Hunter Biden

politics Apr. 12, 2021

How Hunter Biden’s Memoir Played in the White House“Information hoarding is a big tool of power.”

By Olivia Nuzzi

swan songs Dec. 21, 2020

Barr Pans Trump’s Coup Schemes in Final Press ConferenceThe outgoing attorney general reiterated that he is not onboard with some of the extreme measures the president has reportedly been seeking.

By Chas Danner

the national interest Dec. 14, 2020

William Barr Pressured the FBI to Launder Rudy’s Campaign DirtTrump’s laptop caper remains as ridiculous as ever.

By Jonathan Chait

politics Dec. 11, 2020

Rudy Giuliani Secretly Got Justice Department to Open Another Hunter Biden ProbeAttorney General William Barr ordered a federal prosecutor to take Rudy’s dirt from Ukraine. The FBI pushed back.

By Chas Danner

hunter biden Dec. 9, 2020

Investigations Into Hunter Biden Reportedly Go Beyond TaxesFeds are reportedly investigating a potential failure to report income from deals in China, creating the grounds for a crisis for the incoming AG.

By Matt Stieb

fox news Oct. 29, 2020

Why Did Tucker Carlson Mail Hunter Biden Documents on a Flash Drive?Carlson’s purportedly damning package on Biden family corruption wasn’t stolen, though it did turn out he sent digital documents through the mail.

By Matt Stieb

presidential debates Oct. 22, 2020

Trump Started the Debate Disciplined, Then Lapsed Into Being HimselfTrump needed to make a coherent case that his record entitles him to a second term. He tried that, then began raving in right-wing code.

By Ed Kilgore

vision 2020 Oct. 18, 2020

New York Post Insiders Slag ‘Very Flimsy’ Hunter Biden StoriesThe Murdoch tabloid’s October surprise was so controversial that the man who wrote most of it refused to put his name on it.

By Peter Sterne

vision 2020 Oct. 16, 2020

Twitter Backs Down After Squelching New York Post’s Hunter Biden StoryAfter two days of backlash, the platform announced new rules for dealing with possibly hacked materials. But the damage had been done.

By Benjamin Hart

the national interest Oct. 15, 2020

I Have This Crazy Theory Trump’s Campaign Is Colluding With Russia Right NowPeople who are certain there was No Collusion also pretty sure Russia didn’t hack Hunter Biden.

By Jonathan Chait

anonymous Sept. 30, 2020

‘Punch a Bully in the Mouth’: What Democratic Insiders Were Saying During DebateA congressman, a Biden adviser, and various party operatives gave me candid perspectives by text on the ugly and chaotic debate in Cleveland.

By Gabriel Debenedetti

up for debate Sept. 29, 2020

Biden Knows Trump Will Bring Up Hunter in Debate“In a normal debate, if you catch your opponent in a big flip-flop or telling a lie, that can be an important moment. That’s all changed.”

By Gabriel Debenedetti

the national interest Sept. 23, 2020

Republican Report Suggests Hunter Biden, Donald Trump Both Unfit for OfficeThe one person who comes out of the Ukraine scandal looking good? Joe Biden.

By Jonathan Chait

republican national convention Aug. 26, 2020

Night Two of the RNC Badly Needed an EditorAfter a wild first night, the second night of the RNC had its insane moments but lacked pace and drama.

By Ed Kilgore

dnc Aug. 21, 2020

Why the Democratic National Convention Needed Hunter BidenJoe Biden’s son may be an electoral liability, but excluding him from the convention would have betrayed one of its core themes.

By Matt Stieb

dnc Aug. 20, 2020

Democratic National Convention, Day 4: Live UpdatesFollow along with Intelligencer staff for the fourth and final day of the virtual convention, featuring Mayor Pete, Tammy Duckworth, and Joe Biden.

By Intelligencer Staff

vision 2020 Mar. 8, 2020

Donald Trump Jr. Challenges Hunter Biden to a Nepotism ContestThe president’s son wants to debate the former vice-president’s son to discuss “all the places where I’m supposedly grifting and Hunter Biden isn’t.”

By Matt Stieb

vision 2020 Mar. 4, 2020

With Biden Ascendant, GOP Suddenly Cares About His Ukraine Connections AgainPresident Trump and Republican senators are refocusing on debunked allegations of Biden family misconduct in Ukraine as his campaign regains steam.

By Matt Stieb

ukraine scandal Feb. 10, 2020

The Justice Department Is Looking at Giuliani’s Biden Dirt From UkraineLindsey Graham said that Attorney General William Barr had set up a “process” for Giuliani to submit what he found in Ukraine.

By Chas Danner

impeachment Jan. 29, 2020

Where’s Hunter Biden? Probably Not Coming to the Senate TrialThe parties have different reasons for not wanting to call Hunter Biden — a rare bit of bipartisan agreement in an increasingly contentious trial.

By Ben Jacobs

impeachment Jan. 27, 2020

What We Learned on Day Six of Trump’s Impeachment TrialThe revelations from John Bolton’s manuscript began to sway Republican senators, even as Trump’s lawyers became adversarial.

By Ed Kilgore

the national interest Jan. 27, 2020

Biden Helped Reform Ukraine, and Giuliani Is Recorrupting ItTrump’s impeachment defense turns reality upside down.

By Jonathan Chait

impeachment Jan. 24, 2020

Republicans Warming to Idea of Calling Their Own Trump Trial WitnessesThe thinking is that if Democrats get John Bolton into the dock, the president should get an impeachment witness he wants, like Hunter or Joe Biden.

By Ed Kilgore

impeachment Jan. 22, 2020

Democrats Mull Trading Bidens’ Impeachment Testimony for John Bolton: ReportDemocratic senators are reportedly considering a witness deal proposal, trading John Bolton’s testimony for Hunter Biden’s — and possibly his dad’s.

By Matt Stieb

impeachment Jan. 21, 2020

Mitch McConnell’s Impeachment Trial StrategyMcConnell wants the trial to unfold rapidly, but has backup plans in case things go awry and the Senate agrees to hear witnesses.

By Ed Kilgore

impeachment Jan. 6, 2020

Bolton’s Offer to Testify May Not Be a Game-Changer Just YetNobody really knows what he will say, and the battle over witnesses in an impeachment trial is far from resolved.

By Ed Kilgore

vision 2020 Dec. 31, 2019

Buttigieg’s Sharp Elbows Jab BidenMayor Pete isn’t just going back and forth with Warren and Klobuchar. He’s also apparently trying to get to Biden’s left on national security.

By Ed Kilgore

impeachment Dec. 16, 2019

Schumer and McConnell Play Chess Over Impeachment Trial RulesBoth parties want witnesses the other side opposes. Despite the posturing, a short trial with no testimony from John Bolton or the Bidens is likely.

By Ed Kilgore

trump impeachment Dec. 12, 2019

Senate Democrats May Try to Force a Longer Senate Impeachment TrialSenate Democrats and Donald Trump are the only people talking about a long trial with lots of witnesses.

By Ed Kilgore

the national interest Dec. 11, 2019

Hunter Biden Is the New Hillary Clinton Email ServerIs there any way for Democrats to avoid replaying the 2016 nightmare?

By Jonathan Chait

trump impeachment Dec. 10, 2019

Senate Republicans Push Back Against Trump’s Impeachment Show TrialTrump is now promoting a lengthy counter-trial that may alienate some Republicans, but Mitch McConnell is resisting him.

By Ed Kilgore

vision 2020 Dec. 9, 2019

Joe Biden Still Can’t Answer Basic Questions About Hunter and BurismaThat should be disqualifying.

By Eric Levitz

impeachment Dec. 9, 2019

How Republicans Can Use an Impeachment Trial to Mess With the Democratic PrimaryPutting Joe and Hunter Biden in the spotlight and imprisoning senators in a trial could interfere with the nominating process.

By Ed Kilgore

democratic primaries Dec. 5, 2019

Biden Calls Iowa Man a ‘Damn Liar’ After Challenging Him on UkraineThe former VP also challenged the man, who said Biden’s too old to be president, to a push up contest.

By Adam K. Raymond

trump impeachment Nov. 15, 2019

House GOP Treats Yovanovich With Respect As Trump Calls Her ‘Bad News’Once again, Trump’s defenders are claiming “no harm, no foul,” even as he continues to smear a career diplomat.

By Ed Kilgore

impeachment Nov. 6, 2019

Senate Republicans Want to Make Trump’s Impeachment Trial About the BidensRepublicans may prefer a show trial of Joe Biden and his son Hunter to a brief impeachment trial of President Trump.

By Ed Kilgore

rudy giuliani Oct. 24, 2019

Rudy and Hunter Biden Both Worked for the Same Romanian KleptocratRudy Giuliani was for Hunter Biden abetting corruption in Eastern Europe before he was against it.

By Eric Levitz

politics Oct. 17, 2019

World’s Least Self-Aware Person, Donald Trump Jr., Attacks Bidens for NepotismWhere would Donald Trump Jr. be if his name was not Donald Trump Jr.?

By Adam K. Raymond

democratic debates Oct. 15, 2019

Joe Biden Sticks Up for Son in Debate: Hunter ‘Did Nothing Wrong’Biden said Trump is attacking him because he’s afraid to face him in the general election.

By Adam K. Raymond

impeachment season Oct. 15, 2019

Trump’s New Impeachable Offenses Threaten Pelosi’s Narrow Focus on UkraineHow do you decide how to impeach a president who won’t stop committing high crimes and misdemeanors? That’s a tough question for House Democrats.

By Ed Kilgore

hunter biden Oct. 15, 2019

Hunter Biden Admits Mistakes But Says He Did Nothing Illegal in New InterviewThe embattled son of the former vice-president defended himself after weeks of attacks about his business ventures in Ukraine.

By Benjamin Hart

vision 2020 Sept. 25, 2019

Could Biden Become Collateral Damage of Impeachment Drive?It couldn’t be good for Biden to have his last name — via his son, Hunter — in the news every day in connection with the effort to impeach Trump.

By Ed Kilgore

drugs Oct. 17, 2014

Hunter Biden Still Gets to Be a Lawyer, Despite the CocaineNo conviction, no problem.

By Katie Zavadski

joetorious Oct. 16, 2014

Joe Biden’s Son Leaves Navy After Testing Positive for CocaineHunter was an ensign in the Navy Reserve.

By Margaret Hartmann

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