Hunter Biden Blasts Democrats, Denies Cocaine Connection as FBI Investigation Continues
Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, has unleashed a scathing attack on top Democrats, including actor George Clooney, for turning on his father before the 2024 election. In a newly released interview, Biden defended his father's ability to continue as president, citing his father's severe case of COVID-19 in July 2024 as a moment of weakness seized upon by party vultures. Biden also denied any connection to a bag of cocaine found in the White House during his father's presidency, which is currently under FBI investigation.
Key Takeaways:
- Hunter Biden has repeatedly blamed liberal lawmakers and donors, particularly George Clooney, for undermining his father's presidency.
- Biden acknowledged that his father had a severe case of COVID-19 in July 2024, which led to a period of weakness, but insists that he was still capable of performing his duties.
- Biden denied any involvement in a conspiracy to cover up his father's decline, insisting that his father was still mentally fit for the job.
- Hunter Biden criticized several top Democrats, including CNN host Jake Tapper and Pod Save America, for undermining his father's presidency.
- Biden defended his father's transparency in issues such as his travel schedule and use of sleeping pills.
- Biden also spoke about his personal struggles with addiction and felony convictions, as well as his fears for his family's safety under potential Trump investigations.
- Hunter Biden has been clean and sober since June 2019, according to his own testimony.
Statistics:
- Hunter Biden said he spent 12 days in the White House in the last two years of the administration.
- The FBI reopened an investigation into cocaine found at the Biden White House over the Fourth of July weekend in 2023.
- Joe Biden issued his son a sweeping and controversial pardon in his final weeks in office.
- Hunter Biden's brother's death and his own addictions have been subjected to public scrutiny.
Sources:
- Andrew Callaghan's YouTube interview with Hunter Biden (2023)
- George Clooney's New York Times op-ed (July 2024)
- CNN article on Tapper and Thompson's book (undated)
- Pod Save America podcast featuring Hunter Biden (undated)
- Jaime Harrison's podcast featuring Hunter Biden (2024)
- FBI investigation reports (2023)
- White House press releases regarding Joe Biden's pardon of Hunter Biden