Joe Biden's Family Endeavors Come Back to Haunt Him

Joe Biden’s Family Endeavors Come Back to Haunt Him

We’ve repeatedly highlighted the seemingly endless examples of Joe Biden’s siblings and children cashing in on his government positions.

January 17, 2020
Joe Biden’s Family Endeavors Come Back to Haunt Him

We’ve repeatedly highlighted the seemingly endless examples of Joe Biden’s siblings and children cashing in on his government positions. What were previously reported as isolated incidents have now become a trend that poses a significant threat to his candidacy.

A new story from ABC News reveals Frank Biden “touted his famous last name and prominent connections in Washington to help land the company a series of charter contracts from local officials in Florida to open charter schools, earning hundreds of thousands of dollars over a five-year period from the company in the process.”

But Frank Biden’s failed venture is just the tip of the iceberg:

  • Hunter Biden accepted a position on the board of directors for Burisma – a Ukrainian energy firm – without any relevant experience in Ukraine or the energy industry. He was brought on while his father was serving as vice president overseeing American policy in Ukraine, and paid more than $80,000 per month.
  • A Politico investigation revealed that Joe Biden’s younger brother James secured a second mortgage from a Ukrainian-American businessman to rescue a recently-purchased vacation home best described as “more whimsical than practical.”
  • James Biden told potential investors that Joe Biden would use the Biden Cancer Initiative to promote their business.
  • In 2006, Hunter and James Biden took over a hedge fund. On their first day on the job, they showed up with Beau Biden and two large men, then ordered the hedge fund’s chief of compliance to fire its president.
  • Frank Biden said his brother intervened on behalf of his close associate – who was an oil heiress and lobbyist – to advance animal cruelty legislation.

Joe Biden consistently claims he never speaks to his family about their business dealings, which was contradicted by Frank Biden and lobbyist Joseph Abruzzo during a video recorded for Equine Advocates:

Bottom line: These scandals reveal a disturbing trend of the Biden family leveraging Joe’s government positions to advance fraudulent business schemes and enrich themselves. Just imagine what they would do if he became president.