Staff Reports
On Monday, Devon Archer, who used to be Hunter Biden's business associate, testified before the House Oversight Committee about the former vice president's involvement with his son's business ventures. This was reportedly a highly anticipated hearing, as Archer had canceled numerous meetings. The Committee's Twitter account shared various takeaways from the meeting.
The Committee's first tweet stated that Archer's testimony shows that Biden lied to the voters when he claimed that he had no knowledge of Hunter's business activities. This contradicts his statements from the campaign trail and the White House. According to Archer, Biden would frequently join his son's business meetings with foreign associates.
🚨DEVON ARCHER TAKEAWAYS 🚨
We completed a transcribed interview with Biden associate, Devon Archer.
Archer’s testimony confirms Joe Biden lied to the American people when he said he had no knowledge about his son’s business dealings and was not involved.
Critical takeaways 👇
— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) July 31, 2023
One of the main takeaways from the discussion is that during his time on the Burisma board, Hunter was able to leverage the brand of Joe Biden. According to Archer, the company was able to maintain its operations through intimidation tactics that were carried out by the Bidens.
Despite the wide media attention that has been focused on this "brand," Archer has not revealed much about it. Some analysts, such as Chad Pergram of Fox News, believe that the brand refers to Biden's potential for corruption.
During a Fox News appearance, Jonathan Turley, a law professor, stated that the Bidens were involved in influence-peddling and that Joe Biden had lied when he claimed that he was not aware of his son's business activities.
Turley criticized the president for making false claims about his knowledge of Biden's business dealings. He also emphasized how significant it was that the former vice president was involved in phone conversations with people who were connected to corruption. According to him, this situation was like an "apex of corruption."
Members of the House Republicans who were present for the hearing are closely following the Committee's findings. As a result, Speaker McCarthy has called for an investigation into the president following the revelation of this new information, and Turley also discussed this matter. He questioned whether the matter should be regarded as a family matter and if further investigation is needed.
After digesting the Committee's findings, it is clear that an impeachment investigation is on the horizon, as President Biden enjoys his vacation in Delaware.
