Headline Roundup • February 14th, 2024
Former Biden Family Business Associate Says Joe Biden Was 'The Family Business'
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Former Biden family business associate Tony Bobulinski testified to the House Oversight Committee about Joe Biden's involvement in his family's business affairs in a closed-door hearing on Tuesday.
key Quotes: "The Biden family business was Joe Biden, period," Bobulinski said. "Joe Biden was more than a participant in and beneficiary of his family’s business; he was an enabler, despite being buffered by a complex scheme to maintain plausible deniability."
For Context: Bobulinski, a U.S. Navy veteran, founded the investment firm Sinohawk Holdings with Hunter and James Biden in 2017. They then moved to enact a joint venture with private banking company CEFC China Energy. Bobulisnki and another former family business associate, Rob Walker, say Joe Biden attended several meetings regarding the CEFC deal, including one in 2017 with CEFC's chairman.
How the Media Covered It: Left-rated media often painted Bobulinski and his statements as uncredible. Some highlighted his connections to Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg and lawsuits Bobulinski has been involved in. Center- and right-rated media were generally less critical of Bobulinski and focused more on the specifics of his claims. Many described him as a Navy veteran, which left-rated sources were less likely to do.
Why the Difference: Especially in an election year, liberals and Democrats are more likely to question the motivations of a source who criticizes their leader, while others might be less skeptical.
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Earlier this month, House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer told Lindell TV’s Lou Dobbs Tonight that Tony Bobulinski, a former business associate of Hunter Biden, is “the one solid guy that tried to do the right thing and was honest.” Last Friday, Comer once again praised the businessman on Newsmax, calling him the only “honest guy that appears to have been temporarily in the Biden orbit.”
But Bobulinski, who testified on Capitol Hill Tuesday morning as part of the impeachment inquiry against the president, doesn’t appear to be as squeaky clean as Comer says. Bobulinski’s overt...
A onetime business associate — and now critic — of Hunter Biden, Tony Bobulinski, testified behind closed doors before the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday.
Bobulinski gave bombshell testimony, saying the Biden family business was President Joe Biden. He claimed the president was an “enabler” in his son’s business dealings while making millions of dollars and allowing foreign associates access to the then-former vice president.
“Tony Bobulinski articulated under oath that Joe Biden was ‘the brand’ the Bidens sold to enrich the family. Joe Biden not only knew about his family’s dealings with a Chinese Communist...
A former Biden family business partner scorched President Biden in an explosive opening statement at a House impeachment inquiry deposition Tuesday, saying the commander-in-chief is corrupt and that his testimony will help prove it.
“The Biden family business was Joe Biden, period,” said Tony Bobulinski, a former Navy officer who worked alongside first son Hunter Biden and first brother James Biden on a venture with CEFC China Energy.
Bobulinski alleges he spoke twice with Joe Biden in May 2017 about the Chinese government-linked company — shortly after Biden left office as vice president.
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