United States: Joe Biden's son announces that he is under investigation into his tax situation (Archives) -
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Donald Trump often mentioned his name during the American presidential campaign.
Hunter Biden, the son of US President-elect Joe Biden, announced Wednesday that he was the target of a federal investigation in the state of Delaware into his tax situation.
đź”´Hunter Biden announces that he is the subject of an investigation by the Delaware authorities into his tax situation.
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"I take this very seriously and trust that a professional and objective review will show that I have managed my affairs in a legal and proper manner," he commented in a statement.
"Vile personal attacks"
"President-elect Biden is extremely proud of his son, who has had to face terrible challenges, including vile personal attacks of the past few months, to come out of it ultimately strengthened," Joe Biden's transition team said in this report. same release.
The outgoing president during the campaign accused the Biden family of being a "criminal enterprise", pointing in particular to the affairs of Hunter Biden in Ukraine and China when his father was vice president of Barack Obama (2009-2017 ).
He accuses Joe Biden in particular of having obtained the dismissal of a Ukrainian prosecutor to protect from prosecution for corruption a gas company, Burisma, of which his son was then sitting on the board of directors.
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