WASHINGTON – President Biden expressed his strong support for the aggressive legal strategy adopted by his son. Hunter’s attorney Abbey Lowell It wasn’t long ago that House Republicans launched an investigation into the elder Biden’s role in foreign business dealings, according to a new book.
According to Bob Woodward’s upcoming book “War,” the president told his son in December 2022, “Let me talk to Abe.”
“I like what you’re doing. Keep doing this. Keep doing that,'” Joe Biden reportedly told Lovell, the expensive lawyer hired by the disgraced first son that same month.
Lowell was in the process of launching an attack on Republicans who circulated files from Hunter Biden’s discarded laptop that linked Joe Biden to business ties in China and Ukraine — as the new House GOP majority ready for further investigation,
At the time, federal officials had not yet publicly confirmed the laptop’s authenticity, casting doubt on the authenticity of the files, which Joe Biden claimed in 2020 were Russian disinformation, and his The material mattered – which allowed Lowell to move forward. Sow doubt.
About a month after the President’s phone call, Lowell wrote a Feb. 1 letter to the Justice Department and Delaware’s Attorney General Demands for a criminal investigation of John Paul MacIsaac, the computer repairman who gave files from Hunter’s laptop to the FBI.
Lowell carefully avoided confirming the authenticity of the harmful files by hinting at the potential “cunning” of those records – demanding a criminal investigation into whether laws were broken that protect certain personal information and that prevent the distribution of stolen property.
The same day, Lowell called for a criminal investigation of former President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, Giuliani’s attorney Robert Costello, and former Trump White House adviser Stephen Bannon for their roles in disseminating the files – and former Trump aides. Attempted to challenge Garrett’s non-profit status. Ziegler’s group Marco Polo, which published the laptop files online.
Nearly three months after Joe Biden and Lowell’s conversation, the lawyer sued MacIsaac for invasion of privacy.
Woodward did not describe his source about the December 2022 phone call, but the Watergate journalist wrote that it was one of several examples of Joe Biden’s conversations with Lowell.
White House officials, including in-house lawyers, reportedly opposed Hunter Biden’s more aggressive tactics — which ultimately angered congressional Republicans, resulting in the House of Representatives approving an impeachment inquiry against the president last December . Within hours of Hunter violating the subpoena for his testimony,
The congressional investigation ultimately uncovered several additional ties between Joe Biden and foreign associates of Hunter and first brother James Biden – corroborating and more fully corroborating information revealed in the laptop files.
House Republicans present evidence that the President communicated with associates of his relatives Two Chinese government-linked business enterprises and their patrons kazakhstan, Mexico, Russia And ukraineApart from many of his domestic colleagues.
The criminal investigation of Hunter Biden restarted in April 2023 when a pair of IRS investigators alleged a far-reaching coverup to protect Hunter and prevent any further inquiry into Joe Biden’s role.
Hunter accepted a probation-only plea agreement that June, but walked away from the bargain in July seeking immunity for possible violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, in which his father could have been implicated.
Delaware’s U.S. Attorney David Weiss was promoted to special counsel to refile charges. Hunter was convicted of gun charges this June and pleaded guilty to tax fraud last month.
The first son is awaiting sentencing in both cases.
Joe Biden has consistently claimed that he has “never discussed” trade with his son or brother and even said in December again in march that he did not talk With their partners – despite photos, emails and witness statements indicating otherwise.
Hunter financed his legal defense through a loan from wealthy Hollywood lawyer Kevin Morris, who provided approximately $6.5 million to the first son to pay taxes, finance his lifestyle, and retain legal counsel – Hunter Biden and It began shortly after Morris met them for the first time. At a political fundraiser for Joe Biden’s presidential campaign in late 2019.
Lowell joined Hunter’s legal team at a time when the criminal investigation had stalled but the congressional investigation had just begun.
At the time, the long-running criminal investigation of the first son for tax fraud, gun crimes and potentially illegal foreign lobbying had hit a wall – with US attorneys in Los Angeles and Washington refusing to partner with David Weiss. Had given.
The White House and Lowell did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
“War” hits bookstores October 15
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