The president's son flew from California to DC as President Biden returns to the White House for the first time since rescinding the nomination for president. Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors allege Hunter Biden was paid by a Romanian oligarch to "influence U.S.
policy and public opinion," while his father, Joe Biden, was vice president, according to new documents. The documents were filed by Special Counsel David Weiss in the Central District of California on Wednesday. The filings pertain to Hunter Biden's tax trial in California.
The allegations are the closest prosecutors have come to tying President Biden to his son's overseas business dealings. Romanian businessman Gabriel Popoviciu is expected to testify against Hunter Biden in the trial, which begins on September 5 in Los Angeles. In the filings, Weiss notes that Hunter Biden had "entered into an oral agreement" in 2015 to help Popoviciu contest bribery charges in Romania.
JURY LIKELY CONSIDERED HUNTER BIDEN’S OWN WORDS IN MEMOIR AS ‘POWERFUL’ EVIDENCE TO CONVICT: EXPERTS Hunter Biden will stand trial on felony tax charges in early September. He was previously convicted of three felonies in a federal gun trial. (Reuters) At trial, prosecutors say they will "introduce the evidence described above, including that [Hunter Biden] and Business Associate 1 received compensation from a foreign principal who was attempting to influence U.
S. policy and public opinion and cause the United States to investigate the .