Following the testimony of Devon Archer on Monday, Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) claimed that Joe Biden did nothing wrong by communicating with his son Hunter’s foreign contacts.
Devon Archer, a long-time associate of Hunter Biden and fellow board member of Burisma Holdings, testified before the House Oversight Committee concerning the Biden family’s dealings in Ukraine.
Archer testified that then-Vice President Joe Biden often joined calls with Hunter while he attended events with top Ukrainian business executives, but only to talk about the “weather.”
During his testimony, Archer stated that Joe Biden was involved in over 20 phone calls with Hunter’s business contacts, while serving as vice president from 2009 to 2017.
According to Rep. James Comer (R-KY), the chair of the House Oversight Committee, Archer’s testimony indicated that Joe Biden was brought into phone conversations to assist in promoting the “Biden Brand.”
Archer seemed to affirm this, saying the “Biden Brand” prevented Burisma Holdings from going bankrupt. Despite being a panel member, Rep. Dan Goldman appeared to agree with Archer’s original assessment that both Bidens were discussing the “weather.”
While speaking to reporters, Goldman stated during dinners, Joe Biden seemed unaware of the people he was meeting; he would engage in casual conversations, often discussing the weather and general matters.
Even though Hunter only spoke to his father about the weather, according to Goldman, the name carried significant leverage in business dealings.
In WhatsApp messages obtained from an IRS whistleblower, Hunter Biden is shown to have routinely invoked his father’s name in business deals with the Chinese. In the letter, he demanded payment and threatened Henry Zhao, a Chinese Communist Party official and director of Harvest Fund Management.
Harvest Fund Management maintained previous ties to Hunter Biden’s firm. BHR Partners was a private investment reserve, which the Bank of China owns. Months later, Biden received up to $5 million from Zhao’s firm.