Senate Panel Investigating Hunter Biden's Failure to Register as Foreign Agent

A search of Justice Department databases reveals that Hunter Biden failed to register as a foreign agent while promoting the interests of foreign business partners in Washington, including brokering meetings with his father and other government officials, and RealClear Investigations has learned at least one Senate committee is investigating whether Joe Biden's son violated federal laws requiring disclosure of such foreign contacts.

The Obama administration did not prosecute Hunter Biden for potential violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, despite its much more aggressive pursuit of FARA cases relative to other administrations - including its opening of criminal investigations on no fewer than six Trump campaign advisers in 2016.

RCI. In an earlier email that same month, Hunter sought to avoid registering as a foreign agent as part of the venture.

FBI spokeswoman Katherine Gulotta also declined comment, "Keeping with our standard practice of not confirming or denying the existence of an investigation." However, the FBI in late 2019 seized Hunter Biden's laptop hard drive reportedly as part of a money laundering investigation, which would mean investigators have his emails discussing his desire to avoid registering as a foreign agent.

The Senate Finance Committee, which is chaired by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is actively investigating Hunter Biden's possible non-compliance with the FARA statute, according to a spokesman.

Chuck Grassley, chair of the GOP-led Senate Finance Committee: He is actively investigating Hunter Biden's possible non-compliance with the FARA statute.

"We are preparing a complaint to the Department of Justice as to whether Hunter Biden may have violated the Foreign Agents Registration Act for arranging meetings with his foreign contacts with his father when he was vice president," said Paul Kamenar, counsel to the National Legal and Policy Center.
 

https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2020/10/27/senate_probes_hunter_bidens_failure_to_register_as_foreign_agent_125798.html