The IRS subpoenaed Hunter Biden’s bank records as early as May 2019, as well as President Joe Biden’s brother James Biden, according to JP Morgan Chase bank.
The details related to the subpoena had not previously been released, but have now been made public in a report by Breitbart News.
The document appears to have sought information regarding connections with banking transactions to China.
An ongoing concern
Hunter’s international business pursuits have long been a concern for the Biden administration. Attacks on the issue were a staple of then-President Donald Trump’s attacks on Biden during debates in the 2020 presidential election campaign.
A US attorney issued a grand jury #Subpoena for the bank records of President Biden’s son, #HunterBiden, and his brother, James Biden, in 2019, according to documents released to the public for the first time in January. https://t.co/s7KGzHRMke
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) February 1, 2022
A laptop left by Hunter at a computer repair story also revealed several years of communications from the president’s son, including business communications with international leaders in China and other nations.
Media bias to blame?
Mainstream media largely downplayed the investigation, leaving the details related to Hunter untouched as Joe Biden sought to win in a close race with Trump.
Donald Trump Jr. has argued the influence is so strong that, “The entire Biden family is bought and paid for by the Chinese Communists!!!”
The entire Biden family is bought and paid for by the Chinese Communists!!!
US Attorney Doc: IRS Issued Grand Jury Subpoena to JPMorgan for Hunter, James Biden Bank Records In Probe into Biden Family’s China Connectionshttps://t.co/yWQxKLKcAU
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) January 31, 2022
As Biden enters his second year in office, details of Hunter’s business dealings in China are just now coming out. The subpoena shows much more was happening during the campaign involving Biden’s family than the president ever admitted.
Just the beginning…
“Hunter Biden and two business associates received a grand jury subpoena regarding their business dealings in China about 17 months before the 2020 presidential election, The Post has learned.“https://t.co/2Kif3TAEt0
— 𝔖𝔠𝔞𝔩𝔭𝔖 (@BarbaricBarbery) January 31, 2022
Now the accusations may become important again as Democrats face difficult midterms and Biden seeks to strengthen his administration to prepare for a second-term run in 2024.