Biden Brushes Off Threat of Hunter Biden Investigations From Republicans

President Joe Biden delivers remarks at Delaware Veterans Summit on Dec 16, 2022. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

President Joe Biden brushed off a question regarding potential investigations into himself and his son Hunter Biden’s overseas business ventures.

In answering the question of what message he would send to the Republicans that floated an intent of launching a probe into his family, Biden replied, “Lots of luck in your senior year, as my coach used to say.”

The comments were made at a White House press conference one day after Election Day, when Biden said he let out a sigh of relief that a “red wave” did not come as projected.

In the president’s opinion, Americans would pay no heed to potential investigations, as “they want us to move on and get things done for them.”

Biden pointed to rumors that former President Donald Trump had called his top allies in Congress to push for details on their plans for impeaching President Joe Biden should the Republicans take back the lower House in the midterms.

“It was reported—whether it’s accurate or not, I’m not sure—but it was reported many times that Republicans are saying and the former president said, ‘how many times you’re gonna impeach Biden?'”

Biden said. “I think the American people will look at that for what it is—it’s just almost comedy.”

“Look, I can’t control what they’re going to do, all I can do is continue to try to make life better for the American people,” he added.

Federal Investigation of Hunter Biden

About a month after the 2020 election, Hunter Biden and Joe Biden both confirmed Hunter is being investigated due to his tax affairs.

The probe has been conducted by U.S. Attorney David Weiss for the District of Delaware, a Trump appointee.

According to an October report citing unnamed sources from The Washington Post, federal investigators believed they have gathered enough evidence to charge Hunter Biden with “tax crimes and a false statement related to a gun purchase” in relation to his purchase of a firearm in 2018.

The dealings of Hunter Bidden with Chinese companies came under the spotlight in late 2020 after the New York Post published messages obtained from a laptop he allegedly left at a computer repair shop in Delaware. Contents of the laptop showed that he had overseas business ties, including with individuals that had links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

The fact was confirmed by bank records revealed by Republican senators in March.

Entities connected to Hunter Biden in 2017 and 2018 received millions from Chinese energy giant CEFC China Energy and firms tied to the company, the documents show.

President Joe Biden has maintained that his son has done nothing wrong and that he has never discussed with Hunter his business dealings, a claim that has drawn increasing skepticism from Republican lawmakers.

Republicans have repeatedly called for an investigation into Hunter Biden’s business dealings in China and Ukraine and have vowed that if they take control of the House after the midterm elections they will conduct a thorough investigation into his dealings during the time Joe Biden was vice president.

“Hunter Biden has gotten away with too much for too long,” Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas), who sits on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, wrote on Twitter on Oct. 6. “It’s time for him to be CHARGED! No more delays!!”

Zachary Stieber and Frank Fang contributed to this report.