Republicans have long contended Hunter Biden's lucrative business dealings in Ukraine and China indicate he may have committed crimes related to foreign lobbying or money laundering, although multiple recent reports have indicated U.S. Attorney David Weiss, a Trump-appointed holdover and the Delaware prosecutor overseeing the case, may have narrowed his focus to Hunter Biden potentially committing tax fraud and lying on a federal gun form when purchasing a revolver.
McCarthy called it “even more stunning” that Attorney General Merrick Garland “stubbornly persists in refusing to appoint a special counsel, even as it becomes ever clearer that the Biden Justice Department cannot credibly investigate the Biden family’s cashing in on President Biden’s political influence.”
Biden urged the Justice Department in October 2021 to prosecute anyone who defied subpoenas from the Democratic-led select committee on the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The whistleblower allegations released late last year related to Hunter Biden as well as James Biden, the president's brother, regarding the duo’s dealings with the Chinese government-linked energy conglomerate CEFC China Energy. They also related to the younger Biden’s work for Ukrainian gas giant Burisma Holdings.
Klain was asked if Biden is confident that his family didn’t cross any ethical lines when receiving millions of dollars from Chinese businessmen.