House panel releases interview transcript of Devon Archer, Hunter Biden's former business partner, testifying on Joe Biden calls
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Devon Archer testified that Hunter Biden was selling "the brand" and it was Joe Biden who "brought the most value to the brand."
  • Alien Nathan Edward@lemm.ee
    57·
    1 year ago

    Then, Rep. Dan Goldman, Democrat of New York, asked Archer if he had any knowledge that Joe Biden had any direct involvement with Burisma, and Archer replied, “No.”

    So what they’re saying, it seems, is that merely being Joe Biden’s son while trying to do business is corruption because it implies that you could go talk to your dad on someone’s behalf if you wanted to. Please let them define that as corruption, I would love for every wealthy failson, Hunter included, to be corrupt by definition.

    • rockstarmode@lemmy.world
      64·
      1 year ago

      From the article:

      Archer, according to the transcript, also testified that the elder Biden was put on speaker phone with business contacts, potential business associates including foreign national “maybe 20 times” during the course of Archer’s and Hunter Biden’s business relationship. Joe Biden was put on the phone to sell “the brand,” Archer said.

      Be honest, that isn’t selling the “illusion” of access. That’s Hunter saying “do what I want, or I get my dad on the phone to fuck up your life. Don’t believe me, here, talk to him yourself”

      • tastysnacks@programming.dev
        135·
        1 year ago

        Point still stands. Please make this illegal. Republicans, please push your legislatures to make this illegal. We’ll back you up.