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The seeds of Hunter Biden's current legal troubles were found on his laptop
The Justice Department's announcement on Wednesday that it was investigating Hunter Biden over his "tax affairs" began a much broader investigation a few years ago that included possible money laundering, according to a CNN report. That investigation is believed to have led to a tax investigation that is now being led by the US law firm in Delaware. The markings on a number of documents, released in the days leading up to the November election, but largely unnoticed according to two people familiar with the matter, showed the markings on a number of documents. Hunter Biden Says He Is Under Federal Investigation Of His Taxes Hunter Biden's business relationships have always been a ripe target for President Donald Trump and his allies. However, they became the main focus of their attacks after the president's attorney Rudy Giuliani claimed in the last few weeks of the election he received a copy of the younger Biden's laptop from a Delaware computer repair man named John Paul MacIsaac. According to MacIsaac, Biden had returned several devices to the store for repair in 2019. MacIsaac told The Daily Beast that Biden never returned and eventually turned the devices over to the FBI for fear of his personal safety. MacIsaac also said he copied the contents of one of the laptops for Giuliani. And that content quickly got to conservative media personalities and companies. Giuliani and others, including Steve Bannon, appeared on network television, stirring up conspiracy theories and pushing for unsubstantiated claims about Jäger's overseas business dealings. One of the major outlets that sent email and images from hard drive was the New York Post. And for one of its stories, the paper apparently released federal law enforcement documents given to MacIsaac in exchange for handing over the Biden laptops. One of those documents – from the FBI – contained a case number that the code was linked to, according to several law enforcement officers who have reviewed the document, an ongoing federal money laundering investigation is ongoing in Delaware. Another document – one with a grand jury subpoena number – showed the initials of two U.S. assistants associated with the Wilmington, Delaware office. At the time, law enforcement officials in the state would not confirm or deny the existence of such a probe, and people associated with the Biden team also declined requests from The Daily Beast about the existence of such a probe. Giuliani: Even if the history of the Hunter laptop is not accurate, Americans have the right to know prosecutors declined to comment on what is known as an ongoing investigation. It is unclear whether federal investigators are relying on the contents of the laptop as part of their investigation. According to CNN, federal FBI and IRS Criminal Investigation Agency have been working with Delaware prosecutors to investigate Biden's overseas business relationships. One of the lines of investigation investigated by the DOJ was a 2.8-carat diamond hunter who was killed during a business meeting with a Chinese oil company – and gas conglomerate manager was obtained. According to these two famous people, the contents of one of Biden's laptops deal extensively with Biden's work in China. According to one such source, there is a recording on the device by Hunter speaking of the Chinese executive who donated the ring to Ye Jianming. Biden previously publicly stated that he did not keep the diamond. The New York Times reported that "the money laundering aspect of the investigation appears to have died" but that "Internal Revenue Service investigators continue to investigate Mr. Biden's taxes." Hunter Biden had owed hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes, in addition to credit card debt and two mortgages. The IRS has granted him and his estranged wife a lien of $ 112,805 in unpaid taxes in 2015. In anticipation of the announcement of an investigation, the President of Biden's transition team made a statement on Wednesday in the name of Hunter Biden, the first time the US law firm in Delaware also notified my lawyer yesterday that they were investigating my tax affairs, ”it said in this. "I take this matter very seriously, but I am confident that a professional and objective review of these matters will show that I have handled my affairs legally and appropriately, including with the benefit of professional accountants." Those on the verge of transition insisted on reporters that the investigation was "unrelated" to allegations made against Hunter Biden during the presidential campaign. That explanation, however, seems to disregard the origins of the younger Biden's investigation, which overlapped with his attempts to partner with a Chinese energy and finance company called CEFC China Energy, and which appear to be apparent discrepancies in his laptop's FBI documents in statement, a transition spokesman declined to speak on the file. Fox News reportedly rejected Hunter Biden Laptop Story First, but Wednesday's announcement of the investigation guarantees the elderly Biden will become president while the Justice Department investigates his son. And it could complicate both his efforts to reform that department – given widespread concern that Trump was using it as a tool to carry out political vendettas – and the start of his term in office. The president-elect's team has resisted the idea that Hunter Biden's exploits are essential to their agenda. Because of this, they took a pushmi-pullyu approach to discussing questions about him with the press. Shortly after the transition statement was released, reporter Evan Pérez said on CNN that he and colleague Pamela Brown had been in touch with Hunter Biden's legal team since Monday about the investigation. The lawyers, Pérez said, told CNN that they would be returning to them, but instead released the lively statement of the transition. Biden's transition would not confirm whether the U.S. law firm's notification to Hunter Biden's legal team was a request for information or a target notification – the means by which the federal government notifies individuals that they are targets for possible criminal prosecution. The statement released through the transition gives the impression that the Justice Department has not directed any inquiries to Hunter Biden, but has merely informed his team of the existence of the investigation: “Target letters are basically, 'We have you, come when you speak . & # 39; I want to make it worse, ”a federal law enforcement officer familiar with the distinction told The Daily Beast. Read more at The Daily Beast. Get our top stories to your inbox every day. Sign up now! Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside delves deeper into the stories that matter to you. Learn more.