Biden received $40,000 from family after Chinese payments, Oversight Committee says

President Joe Biden received $40,000 from his brother’s wife shortly after a Chinese company sent money to the Biden family, according to bank documents published Wednesday by the House Oversight Committee.

The payment is the second piece of direct evidence to suggest Joe Biden profited off the business of his brother and son despite years of denials.

James Biden had worked with Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, on a business deal with Chinese energy conglomerate CEFC, forming a partnership that netted them and their partners millions of dollars. Sara Biden, James Biden’s wife, appeared to write the...