Joe and Hunter Biden go Black Friday shopping as Republicans prepare investigations into business deals

President Joe Biden and his son Hunter went buying the day after Thanksgiving collectively, regardless of ongoing criticisms that the 2 have engaged in suspicious enterprise offers with Chinese language officers, a Ukrainian agency, and others.

The elder Biden, 80, and Hunter, 52, spent Friday on Nantucket, an island off of mainland Massachusetts, the place they visited a number of outlets. In accordance with the New York Publish, the president later had lunch with out his son at Brotherhood of Thieves, a bar and grill positioned on Broad St.

First girl Jill Biden, their daughter Ashley Biden, Hunter Biden’s spouse Melissa Cohen and Biden’s grandson Beau joined alongside. The household later visited Craftmasters of Nantucket and a Christmas tree lighting competition that very same night.

The informal outing doubtless does little to assuage Republicans who declare the 2 have conspired in pay-to-play enterprise dealings that allegedly traded entry to the White Home in trade for big private wealth to the Biden household.

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The Bidens have denied any wrongdoing and the president has gone so far as to disclaim coordinating enterprise offers along with his son.

The FBI is already investigating Hunter Biden over alleged cash laundering and doubtlessly unlawful international lobbying.

Republicans have promised to launch their very own investigation of the Bidens’ enterprise relationship once they retake a majority within the Home of Representatives — and the facility of investigative authority — subsequent yr.

As current as this week, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, referred to as President Biden “the Godfather” of the Biden enterprise empire and referred to as on Republicans to pursue him, not simply Hunter.

“It is not in regards to the poor schlub who obtained caught. It is in regards to the boss,” Cruz mentioned on an episode of his podcast, “Verdict with Ted Cruz.”

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He added: “It is in regards to the large man. It is in regards to the Godfather, Joe Biden is the Godfather. He’s the one who in the end is profiting on this corruption,” Cruz mentioned. “He’s the one who’s abusing official authority to additional the legal exercise of his relations. And that is why this is a matter of public corruption.”

As for any Republican investigation, Cruz suggested: “The main target must be on Joe Biden, this isn’t about Hunter Biden.”

“And now when he is President of the USA, personally enriching himself enriching his household by promoting official favors to enemies, hostile international governments — that is a matter of highest significance,” the Texas Republican claimed.

A senior Home Republican has mentioned comparable.

At a press convention final week, Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, mentioned the Home oversight committee that he’ll helm in January 2023 will subpoena testimony and proof to “consider whether or not this president is compromised or swayed by international {dollars}.”

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Comer particularly referred to as his eventual investigation “an investigation of Joe Biden.”

US President Joe Biden watches a Christmas tree lighting ceremony with (R-L) First Girl Jill Biden, son Hunter Biden, grandson Beau, and daughter-in-law Melissa Cohen in Nantucket, Massachusetts, on November 25, 2022.
(MANDEL NGAN/AFP through Getty Photos)

After Republicans drummed up concern over Hunter Biden’s laptop computer earlier this week, the White Home accused them of launching “politically motivated assaults chock stuffed with long-debunked conspiracy theories.”

“As an alternative of working with President Biden to handle points essential to the American individuals, like decrease prices, congressional Republicans’ prime precedence is to go after President Biden with politically motivated assaults chock stuffed with long-debunked conspiracy theories,” Ian Sams, a White Home Counsel’s workplace spokesman, mentioned Thursday.

He added: “President Biden shouldn’t be going to let these political assaults distract him from specializing in People’ priorities, and we hope congressional Republicans will be part of us in tackling them as an alternative of losing time and sources on political revenge.”

Democrats at present management a majority within the Home and have chosen to not examine the alleged wrongdoing. They do, nonetheless, proceed to analyze former President Donald Trump.