Hunter Biden, Burisma, and Corruption: The Impact on U.S. Government Policy and Related Concerns

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Wednesday, September 23, 2020

WASHINGTON โ€” U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, released a report that revealed millions of dollars in questionable financial transactions between Hunter Biden and his associates and foreign individuals, including the wife of the former mayor of Moscow and individuals with ties to the Chinese Communist Party.

These were just some of the findings from their investigation into potential conflicts of interest arising from Hunter Biden accepting a position on the board of, and taking millions of dollars from, Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company with a long-standing reputation for corruption, while his father, Joe Biden, was vice president and the public face of the Obama administrationโ€™s handling of Ukraine policy. 

Findings from the chairmenโ€™s investigation include:

  • In early 2015 former Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, George Kent raised concerns to officials in Vice President Joe Bidenโ€™s office about the perception of a conflict of interest with respect to Hunter Bidenโ€™s role on Burismaโ€™s board.  Kentโ€™s concerns went unaddressed and in September 2016, he emphasized in an email to his colleagues, โ€œFurthermore, the presence of Hunter Biden on the Burisma board was very awkward for all U.S. officials pushing an anticorruption agenda in Ukraine.โ€
  • In October 2015, senior State Department official Amos Hochstein raised concerns with Vice President Biden, as well as with Hunter Biden, that Hunter Bidenโ€™s position on Burismaโ€™s board enabled Russian disinformation efforts and risked undermining U.S. policy in Ukraine.
  • Hunter Biden was serving on Burismaโ€™s board (supposedly consulting on corporate governance and transparency) when Burisma owner Mykola Zlochevsky allegedly paid a $7 million bribe to officials serving under Ukraineโ€™s prosecutor general, Vitaly Yarema, to โ€œshut the case against Zlochevsky.โ€ George Kent testified that this bribe occurred in December 2014 (seven months after Hunter Biden joined Burismaโ€™s board), and, after learning about it, he and the resident legal adviser reported this allegation to the FBI.
  • In addition to the over four million dollars paid by Burisma to Hunter Biden and his business partner, Devon Archer, for membership on the board, Hunter, his family, and Archer received millions of dollars from foreign nationals with questionable backgrounds.
  • Devon Archer received $142,300 from Kenges Rakishev of Kazakhstan, purportedly for a car, the same day Vice President Joe Biden appeared with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arsemy Yasenyukand addressed Ukrainian legislators in Kyiv regarding Russiaโ€™s actions in Crimea.
  • Hunter Biden received a $3.5 million wire transfer from Elena Baturina. Ms. Baturina is the wife (widow) of the former mayor of Moscow.
  • Hunter Biden had business associations with Ye Jianming, Gongwen Dong, and other Chinese nationals linked to the Communist government and Peopleโ€™s Liberation Army. Those associations resulted in millions of dollars in questionable transactions. 
  • Hunter Biden opened a bank account with Gongwen Dong that financed a $100,000 global spending spree with James Biden and Sara Biden.
  • Hunter Biden also moved millions of dollars from his law firm to James Bidenโ€™s and Sara Bidenโ€™s firm.  Upon being questioned about the transaction, Sara Biden refused to provide supporting documentation and information to more clearly explain the activity. The bank subsequently closed the account.
  • Hunter Biden paid nonresident women who were nationals of Russia or other Eastern European countries and who appear to be linked to an โ€œEastern European prostitution or human trafficking ring.โ€

As outlined in Senate resolution 70, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has the express authority โ€œto study or investigate… the efficiency and economy of operations of all branches of the government, including the possible existence ofโ€ฆ corruption or unethical practicesโ€ฆ [and] conflicts of interest.โ€ The Senate Finance Committee has broad jurisdiction over the United States Government and, the Department of Treasury and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), which includes oversight jurisdiction over potential financial crimes. 

A copy of the full report is available here

Copies of the investigation’s interview transcripts and exhibits is available here.

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