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Headline Roundup December 9th, 2020

Hunter Biden's Taxes Under Federal Investigation

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Hunter Biden, son of state-certified 2020 presidential election winner Joe Biden, announced his taxes are being investigated by the Delaware U.S. Attorney's Office in a joint statement on the Biden-Harris transition website. The Associated Press reported Wednesday that the Justice Department has also been scrutinizing Hunter Biden’s taxes, Chinese business dealings and other financial transactions since 2018. The younger Biden's statement said he did not learn of the investigation until Tuesday. This comes after political opponents, including President Donald Trump, criticized Hunter Biden for his dealings with Ukraine and China and accused Joe Biden of profiting off of his son's business deals. The story was widely covered by outlets across the spectrum. Coverage from the right tended to highlight the Biden family's financial and tax history; some center-rated outlets pointed out that Biden's pick for attorney general could oversee the investigation into his son if it continues past Jan. 20. Some reports from left-rated sources focused on the Trump campaign's scrutiny of Hunter Biden during the presidential campaign.

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Hunter Biden's taxes under investigation by US attorney's office in Delaware
Hunter Biden's taxes under investigation by US attorney's office in Delaware

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The Justice Department’s investigation scrutinizing Hunter Biden’s taxes has been examining some of his Chinese business dealings, among other financial transactions, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

The revelation puts a renewed spotlight on the questions about his financial dealings that dogged his father’s successful White House campaign. Hunter Biden was the focus of Republican complaints during the campaign for business dealings with Ukraine and China. But Hunter Biden hasn’t been charged, and two Republican-led congressional committees in September found no wrongdoing by Joe...

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Hunter Biden says he is facing a federal investigation over his tax affairs
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President-elect Joe Biden’s son Hunter said Wednesday that his “tax affairs” are under federal investigation, putting a renewed spotlight on the questions about his financial dealings that dogged his father’s campaign.
In a statement released by the president-elect’s transition office, the younger Biden said he learned about the investigation Tuesday. He did not disclose details of the matter.

“I take this matter very seriously but I am confident that a professional and objective review of these matters will demonstrate that I handled my affairs legally and appropriately, including with the...

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Hunter Biden Says He’s Being Investigated For Possible Tax Crimes
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Federal prosecutors in Delaware are investigating Hunter Biden for potential tax crimes, he said in a statement issued Wednesday through his father’s presidential transition team.

“I learned yesterday for the first time that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Delaware advised my legal counsel, also yesterday, that they are investigating my tax affairs,” Biden said in the statement.

“I take this matter very seriously but I am confident that a professional and objective review of these matters will demonstrate that I handled my affairs legally and appropriately, including with the benefit...

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