An impeachment witness claimed on Wednesday that President Joe Biden‘s son Hunter Biden and brother Jim Biden perjured themselves during transcribed interviews before Congress.
Tony Bobulinski, a former business associate of the Biden family, spoke about the alleged lies in his written statement and opening remarks for an impeachment hearing on Capitol Hill.
The claims focused on what the Biden family members told the House Oversight Committee in depositions this month about dealings with a Chinese Communist Party-linked energy company.
Tony Bobulinski says Hunter Biden PERJURED himself during his deposition. pic.twitter.com/fkEGECQPeP
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Hunter Biden, he said, “lied to the Committee about important details concerning his money demands and threats to CEFC on July 30 and July 31, 2017.”
The witness said Hunter Biden “leveraged” his father’s presence to “strong-arm CEFC” leading to a $5 million wire transfer to a company of which the first son owned 50%.
“It’s important to remember that CEFC considered this money an interest-free loan to the ‘Biden family’ and planned to send more. I have the email from CEFC to prove it,” Bobulinski said.
Bobulinski said Jim Biden “lied extensively” during his own transcribed interview and Hunter Biden “confirmed” Jim Biden perjured himself about a meet-up at a Los Angeles hotel in May 2017.
The meeting was premised on Hunter Biden wanting Bobulinski to meet with his father because he was the CEO of Sinohawk, the Bidens’ partnership with CEFC, the witness said.
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Hunter Biden said in his deposition that Bobulinski spoke to his father, who was in town to speak at a conference, in the hotel lobby.
But Jim Biden denied that he was present for any such meeting and went as far as to say his brother Joe Biden “never” met with Bobulinski. Although Jim Biden qualified his denial by saying it was to his knowledge, Bobulinski insisted he was telling a “flat-out lie.”
Bobulinski said he hoped the GOP-led committee would hold Hunter Biden and Jim Biden “accountable” for the alleged perjury.
The House Oversight Committee invited Hunter Biden to attend the hearing on Wednesday, but the first son denied the offer, citing a scheduling conflict.
Chairman James Comer (R-KY) said in an interview over the weekend the impeachment inquiry would lead to “multiple” criminal referrals, citing discrepancies in testimony.
During his deposition in February, Hunter Biden said that his venture with Bobulinski never got funded, and he and his uncle Jim Biden went on to do a venture with CEFC without Bobulinski.
Hunter Biden said Bobulinski got dropped from the dealings because he “lost complete faith” in Bobulinski.
“I did not find him to be credible. I did not find him to be competent. I found him to be arrogant. I found him to often not tell the full truth or the truth at all,” he added.
Jim Biden said in his deposition that he was not “fond” of Bobulinski and responded “yes” when asked if he would describe Bobulinski as a “bully” during an exchange about their ill-fated team-up.
Bobulinski claims Hunter and James Biden “knowingly and aggressively” defrauded him.