In a move that intensifies the scrutiny surrounding the Biden family’s alleged influence-peddling schemes, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-KY) is pushing for the release of unredacted documents from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to investigate possible collusion between the Office of the Vice President and the Biden family’s business associates.
The press release reveals that, “On December 4, 2015, Eric Schwerin, a longtime Biden family business associate, wrote to Kate Bedingfield in the Office of the Vice President providing quotes the White House should use in response to media outreach regarding Hunter Biden’s role in Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company.”
It further highlights that, “Later that day, Ms. Bedingfield responded to Mr. Schwerin saying, ‘VP signed off on this.'”
The Burisma board of directors held a meeting on the same evening in Dubai, where, according to Devon Archer, Hunter Biden subsequently “called D.C.” to discuss pressure that the Ukrainian energy company had requested him to address.
In a strongly worded statement, Chairman Comer asserts, “Joe Biden never built an ‘absolute wall’ between his family’s business dealings and his official government work – his office doors were wide open to Hunter Biden’s associates.”
He goes on to highlight the alleged contradiction in Vice President Biden’s actions, stating, “There is evidence of collusion in the efforts to spin media stories about Burisma’s corruption while Vice President Biden was publicly pushing an anti-corruption agenda in Ukraine.”
The timing of the communications further raises questions.
The chairman remarked, “Suspiciously, Hunter Biden’s associate had a media statement on Burisma approved by Vice President Biden himself the same day Hunter Biden ‘called D.C.’ for help with the government pressure facing Burisma.”
Chairman Comer emphasizes the need for transparency and accountability, stating, “Americans demand accountability for this abuse of government office for the benefit of the Biden family. The Oversight Committee will continue to pursue all evidence to provide much needed transparency to the American people.”
To this end, the committee’s letter to the Archivist of the United States, Colleen Shogan, seeks various documents and communications.
These include “Complete and unredacted versions of all documents from Records on Hunter Biden, James Biden, and their Foreign Business Dealings, Case Number 2022-0121-F” and “All documents and communications to or from the Executive Office of the President” that involve specific individuals like Eric Schwerin, Devon Archer, and others.
Additionally, the request encompasses “All executive calendars created for then-Vice President Joe Biden dating from January 20, 2009 to January 20, 2017.”
