Another Biden family member has grabbed the attention of House Republicans.
President Joe Biden's younger son, Hunter, is a constant in the Washington D.C. press. But this time, it's the president's brother James stirring controversy.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) reported Friday that James Biden, who is seven years younger than Joe Biden, sent his older brother a $200,000 check in March 2018. The check came on the same day that one of James Biden's business ventures loaned him the same amount.
The implication is that the money from the business was actually intended for the older Biden.
“James Biden wrote this check to Joe Biden as a loan repayment. Americore, a distressed company, loaned money to James Biden, who then sent it to Joe Biden,” Comer said in a video accompanying the announcement. “Even if this was a personal loan repayment, it’s still troubling that Joe Biden’s ability to be paid back by his brother depended on the success of his family’s shady financial dealings.”
The White House says the claims amount to little more than a distraction, and Democrats on the same House committee say Comer has more bank records available that he's withholding in order to protect the narrative.
"This is ‘failure theater’ that is intended to be a ‘shiny object’ to distract people from how they are incapable of doing the basics of governing," White House spokesman Ian Sams said in a prepared statement. "It’s no coincidence they rushed out a new distraction mere minutes after yet another failed speaker vote."
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) accused Comer of selectively releasing only bank records that make Biden look bad.
"Per usual, @GOPoversight is blatantly misleading the public," he posted on X, formerly Twitter. "@RepJamesComer concealed a $200,000 loan from Joe Biden to his brother six weeks before his brother repaid him. It’s time to end this charade and focus on opening the House." --->READ MORE HERE
Rep. James Comer (R-KY) said Tuesday that House Republicans have proved President Joe Biden "benefited from his family's influence-peddling scheme" amid new revelations that Biden received $200,000 from his younger brother.
Comer, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said that James Biden, the president's younger brother, had given the cash payment to the elder Biden back in 2018 and was given on the same day James Biden received a $200,000 loan from one of his business ventures, Americore. The White House has stated that Biden had loaned his younger brother money, with James Biden's check stating "loan repayment," Comer told Fox Business.
"Now, I don't believe he did, Larry," Comer said while appearing on Kudlow. "But whatever, let's just say they pulled something out of their rear end that says Joe Biden loaned Jim Biden money. Either way, Jim Biden, and we have his personal bank records, I can say with confidence, had no money to pay Joe Biden back other than that $200,000 wire that came from Americore health company."
Comer went on to say that Americore, which was going bankrupt when it sent $200,000 to James Biden, stated that bankruptcy court documents "meticulously" showed what the younger Biden did to receive the massive payment, adding that James Biden knew that Americore was in bad financial shape. He also said James Biden told Americore that if it paid Biden money, "I can use my brother's contacts in the Middle East" to help the company become financially stable again.
"That's called influence peddling, and that's what we've proven that Joe Biden benefited," Comer said. "He either made $200,000 or he didn't lose $200,000. Either way, he's $200,000 ahead because of his influence-peddling scheme." --->READ MORE HEREFollow link below to a relevant story:
+++++James Comer demands Biden explain $200K from brother, vows to grill first family ‘soon’ +++++
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