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Witness says Joe Biden talked to Hunter’s business associates; GOP sees smoking gun, Dems downplay
Hunter Biden’s former associate Devon Archer said Hunter would sometimes put then-Vice President Joe Biden on speakerphone while meeting with business partners, two lawmakers said Monday.
Archer spoke to the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Monday in a closed-door meeting. The panel is investigating Hunter Biden and what, if any, role his father played in his foreign business dealings.
But Republicans and Democrats were split on whether Archer’s comments were a sign that now-President Biden has been working closely with his son’s business deals, something the White House has denied.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., told Fox News Digital that Archer’s admission proves Biden “lied” about not being involved in his son’s foreign dealings.
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Greene, who was not in the meeting but said she is getting regular updates from her staff, said that Archer “said specifically, he heard Hunter Biden speak to Joe Biden more than 20 times” and said Archer recalled the conversations were “about their business deals.”
“Not about lunch or the weather or just getting dad on the phone. It’s about their business deals. He also said that the Bidens were in the business of influence peddling. And that is significant. Very significant,” Greene said.
“What that does is that proves Joe Biden lied…think about how significant that is. That means Kevin McCarthy calling for an impeachment inquiry is the right thing to do,” she said.
On the other side of the aisle, freshman Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., told reporters that Archer said Biden was on the phone when he was working with Hunter. But Goldman said they discussed “casual niceties” and “the weather” rather than topics of business.
“Like many people, Hunter spoke with his father every day, and would often put his father, occasionally would put his father on to say hello to whomever he happened to be caught at dinner with, and Mr. Archer clarified that was sometimes people that they were having, you know, they were trying to do business with, and it was sometimes friends or other social engagements,” he said.
“As he described it, it was all casual niceties, the weather, what’s going on,” Goldman added. “There wasn’t a single conversation about any of the business dealings that Hunter had.”
Greene, however, accused Goldman of covering up for the president and his family. She pointed out that before coming to Congress, Goldman first gained national attention as House Democrats’ lead counsel during the first impeachment of former President Trump.
“Dan Goldman is a former prosecutor on the impeachment team of President Trump, and now has basically just declared himself the de facto attorney for Joe Biden and Hunter Biden. And so he’s standing out there trying to downplay this and spin this, but that’s not what was said,” Greene said.
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Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., told reporters that he believes Archer’s testimony “implicated the president” but said of the phone calls with business associates, “The substance of the conversations were pleasantries.”
Archer said that Biden was put on the phone to sell “the brand,” a source told Fox News. These phone calls included a dinner in Paris with a French energy company and in China with Jonathan Li of BHR.
Archer testified there was value of adding Hunter Biden to Burisma’s board was “the brand,” the source said. The argument was that then-Vice President Joe Biden brought the most value. Archer also stated that Burisma would have gone under if not for “the brand.”
Mike Pence courts Catholic voters in campaign speech at Napa Institute; founder says he 'has great respect'
Former Vice President Mike Pence is courting Catholic voters in his bid for the 2024 Republican nomination despite no longer being a follower.
Pence spoke at the Napa Institute’s 13th annual summer conference in California Thursday, one of the largest and most influential gatherings of Catholic leaders in the United States.
“I cherish my Catholic upbringing. I truly do,” Pence, who converted from Catholicism to Evangelical Christianity in college, told the crowd.
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“What the world needs today is men and women of deep conviction and faith who will boldly live out their faith in the public square,” the former vice president said.
Napa Institute co-founder Tim Busch told Fox News Digital ahead of the conference he believed Pence is sincere in his admiration for the church despite leaving it in his youth.
“I would say [Pence] has great respect. He was formerly a Catholic. I know his grandmother is, and I think his mother is. And he often speaks about that in Catholic crowds,” Busch said.
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Busch also referenced Pence’s many Catholic staffers and advisers as evidence he held the faith in high esteem.
“I’ve known Mike Pence for many years, and some of his closest advisers are devout Catholics. So, this is not an uncomfortable area for him,” Busch added.
Pence contrasts most obviously with fellow Republican candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is a practicing Catholic but has made his faith less central to his presidential platform.
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However, Pence’s speech was not focused on theology. The former vice president used the opportunity to pitch himself as a Christian candidate who would emphasize faith to a degree other Republicans would not.
Pence also touted the record of his time serving under former President Donald Trump, his most powerful opponent in the race for the GOP nomination.
“I’m proud of what we accomplished during the four years of the Trump-Pence administration,” Pence said Thursday.
“We achieved the lowest unemployment, the highest household income, the most energy production, the most pro-American trade deals, the most secure border. And we made the strongest military in the history of the world stronger than ever before.”
Huggins never resigned from WVU, attorney says
Bob Huggins says he never resigned as West Virginia’s men’s basketball coach following a drunken-driving arrest and wants his job back, according to a letter from his attorney to the university.
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Red Bull says it's ahead of schedule on 2026 engines
Formula One champions Red Bull are finding potential problems with the sport’s 2026 engine because they are ahead of schedule in building their own, according to team boss Christian Horner.
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Bryson DeChambeau says there's 'not as much tension' between PGA Tour, LIV players following merger
Bryson DeChambeau can feel the mood lightening in the locker room and on the course just one week after the PGA Tour and LIV Golf ceased hostilities. DeChambeau shot a 67 in his opening round at the U.S. Open on Thursday, leaving the long-hitting 2020 champion five shots behind record-setters Rickie Fowler and Xander Schauffele, … Continue reading Bryson DeChambeau says there's 'not as much tension' between PGA Tour, LIV players following merger
Chris Sununu says he will decide on 2024 Republican presidential bid 'in the next week or two'
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said Sunday that he believes “there’s a pathway to win” the GOP presidential nomination and will decide “in the next week or two” whether he’ll run in 2024.
“When I start doing something, I’m 120% in,” Sununu said on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday. “Pretty soon, we’ll make a decision, probably in the next week or two. And we’ll either be go or no-go.”
The remarks come after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., formally declared their presidential candidacies last week, officially challenging the front-runner, former President Donald Trump.
“The money has been lined up, the support’s been lined up. There’s a pathway to win. All that – those boxes are checked. The family’s on board, which is always a big one. I just got to make sure it’s right for the party and right for me,” Sununu, serving his fourth term as New Hampshire governor, told CNN’s Jake Tapper.
DeSantis, whose long-anticipated announcement was marred by tech problems on Twitter, raised $8.2 million in the 24 hours since entering the race Thursday night, his campaign confirmed. That massive sum far exceeded the amount raised by President Joe Biden over the same period.
DeSantis formally launched his campaign Wednesday night during an online conversation with Twitter owner Elon Musk. But the audio stream crashed repeatedly, making it difficult for most users to hear the announcement in real time.
On Thursday, the Republican governor announced plans for a three-state blitz next week featuring at least a dozen stops. He is scheduled to campaign Tuesday and Wednesday in Iowa before a trip to New Hampshire on Thursday, and South Carolina on Friday.
“We are laser-focused on taking Gov. DeSantis’ forward-thinking message for restoring America to every potential voter in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina,” DeSantis campaign manager Generra Peck said. “Our campaign is committed to putting in the time to win these early nominating states. No one will work harder than Gov. DeSantis to share his vision with the country – he has only begun to fight.”
DeSantis is casting himself as the only legitimate Republican rival to Trump in the GOP’s crowded primary race, The former president currently holds a big lead in early polls along with a firm grip on a significant portion of the GOP’s passionate base. Yet Trump is plagued by his own baggage, which includes multiple legal threats and a fixation on his 2020 election loss.
Sununu has teased a 2024 presidential campaign for months, and has said he will likely decide in the early summer, following the conclusion of New Hampshire’s current legislative session and the signing of the state’s next two-year budget. Sununu supported Trump during the 2016 general election and again as the then-president unsuccessfully ran for re-election in 2020. The governor had a strong working relationship with the Trump White House, including close ties with Vice President Mike Pence.
However, Sununu has long pushed back against Trump’s unproven claims that the 2020 presidential election was “rigged” and “stolen.” He also started stating in early 2021 that the GOP is larger than any one person.
Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Biden Says Yes to the Willow Oil Project
The Administration approves a long-delayed drilling plan in Alaska.
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Kyrie says questions about future 'distractions'
Kyrie Irving, speaking Monday evening ahead of his home debut with the Mavericks, made it clear that he does not intend to discuss his contract status or potential free agency publicly for the remainder of the season.
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F1 will not gag drivers, says Domenicali
Formula One will never gag anyone, chief executive Stefano Domenicali has stated in response to a pre-season controversy between the governing FIA and drivers over ‘political’ statements and freedom of speech. The post F1 will not gag drivers, says Domenicali appeared first on Buy It At A Bargain – Deals And Reviews.