Cloud Looms Over Biden Presidency With Son Under Criminal Probe

  • Investigation involves Hunter Biden’s taxes and China dealings
  • President-elect Biden isn’t target of the DOJ and IRS inquiry
Hunter Biden embraces his father President-elect Joe Biden in Wilmington, Delaware on Nov. 7.Photographer: Pool/Getty Images
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President-elect Joe Biden is set to take office with his son under federal criminal investigation, creating immediate practical and ethical challenges for his nascent administration while giving ammunition to his political enemies.

Biden’s transition team attempted to control the narrative on Wednesday by issuing a short statement that the U.S. attorney in Delaware is investigating Hunter Biden’s tax affairs, saying they only learned about it this week.