Meet Hunter Biden, the often scandal-plagued middle child of President Joe Biden
- Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden's middle child, was at the center of a dubious New York post article based on purported juicy emails and photos found on a laptop sent to the outlet by Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal attorney.
- Hunter Biden was previously mentioned by Trump in the first presidential debate for his business dealings, including his connections with the Ukrainian gas company Burisma Holdings and profiting in China while his father was vice president.
- Despite being cleared of any wrongdoing, Hunter Biden's entanglement in the administration's contact with Ukraine proved to be controversial, but it remains to be seen how this may impact his father's bid for the presidency.
- Here's how he rose through the ranks of Washington.
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Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden's middle child, was the subject of a dubious story published by the New York Post that aired unverified claims about juicy emails and embarrassing images it said were found on the younger Biden's laptop. The story was widely discredited, but not before it raised questions among lawmakers and US intelligence about a possible Russian disinformation effort ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
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Biden's son was also a major topic amid chaotic discourse during the first Trump-Biden debate, Trump mentioned his business dealings, including his connections with the Ukrainian gas company Burisma Holdings and profiting in China while his father was vice president. Hunter was previously at the center of Trump's Ukraine scandal that launched an impeachment inquiry.
Before being referenced by Trump, he took the spotlight in an emotional speech with younger sister Ashley Biden on the fourth and final night of the Democratic National Convention.
The 52-year-old's personal life has created tension as it has played out amid his father's political life for years, and is now coming into sharper focus.
The controversies escalated on November 20, 2019, when DNA results confirmed he fathered a child with a different woman while dating Hallie Biden, his brother's widow. While he dismissed the claims by the child's mother, Lunden Alexis Roberts, earlier in the year, court filings now assert that he accepts the child is his.
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Republican Senator Chuck Grassley is demanding FBI and DoJ answer claims from a whistleblower they downplayed negative information on Hunter Biden in the lead up to the 2020 election. Grassley revealed on Monday that 'highly credible' whistleblowers have come forward alleging a widespread effort within the FBI to discredit negative information about President Joe Biden's son.
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See how Hunter Biden rose through the ranks of Washington, found himself involved in Trump's latest scandal, and discovered he was a father again in 2019.