Hunter Biden was paid millions by Chinese state-linked energy firm, Washington Post report finds

The Week

A Washington Post report published Wednesday sheds new light on Hunter Biden's dealings with a Chinese energy firm and confirms several details found on the hard drive of a laptop he allegedly abandoned in a Delaware repair shop.

According to The Washington Post, a Chinese company with close ties to the Chinese Communist Party paid $4.8 million to entities controlled by Hunter Biden or his uncle James Biden over the course of 14 months.

The New York Post began publishing stories based on information found on a laptop hard drive. Social media sites suppressed the story until after the election due to concerns about the laptop's provenance and warnings from current and former intelligence officials.

According to The New York Post, the inability to share the Hunter Biden laptop story helped swing the election to Biden.

The New York Times reported earlier this month that the emails recovered from the laptop were authentic.

Donald Trump is hoping that the Hunter Biden story will help him win the presidency in 2024. In an interview broadcast Tuesday, Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin should release any dirt he has on Hunter Biden and that Putin would probably be willing to give it.

A grand jury is investigating Hunter Biden. According to The Washington Post, the investigation seeks to determine whether he failed to account for income from China-related deals.

In an interview with CBS News that aired on Wednesday, Smith said that her late husband, Jeff, died by suicide just days after the Capitol riot.
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