US Treasury Denies Republicans' Request for Hunter Biden Records
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(Bloomberg) -- The US Treasury Department refused Wednesday to provide House Republicans any suspicious activity reports it may have on foreign banking and other business transactions by Hunter Biden and other members of President Joe Biden’s family.
Jonathan Davidson, Treasury’s legislative affairs chief, told House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer in a letter that he needs more details about why the panel is seeking such “highly sensitive” information.
Comer wrote on Jan. 11 to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen for any so-called suspicious activity reports — used by banks to flag what they deem dubiously large transactions — as part of his panel’s probes into overseas business and other dealings by the president’s son.
Without acknowledging whether such reports on the Bidens exist, Davidson on Wednesday instructed Comer that “improper disclosure” of such information can undermine the executive branch’s “conduct of law enforcement, intelligence, and national security activities.”
Comer responded that “this coordinated effort by the Biden Administration to hide information about President Biden and his family’s shady business schemes is alarming and raises many questions.”
After receiving more details about why Comer wants the information, Treasury will “make determinations concerning how to accommodate legitimate legislative needs while also protecting Executive Branch interests, including law enforcement needs,” Davidson wrote.
In his letter to Yellen, Comer wrote, “The Committee is investigating President Biden’s knowledge of and role in these schemes to assess whether he has compromised our national security at the expense of the American people.”
Comer added the committee also “will examine drafting legislation to strengthen federal ethics laws regarding employees and their families.”
After receiving Davidson’s letter from Treasury, Comer said the panel will continue to request the reports and will use “the power of the gavel to get them if needed.”
The investigation of Biden family business dealings is just one of the inquiries that Republicans plan over the next two years. Biden’s advisers are counting on federal agency staff, congressional Democrats and a revived outside group to help counter GOP-led probes.
The president’s son, who has publicly battled drug addiction, has been a particular target for Republicans looking to undermine Biden’s reputation for high ethical standards. They claim that Biden played a role in and maybe profited from Hunter Biden’s business dealings in Ukraine and China.
Comer and other Republicans already said they have evidence that finances, credit cards, and bank accounts of Hunter and Joe Biden were commingled if not shared.
And in an interim report released in November, Republicans surmised that the Treasury Department has at least 150 SARs related to financial transactions of Biden family members.
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There is no surprise here.
Neither Biden's Treasury Dept nor his DOJ will be cooperating with congress on any information related to Joe or Hunter Biden.
Well you can get a former president's tax records but leave Hunter alone.
Funny how it works.
Pull "the big guys" and as soon as there is evidence of Hunter, pull his as part of the same investigation.
Time to subpoena the Treasury Department and DOJ.
Anyone that defies the subpoena; well House Democrats and the DOJ set the precedent for punishment already. Watching them squirm as they try to worm their way out arresting themselves will almost be worth it.
I'm looking forward to that.
Funny how people forget about that.
Subpoena and contempt hearings.....
"Strengthen ethics laws"??? Republicans???? Jared Kushner, Ivanka and their relatives better look out once Republicans jump on the "ethics" bandwagon. Whew!
Right after Brandon, Hunter, and Brandon's brother.
Then we can throw in the Clintons and Obamas.
Hahaha.....Sure after they let trump's whole family in the WH and let them all see classified documents...
Fucking morons.
So if an office holder lets someone in their family use classified information in their business, you'd say they should go to jail, right?
I say it is comical the right wing having a meltdown over things they let their own side get away with...
Yes or no, if a an office holder lets someone in their family use classified information in their business, you'd say they should go to jail, right? I have no problem saying they should.
Good. So then most of our top officials would be in jail.
Amazes me when people only look at one side while ignoring the other.
If they are improperly sharing classified information with their children so they can profit they should be in jail.
For instance, if classified analytics about Russia is sold to a business to provide a competitive advantage, the leaker and the family member should be prosecuted.
I'm glad we can agree on that.
Then we can agree that Kushner having been privy to classified documents and then getting into a 2 billion project and payday with the Saudis should be looked in to. Or Ivanka getting trademarks or patents in China when no one else could because her father was president...
Glad we can agree.
You forgetting all about Brandon and his family? How about the Obamas and Clintons?
Don't forget Pelosi, Schumer, Schiff, Swalwell, and the rest.
Once we are done with them- then start on Mitch McConnell and the Republicans that have done the same.
I am sure the list can be extended even further w/o even trying all that hard.
But please don't pretend Democrats haven't given us a two tier justice system since Brandon took power. They have been on everything Trump since he road down the escalator to announce his candidacy. If they had the goods Trump would already be indicted.
Democrats need to be kicked repeatedly in the privates for the next two years just to remind them that we are still a two party system (corrupt and malignant as it is); and they have violated what little norms we have in place.
Pogroms now, pogroms forever! Free Madame DeFarge!
Haha You do realize you are complaining about the same things you lauded in trump.
Kushner was a government official with at least some level of security clearance. But sure, if he violated it or shared classified information with the Saudis he should be punished.
You think I lauded Trump?
Try again. Trump was the lesser of two evils. Democrats are proving that beyond a shadow of a doubt right now.
Letting criminals walk- how very leftist of you.
Better watch it though; some of the TDS driven will not like you letting Trump and Republicans off the hook.
Uh huh. Seems a lot of trump supporters are saying that now...
What criminal would that be? Madame DeFarge's crime was being driven by hatred and revenge. McCartney would have put her in charge of federal penitentiaries.