The news comes after records revealed that the University of Pennsylvania, which runs the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C., where classified documents were recently discovered from Biden's time as vice president, similarly received over $14 million from unnamed contributors in China and Hong Kong after establishing a center in the president's name.
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President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, step off Air Force One, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, N.Y. The Bidens are in Syracuse to visit with family members following the passing of Michael Hunter, the brother of the president's first wife, Neilia Hunter Biden. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Peter Schweizer, author of "Secret Empires," "Clinton Cash" and "Red-Handed" told Tucker Carlson that an investigation is warranted to determine whether the funds could be traced back to Biden's son, Hunter, who orchestrated the founding of the Penn Biden Center and spent years profiting off business connections in China known to be closely connected with Chinese intelligence.
"If you look at the nexus of these financial ties the Bidens have with China, you have to go back to the Chinese state, and you also have to go back to Chinese intelligence," Schweizer said on "Tucker Carlson Tonight." "Let’s keep in mind Hunter Biden got three big deals in China…if you look at all three of the businessman that made those deals happen, those ties are there."
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - FEBRUARY 19: Then-Vice president Joe Biden speaks at the University of Pennsylvania’s Irvine Auditorium February 19, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
"When you’re talking about money coming from China to the Bidens or talking about concerns about classified records, when you’re concerned about what the Bidens actually did in return for that money, these are all very serious and legitimate questions," Schweizer continued, adding that he doesn't have "much confidence at all in the Department of Justice looking into it."
Schweizer said that while a crime may have not been committed, the standard to investigate the president's family is "absurd" and warrants further review.
"Imagine if Ronald Reagan’s family or Jimmy Carter’s family took tens of millions of dollars from Russian business meddling to the KGB. Would there be any question at all this requires serious investigation?" he asked.
"Instead what we are getting from a lot of people is well you can’t prove that a crime was being committed – it’s an absurd standard and needs to be looked at."
GOP lawmakers have vowed to take a closer look at the donations while the Department of Justice continues to investigate Hunter Biden’s financial dealings oversees.