Federal prosecutors are investigating Biden's son, who said in a statement that the inquiry was linked to "tax affairs." Should he become attorney general, Garland would be managing the investigation and would have the ability to shut it down.
"Americans deserve to know that this investigation will not be hampered in any way by the change in administrations, and the attorney general nominee should make this point clear," a spokesperson for Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, explained. "So yes, you can expect that Sen. Grassley will be asking about his role in this investigation."
Grassley was the chairman of the committee until 2019. Current chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is likewise assumed to bring up the Hunter Biden investigation at Garland’s hearing.
"It is very likely the topic is raised," a spokesperson for Graham explained.
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The investigation was predicated, somewhat, by Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) about suspicious foreign businesses, a government source said. Another source familiar with the matter explained that the SARs were regarding funds from "China and other foreign nations."
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A Republican-led Senate investigation issued in September suggested that Treasury records obtained revealed "potential criminal activity" among Hunter Biden's transactions.
Current White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced that Biden would not address any investigation of Hunter Biden with anyone he was considering to be the next U.S. attorney general.
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"He will not be discussing it with anyone he is considering for the role and he will not be discussing it with a future attorney general," Psaki stated. "It will be up to the purview of a future attorney general in his administration to determine how to handle any investigation."
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The discussion of the Hunter Biden inquiry arose after Joe Biden had told "Late Show" host Stephen Colbert that he thinks it is "kind of foul play" that an investigation into his son was "used to get to me." Psaki explained that Joe Biden's use of the expression "foul play" was in reference to the politicization of the investigation, not the investigation itself.
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Even as Republicans signal interest to push Garland on Hunter Biden, some have already announced they will vote to approve. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued a statement Monday saying that after a discussion with Garland, he was intending to support his nomination barring any new information.
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