Hunter Biden’s Missing ‘Services’
null By Kimberley A. StrasselNov. 30, 2023 6:14 pm ETThe House Oversight Committee investigating Biden family business dealings has issued subpoenas to Hunter and James Biden to appear for depositions. Also requested for transcribed interviews are family members and associates including Sara and Hallie Biden. Images: AP/Reuters/House Oversight Committee Composite: Mark KellyOne of the oldest games in Washington is setting the bar, and this week Rep. Jamie Raskin played it like a pro. Mr. Raskin, ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, gloated that Republicans are failing miserably to demonstrate a “vast unproven family conspiracy” in their investigation of Joe Biden and his kin.This is called raising expectations, and Mr. Raskin is betting that GOP efforts to get to the bottom of the Biden family business will leave the impression of being mired in the fever swamps. But the questions at play are neither vast nor at this point entirely unproven. They are simple: Did Biden f
Nov. 30, 2023 6:14 pm ET
One of the oldest games in Washington is setting the bar, and this week Rep. Jamie Raskin played it like a pro. Mr. Raskin, ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, gloated that Republicans are failing miserably to demonstrate a “vast unproven family conspiracy” in their investigation of Joe Biden and his kin.
This is called raising expectations, and Mr. Raskin is betting that GOP efforts to get to the bottom of the Biden family business will leave the impression of being mired in the fever swamps. But the questions at play are neither vast nor at this point entirely unproven. They are simple: Did Biden family members cash in solely on the basis of Joe Biden’s political name, and did Joe in any way benefit?
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About this article
Kimberley Strassel is a member of the editorial board for The Wall Street Journal. She writes editorials, as well as the weekly Potomac Watch political column, from her base in Alaska.
Ms. Strassel joined Dow Jones & Co. in 1994, working in the news department of The Wall Street Journal Europe in Brussels, and then in London. She moved to New York in 1999 and soon thereafter joined the Journal's editorial page, working as a features editor, and then as an editorial writer. She assumed her current position in 2005.
Ms. Strassel, a 2014 Bradley Prize recipient, is a regular contributor to Sunday political shows, including CBS's "Face the Nation," Fox News Sunday, and NBC's "Meet the Press." She is the author of "The Intimidation Game: How the Left Is Silencing Free Speech," which chronicles recent attacks on conservative nonprofits, businesses and donors.
An Oregon native, Ms. Strassel earned a bachelor's degree in Public Policy and International Affairs from Princeton University. She lives in Alaska with her three children.
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