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New details about Jim Biden’s foreign fundraising efforts are spilling out in a Kentucky bankruptcy court, where recent testimony indicates that President Joe Biden’s brother partnered with Qatari government officials in his quest to find money for U.S. health care ventures.
The sworn testimony by fund manager Michael Lewitt, a former business partner of Jim Biden’s, attests that two companies that facilitated the efforts were part-owned by “members of the Qatari government.”
One company named in the testimony partnered directly with Jim Biden in the multi-year fundraising efforts.
The second company provided financial backing for a series of loans that a hospital chain paid Jim Biden to arrange, according to documents and testimony Lewitt submitted in the course of the federal bankruptcy proceedings.
originally posted by: Threadbarer
That settles it! I won't be voting for Jim Biden in November!
originally posted by: Sookiechacha
a reply to: CarlLaFong
So? Qatar bailed Jared Kushner out of his 666 property's debt.
Whenever a politician is suspected of a crime
Saying that someone else has committed the same, or worse, crimes so you can't punish *MY* party's Politician.
originally posted by: Sookiechacha
a reply to: TheSemiskepticII
Here's the fatal flaw in your argument. Jim Biden isn't a politician. He never worked for the White House, never even ran for office.
That is true, Jim Biden has never held office. The allegation is Jim Biden, and Hunter, worked for JOE BIDEN selling access to people who wanted 'favors' from Joe Biden and the U.S. Government (insomuch as The Executive Branch could do such 'favors'). But it all goes back to Joe Biden, who IS in Office.
You can try to split that hair that fine, but it still falls squarely into Joe Biden's lap.edit on 28-4-2024 by TheSemiskepticII because: flat keyboards and fat fingers equals typosedit on 28-4-2024 by TheSemiskepticII because: (no reason given)edit on 28-4-2024 by TheSemiskepticII because: (no reason given)edit on 28-4-2024 by TheSemiskepticII because: (no reason given)
originally posted by: Sookiechacha
a reply to: TheSemiskepticII
[quote]
Here's the fatal flaw in your argument. Jim Biden isn't a politician. He never worked for the White House, never even ran for office.
Jim Biden
Born James Brian Biden
1949 (age 74–75)
Education University of Delaware
Relatives See Biden family
James Brian "Jim" Biden (born 1949)[1] is an American former nightclub owner, insurance broker, political consultant, and fundraiser. Biden is a brother of Joe Biden, the 46th and current president of the United States. He was his brother's chief fundraiser for his 1972 Senate campaign.[2]
Early life and education
James Biden studied at the University of Delaware for over four semesters but left without earning a degree.[2]
Career
When Joe Biden first ran for the Senate in 1972, James' role was as a fundraiser, according to the Washington Post.[3]
Shortly after his brother's first Senate victory, he went into the nightclub business. He and four partners ran a restaurant-lounge called Seasons Change. Finding success, he then opened another club called The Other Side.[2]
James has been described as a "potential liability" for Joe Biden, according to the Washington Post. "His repeated efforts at business deals — sometimes using the family name or enlisting Hunter (Biden) — have not infrequently ended in recrimination, bankruptcy or lawsuits."[3]
On November 8, 2023, House Republicans subpoenaed James Biden along with Hunter Biden, requiring them to appear before the House Oversight Committee to provide deposition, according to the Associated Press.[4] The issuance of the subpoenas comes as House Republicans look for evidence of influence-peddling within the Biden family.[5] An attorney for James Biden said the subpoenas were not justified, while an attorney for Hunter Biden called them a "political stunt" based on "debunked claims."[4] The Washington Post reported that James and Sara Biden were recorded by the FBI in a 1998 bribery investigation related to a well-known Mississippi trial attorney, Richard Scruggs, who was contemplating a business partnership with James Biden.[6]
The allegation is Jim Biden, and Hunter, worked for JOE BIDEN selling access to people who wanted 'favors' from Joe Biden and the U.S. Government
If someone gets caught with their hand in the cookie jar, then they should be an Adult and own their mistake, and any resulting punishment.
originally posted by: TheSemiskepticII
originally posted by: Sookiechacha
a reply to: CarlLaFong
So? Qatar bailed Jared Kushner out of his 666 property's debt.
And there is the problem with American Politics in a Nutshell.
Whenever a politician is suspected of a crime, partisan hacks just stand up and point to the opposing party and yell as loud as they can "But what about the Politician in the other Party, they did the same or worse".
That doesn't mean you don't investigate, and if evidence if found - prosecute. It means that you open an investigation into the other Politician as well. You should do this with ALL Politicians regardless of the letter after their name.
Saying that someone else has committed the same, or worse, crimes so you can't punish *MY* party's Politician. That is the logic of a five year old. If someone gets caught with their hand in the cookie jar, then they should be an Adult and own their mistake, and any resulting punishment.
originally posted by: Sookiechacha
a reply to: CarlLaFong
So? Qatar bailed Jared Kushner out of his 666 property's debt.
Qatar Shocked, Shocked to Learn It Accidentally Bailed Out Jared Kushner
yeahbut Kushner's involvements are 100% legal.
Biden's apparently have all kinds of illegal stuff going on right?