In his statement from the Justice Department’s Washington headquarters, Attorney General Garland revealed that the decision came after the investigation had "reached the stage" where the powers of a special counsel were necessary to continue.
“During Joe Biden’s vice presidency, Hunter Biden sold him as ‘the brand’ to reap millions from oligarchs in Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine. It appears no real services were provided other than access to the Biden network, including Joe Biden himself.”
Text messages given to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reveal that a Chinese energy company wanted to use the Biden name to help cover its plan to acquire U.S. energy assets.
"Establish US banking relationship was the goal [Russian oligarch Elena Baturina] gave me,” Biden business associate Devon Archer said to another business partner.