{"id":685,"date":"2023-01-24T06:54:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T11:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=685"},"modified":"2023-01-24T06:54:09","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T11:54:09","slug":"report-joe-biden-named-in-email-discussing-call-with-hunter-about-major-gas-deal-with-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=685","title":{"rendered":"Report: Joe Biden Named in Email Discussing Call With Hunter About Major Gas Deal With China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In what could potentially be a blockbuster revelation, an email has surfaced naming Joe Biden in a discussion of an \u2018arranged\u2019 call between him and his son Hunter Biden regarding a multi-million dollar gas deal with China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The email, dated October 27, 2017, was first reported by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11646417\/Joe-Biden-named-2017-email-discussing-multi-million-dollar-gas-deal-China.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>&nbsp;and was discovered on Hunter\u2019s infamous laptop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In it, a Louisiana-based lawyer named Robert Fenet confirms he has arranged for \u201ca call from Joe Biden and Hunter Biden on Monday morning to discuss the purchase of the 5 million tons of gas\u201d from the US side of the deal \u2013 Houston energy company Cherniere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report points out that during that same month Hunter and President Biden\u2019s brother, Jim Biden, \u201cwere brokering a multi-million dollar deal to supply gas from Louisiana to the country on behalf of their business partners, Chinese energy giant CEFC.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was in a period before Biden had announced a run for President and after his term as Vice President to Barack Obama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In what could potentially be a blockbuster revelation, an email has surfaced naming Joe Biden in a discussion of an \u2018arranged\u2019 call between him and his son Hunter Biden regarding a multi-million dollar gas deal with China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The email, dated October 27, 2017, was first reported by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11646417\/Joe-Biden-named-2017-email-discussing-multi-million-dollar-gas-deal-China.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>&nbsp;and was discovered on Hunter\u2019s infamous laptop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In it, a Louisiana-based lawyer named Robert Fenet confirms he has arranged for \u201ca call from Joe Biden and Hunter Biden on Monday morning to discuss the purchase of the 5 million tons of gas\u201d from the US side of the deal \u2013 Houston energy company Cherniere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report points out that during that same month Hunter and President Biden\u2019s brother, Jim Biden, \u201cwere brokering a multi-million dollar deal to supply gas from Louisiana to the country on behalf of their business partners, Chinese energy giant CEFC.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was in a period before Biden had announced a run for President and after his term as Vice President to Barack Obama<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nothing to see here &#8211; just move along \u201cJoe Biden named in 2017 email discussing China natural gas deal\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lP5ElK7vR6\">https:\/\/t.co\/lP5ElK7vR6<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nypost<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Tom Borelli, Ph.D. (@tomborelli) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomborelli\/status\/1616482631834533891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">oe Biden Linked to Hunter\u2019s Chinese Business Dealings in Email?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/01\/20\/joe-biden-named-in-2017-email-discussing-hunters-china-deal\/?utm_source=NYPTwitter&amp;utm_medium=SocialFlow&amp;utm_campaign=SocialFlow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York Post<\/a>&nbsp;also cites the possibility of accidentally naming Joe instead of brother James but expands on President Biden\u2019s relationship with Cherniere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden has a history of ties to Cherniere\u2019s executives,\u201d they write. \u201cHe named former company lobbyist and vice president Ankit Desai as his political director in 2005, and former board member Heather Zichal became his campaign climate adviser in 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oct 2017 Hunter and Jim Biden, were brokering a multi-million dollar deal to supply gas from Louisiana to China<br>Louisiana-based lawyer Robert Fenet wrote in an email he arranged &#39;a call from JOE BIDEN and Hunter Biden on Monday to discuss the purchase of the 5 million tons of gas <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CO6M1ac07Z\">pic.twitter.com\/CO6M1ac07Z<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8RealRobert\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Real_RobN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Real_RobN\/status\/1616473395511824384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>President Biden has repeatedly denied any involvement in the business dealings of his son. This email, if it is in fact referencing Joe, would directly contradict his denials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A previous Republican investigation of Hunter\u2019s business dealings back in April roped James Biden into the family\u2019s Chinese payments scandal, revealing that the President\u2019s brother\u2019s company received payments from a Chinese-financed consulting group in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senator Chuck Grassley reported that the records indicate that, prior to Joe Biden launching his presidential campaign, James and Hunter received monthly retainers from the firm totaling $165,000 \u2014 $100,000 to Hunter and $65,000 to James.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CBS News has learned that +150 transactions involving either Hunter or James Biden\u2019s global business affairs were flagged as concerning by U.S. banks for further review. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuckGrassley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ChuckGrassley<\/a> spoke exclusively <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBS_Herridge?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CBS_Herridge<\/a> about newly public bank records. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N31x5XtbZ5\">pic.twitter.com\/N31x5XtbZ5<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Catherine Herridge (@CBS_Herridge) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBS_Herridge\/status\/1511849541783683075?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>CBS News\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/hunter-biden-republican-probe-business-dealings-james-biden-chuck-grassley\/\" target=\"_blank\">revealed they had<\/a>\u00a0learned \u201cmore than 150 financial transactions involving either Hunter or James Biden\u2019s global business affairs were flagged as concerning by U.S. banks for further review.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10% For the Big Guy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a Washington Post report&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2022\/03\/30\/hunter-biden-china-laptop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">last April<\/a>, Hunter Biden was the beneficiary of millions of dollars in consulting fees from executives of a Chinese energy company \u2013 to the tune of nearly $5 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The newspaper analyzed&nbsp;Hunter\u2019s ties to the Chinese energy company, CEFC China Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAccounts linked to Hunter Biden received $3.8 million in payments from CEFC through consulting contracts,\u201d the outlet divulged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hunter\u2019s ties to the Chinese energy company, the Post explained, \u201cillustrate the ways in which [President Biden\u2019s] family profited from relationships built over Joe Biden\u2019s decades in public service.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Over a 14-month period, $3.8 million in consulting fees flowed to Hunter Biden accounts, according to bank records. He also received $1 million for a legal retainer.<br><br>Our look inside Hunter Biden\u2019s multimillion-dollar deals with a Chinese energy company: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BNjePU3OWa\">https:\/\/t.co\/BNjePU3OWa<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Matt Viser (@mviser) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mviser\/status\/1509189637016854538?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>James Biden\u2019s name surfaced in the days prior to the 2020 presidential election in a Fox News interview with Tony Bobulinski, a former business associate of Hunter Biden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bobulinski claimed Joe Biden, despite repeated denials on the matter, discussed business dealings with his son and suggested the Democrat is also compromised by the Chinese Communist Party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An email obtained by\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/plausible-deniability-tony-bobulinski-biden-family\" target=\"_blank\">Fox News<\/a>\u00a0at the time appeared to outline a payout for Biden in a joint venture with CEFC China Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It included a proposed equity split of \u201c20\u201d for \u201cH\u201d and \u201c10 held by H for the big guy?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nypost<\/a> just dropped more Hunter Biden emails discussing equity shares in a Chinese energy company. <br><br>\u201c10 held by H for the big guy?\u201d<br><br>That\u2019s likely \u201c10% held by Hunter Biden for Joe Biden.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cCLTbBQe81\">pic.twitter.com\/cCLTbBQe81<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Pete D\u2019Abrosca (@pdabrosca) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pdabrosca\/status\/1316719717550350338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bobulinski, in an interview with Tucker Carlson, insisted the \u2018big guy\u2019 is\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/tony-bobulinski-claims-joe-biden-is-the-big-guy-discussed-business-dealings-with-his-son\/\" target=\"_blank\">a reference to<\/a>\u00a0Joe Biden, though that has not been confirmed elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hunter Biden\u2019s former business partner Tony Bobulinski: \u201cI 1000% sit here and know that &#39;the big guy&#39; is referencing Joe Biden\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CDtS3zSI7P\">https:\/\/t.co\/CDtS3zSI7P<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HlttD5WOPw\">pic.twitter.com\/HlttD5WOPw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1321248948439392259?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bobulinski also provided Fox with a copy of a text message in which he\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/hunter-biden-business-associate-text-messages-joe-biden-meeting\" target=\"_blank\">texted Jim<\/a>\u00a0telling him to \u201cthank Joe for his time\u201d regarding their deal with communist China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After meeting with Joe,\u00a0his brother Jim Biden, and Hunter, to discuss their deal with communist China, Tony Bobulinski texted Jim telling him to \u201cthank Joe for his time.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JBxGL5HuDG\">pic.twitter.com\/JBxGL5HuDG<\/a><\/p>&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1512246946689339410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Further emails reported by the Daily Mail show the President\u2019s brother stressing the Biden family\u2019s involvement in the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe Biden\u2019s often fraught with problems, that they can can [sic] come from working with family members, are of a different mind,\u201d he wrote to Fenet in October 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all about family, and people we choose to do business with.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/report-joe-biden-named-in-email-discussing-call-with-hunter-about-major-gas-deal-with-china\/\">https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/report-joe-biden-named-in-email-discussing-call-with-hunter-about-major-gas-deal-with-china\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In what could potentially be a blockbuster revelation, an email has surfaced naming Joe Biden in a discussion of an \u2018arranged\u2019 call between him and his son Hunter Biden regarding a multi-million dollar gas deal with China. The email, dated October 27, 2017, was first reported by the&nbsp;Daily Mail&nbsp;and was discovered on Hunter\u2019s infamous laptop. In it, a Louisiana-based lawyer named Robert Fenet confirms he has arranged for \u201ca call from Joe Biden and Hunter Biden on Monday morning to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hunter-biden"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=685"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":686,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/685\/revisions\/686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}