US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden is reportedly creating a legal-defense fund along with his allies to pay for his legal fees amid his worsening legal battle.
Recently, the Washington Post published a report, claiming that people who were familiar with the matter revealed that Hunter’s allies have recently “held initial discussions about creating a legal-defense fund to pay for a growing team of attorneys that is helping him confront both a years-long federal tax investigation and a host of new congressional inquiries.”
The recent meeting was conducted in response to Hunter Biden’s mounting bills.
“The effort has been triggered by Hunter Biden’s struggles to pay his mounting legal bills amid increasingly stretched resources and his pursuit of a new, aggressive legal strategy, the people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive subject,” the report added.
The report also reported that Hunter’s legal debt is likely to grow as he faces additional congressional investigations amid recent nationwide scandals involving his abandoned laptop.
Hunter Biden faces mounting legal fees — in the millions for criminal tax case and coming congressional hearings. He and allies weigh legal defense fund that could appear to let donors curry favor w the president
By @mviser @michaelscherer & mehttps://t.co/jIKRuvdutK— Carol Leonnig (@CarolLeonnig) January 31, 2023
“A constellation of lawyers have worked for Biden over the years, and he continues to add new ones as he prepares to confront the investigations that House Republicans are starting to pursue. It’s unclear exactly how much the president’s son owes in legal fees, in part because some of the bills were expected to be discounted or treated as pro bono work. But three people familiar with his situation estimate his current legal debt as well into the millions of dollars, and the figure is likely to grow as he faces additional congressional investigations,” the report added.
Hunter Biden has been facing legal problems for years. In addition to that, he also had no steady source of income despite his lucrative career in running an investment management firm.
On Wednesday, Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), chairman of the House Oversight Committee sent a letter to Georges Bergès, the owner of the SoHo gallery.
In the letter, Comer demanded Bergès, who owns the gallery that has marketed paintings by Hunter Biden, to provide them information regarding the identity of those who purchased the artwork by February 8.
“Your arrangement with Hunter Biden raises serious ethics concerns and calls into question whether the Biden family is again selling access and influence,” the letter reads.
