working for MBNA, which is headquartered in the state.
