WASHINGTON, DC – Statement from Facts First USA President David Brock on MAGA Republican inquisition into Hunter Biden:
“The ink was barely dry on McCarthy’s corrupt bargain before MAGA ran to cash in on their side of the secret deal by launching an inquisition into the personal and private life of Hunter Biden.
“But no matter how many times Jim Jordan, James Comer, and Marjorie Taylor Greene go on FOX news nothing changes the fundamental fact that their conspiracy theories are based on lies and innuendo that have been debunked by every major media outlet.
“In the extremely short amount of time Republicans have been in control of the House the American people are already sick of their unhealthy obsession with people’s private lives and think it is literally the last thing they should be focused on.”
Despite their years of efforts — including Mr. Trump’s attempt to muscle Ukraine into helping him sully the Bidens, an escapade that led to his first impeachment — Republicans have yet to demonstrate that the senior Mr. Biden was involved in his son’s business deals or took any action to benefit him or his foreign partners.
And some of what Republicans have cast as evidence that could implicate President Biden in questionable behavior by his son — assertions that father and son shared bank accounts, for example, or that the elder Mr. Biden was a partner with his son in his stillborn deal with the Chinese tycoon — is contradicted or undercut by a fuller look at Hunter Biden’s activities.
Former vice president says he had no involvement; corporate records reviewed by The Wall Street Journal show no role for Joe Biden.
We’ve been writing a lot about Trump’s false claims concerning Ukraine, Joe Biden and Biden’s son, Hunter. Now let’s turn our attention to Trump’s repeated suggestions that Hunter struck it rich with a sketchy deal in China.
We had fact-checked this back in May, but as the Ukraine controversy has heated up, it’s also become a regular staple of Trump’s attacks on Biden. So here’s an expanded look that takes into account new information and an updated Pinocchio rating.
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Trump earns Four Pinocchios.
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