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Bidens offer ‘safe harbor’ to Hunter as he flails over scandalous
reports, new messages show
By Jonathan Turley
May 29, 2023 10:47pm Updated
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In 2018, Hunter Biden’s world was collapsing.

The New York Times had run a story on one of his shady deals with the
Chinese and his father, then vice president, was pulled into the vortex.

It appears that Hunter was in a free fall and his uncle Jim Biden
reached out in newly discovered messages to offer him a “safe harbor.”

The exchange is an insight into the train wreck of the life of the scion
of one of the most powerful families in the country.

However, it is also insight into a world of influence peddling where
millions of dollars simply evaporated into the coffers of the Biden family.

On their face, the messages seem to contradict public statements from
President Biden on the foreign influence-peddling that used to fund
Hunter’s drug-infused, self-destructive lifestyle.

The Times story caused panic in the Biden family.

Despite a largely supportive media, the Bidens have long been known for
influence-peddling.

Jim Biden has been repeatedly criticized for marketing his access to his
brother in pitches to clients.

Hunter Biden
Hunter Biden reportedly was in free fall and his uncle Jim reached out
in newly discovered messages to offer him a “safe harbor.”
The Washington Post via Getty Images
James and Sara Biden.
Jim Biden has allegedly been criticized for marketing his access to his
brother in pitches to clients.
AP
Hunter knew that the Times story was only the tip of an iceberg.

There were deals all over the world with foreign figures worth millions
and some of these figures had close ties to foreign intelligence or
regimes.

As revealed recently by the House Oversight Committee, the Bidens
constructed a labyrinth of corporations and accounts to transfer
millions from these deals to various Biden family members, including
grandchildren.

Hunter and Joe Biden
Both Joe and Jim Biden were reaching out to Hunter to assure him that he
was in the “clear” and that there was a “safe harbor.”
Free fall
Nevertheless, Joe Biden repeatedly claimed as a presidential candidate
and as president that he had no knowledge of any foreign dealings of his
son.

Those denials now appear patently false.

Hunter’s abandoned laptop includes pictures and appointments of Hunter’s
foreign business associates with Joe Biden.

It also includes a recording concerning a Times report on Dec. 12, 2018,
detailing Hunter’s dealings with Ye Jianming, the head of CEFC China
Energy Company.

A picture of president biden.
Joe Biden repeatedly claimed that he had no knowledge of his son’s
foreign dealings as a presidential candidate and as president.
AFP via Getty Images
Ye would later be arrested for corruption.

As Biden associates pushed the Times to change aspects of the story, Joe
Biden called to report on the results.

In his message, Biden ends his call to Hunter with the statement, “I
think you’re clear.

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“And anyway, if you get a chance, give me a call, I love you.”

The new messages indicate that the Bidens were worried that Hunter was
in a free fall as these dealings were becoming known and revenue was
declining.

Jim Biden appears to be rushing to get Hunter to work on the problem
with the family.

He assures him that they can find him “a safe harbor” and that “I can
work with you[r] father alone!”

The messages may refer to the fact that Hunter’s past complaint was that
he was giving as much as half of his proceeds to his father and was now
facing towering financial demands.

He appears to have cut off the family.

That is a dangerous development for a man who had a long struggle with
drugs and alcohol.

Hunter blew through a fortune on narcotics and women, including
allegations that he may have used a shared credit card with his father
to pay off prostitutes.

Both Joe and Jim Biden were reaching out to Hunter to assure him that he
was in the “clear” and that there was a “safe harbor.”

However, Jim pushed him to remain in contact and in the fold: “I cannot
find you, believe it or not, I have been looking. I [have] driven by
Hallie’s, you fathers. Called texted you. … I want to help all the deals
are still alive.”

Hunter told Jim Biden that he could not even afford “food and gas.”
Putting aside the genuine desire to protect a family member with a
history of drug abuse, the unpredictable Hunter also represented a
threat to the entire family.

A panicked Hunter threatened more than family harmony.

There were millions that were being generated in countries like Ukraine,
Romania, Russia and China.

The messages show that Hunter was spinning out of control and needed
money fast — a lot of money.

He told Jim Biden that he could not even afford “food and gas,”
including his monthly alimony to his ex-wife Kathleen Buhle.

He relays how President Biden was told that he “was in a real danger zone.”

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Classic corruption
These messages highlight another inconvenient fact: Hunter was hardly a
figure who generated confidence or cash.

In 2018, he was an utter mess at the very time that foreign figures were
funneling money to him.

He was clearly noncommunicative with his family and still gushing money.

He had previously complained that the Russians had blackmail material on
him. He was a danger not just to himself.

In his later book, Hunter admits that he was a crack addict and
alcoholic: “Drinking a quart of vodka a day by yourself in a room is
absolutely, completely debilitating” as well as “smoking crack around
the clock.”

Given these admissions, why were so many foreign figures rushing to give
this human wrecking ball millions?

He not only lacked expertise in areas like energy or mining, but he was
barely able to function, according to his own account.

The answer seems abundantly clear.

This was classic corruption.

Hunter’s new “safe harbor” may be a limited indictment to avoid charges
as an unregistered agent.
Hunter’s new “safe harbor” may be a limited indictment to avoid charges
as an unregistered agent.
Getty Images
Indeed, influence-peddling has long been the favorite form of corruption
in Washington.

Yet these latest messages add a particularly sad element to this scandal.

Joe and Jim Biden were propping up a man who was barely able to function.

However, Hunter was still the conduit for alleged millions in foreign money.

A picture of Hunter Biden.
In his book, Hunter admits that he was a crack addict and alcoholic.
CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
He was the firebreak between the money and any scandal.

This was made evident in a recent and rare sit-down interview; MSNBC’s
Stephanie Ruhle delicately broached the scandals involving Hunter by
emphasizing that it is a “personal” matter and assuring the president
(and the viewers) that the still-unknown charges involve “no ties to you.”

Hunter increasingly looks like the designated defendant of the Bidens —
the sin-eater who may have to take one for the team in the form of a
couple of tax charges.

Yet even now, to use Jim Biden’s words, “This can work.”

Joe Biden
Recently an IRS whistleblower came forward to accuse the Justice
Department of interfering with the tax investigation of Hunter.
AFP via Getty Images
Hunter’s new “safe harbor” may be a limited indictment that
conspicuously avoided charges as an unregistered agent.

Likewise, Attorney General Merrick Garland has seen to that by
steadfastly refusing to appoint a special counsel despite references to
the president getting a proposed cut of these deals and instructions to
use code names for him like the “Big Guy” to conceal his role.

Most recently, an IRS whistleblower came forward to accuse the Justice
Department of interfering with the tax investigation of Hunter by “slow
walking” the investigation and making a series of decisions that worked
to his advantage.

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As made clear by Jim Biden, there is always a plan in the Biden family.

Back in 2018, he assured his nephew that “as usual just need several
months of [your father’s] help for this to work.

“Let’s talk about it. It makes perfect sense to me.”

In the meantime, the message from Uncle Jim likely remains: “Stay calm
and carry on.”