Staff Reports
In a bold maneuver, Hunter Biden is making efforts to distance himself from his former business partner and friend, Devon Archer, characterizing him as an "inmate." As the first son prepares to testify before the House Oversight Committee regarding his family's controversial overseas dealings, Archer emerges as a central figure who has previously provided damaging testimony revealing ethically questionable practices.
According to the New York Sun, Biden's lawyer, Abbe Lowell, sent a letter to the committee asserting that Archer is "an inmate convicted for his involvement in a tribal bond scheme that never involved Hunter." Archer was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison for his role in defrauding a Native American tribe in a scheme involving $60 million in bonds.
Despite Archer's conviction initially being overturned on appeal, it was later reinstated after pushback from prosecutors. Notably, Archer has appealed his conviction to the Supreme Court, but as of now, he has not reported to prison, challenging the accuracy of referring to him as an "inmate."
Devon Archer, Hunter Biden’s former best friend and business associate, asked Hunter why appointees from the Obama/Biden Admin arrested him.
Hunter explained, “It’s democracy…every presidents family is held to a higher standard…it’s the price of being the most powerful group… pic.twitter.com/K5PFVKLbHm
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene?? (@RepMTG) July 31, 2023
The attempt by Biden and Lowell to distance themselves from Archer is seen in an ironic light considering the various controversies and legal challenges surrounding the Biden family. With special counsel David Weiss apparently taking his time on potential tax evasion and gun charges against Biden, the move to cast shade at Archer may warrant reconsideration.
A text exchange from 2019 reveals Archer reaching out to Biden, questioning why his father's administration had arrested him and seemingly targeted his family. Biden, in response, emphasized that his father had no control over such prosecutions, highlighting the separation of powers and the independence of the justice department. However, Biden also reassured Archer of his place within the Biden family, expressing that "every great family is persecuted."
Contrary to Joe Biden's claims of non-involvement in his son's business dealings, Archer's closed-door testimony before the Oversight Committee suggests otherwise. Archer confirmed Joe Biden's attendance at least two dinners with Hunter's business associates, one of which included an executive from the Ukrainian energy firm Burisma Holdings. Additionally, Archer disclosed that he and Hunter traveled to Dubai for a Burisma board meeting attended by Burisma executives and CEOs.
During one of these meetings, Burisma executives sought Hunter's assistance in dealing with pressure from Ukrainian prosecutors. Archer recounted that while the executives requested Hunter to make a call to D.C. for help, they did not explicitly ask him to involve his father. Despite being privy to the call, Archer revealed exclusion from subsequent discussions involving the mysterious "black box" D.C. figures. However, shortly after the call, Joe Biden demanded the firing of the prosecutor investigating Burisma, threatening the loss of $1 billion in U.S. loan guarantees to Ukraine.
The move to discredit Archer ahead of Hunter's Oversight testimony is a strategic attempt by Biden's attorney. Archer holds crucial information that bolsters allegations of public corruption against the Bidens. The decision to distance Hunter from Archer by referring to him as an "inmate" adds another layer to the ongoing saga of the Bidens' controversial dealings.
