Tapper said that President Biden "might not have been told" by his son about the business dealings, but conceded that "this blind spot is a problem."
Material evidence discovered in previously secret "prohibited access" case files raises concerns about FBI agents' abuse of authority or obstruction of investigations. Those stalled, thwarted or corrupted probes involved several potential targets, ranging from Hillary Clinton to Hunter Biden to President Trump.
"The suppression and censoring of his testimony and Hunter’s influence peddling impacted the 2020 election to a far greater extent than anything Russia or China could have ever achieved," Wisconsin's Ron Johnson says.
Deal involved a former U.S. ambassador to China, a former top Joe Biden aide and a Chinese state-owned bank. "We have all the pieces in place in China to move on this," one email boasted.
The revelations contradict President Joe Biden's previous statements defending his son.
Senator Johnson says the records show the Biden family was involved with the now-defunct CEFC China Energy, which had connections to the Chinese Communist Party.
The White House has defended Joe Biden’s receipt of money from his brother as “loan repayments,” but Schwerin – who had access to Joe Biden’s accounts until 2017 – said he never saw any loans leave the accounts.
"Does China hold something over this administration because of the Hunter Biden relationship with a lot of business people in China?"
The Trump Justice Department is asking a judge for more time as the DOJ considers whether and how it will release information on search warrants tied to its flubbed investigation into Hunter Biden.
Rob Walker told agents a $3 million payment from China to Hunter Biden “was more of a thank you” and also that Hunter never repaid his $90,000 "loan".