Barr labored to conceal Hunter Biden inquiries from public during election: Report
by Daniel Chaitin, Breaking News Editor |
| December 11, 2020 06:00 AM
Attorney General William Barr reportedly worked to keep investigations involving Hunter Biden's business affairs out of the public's view during the 2020 election.
A source told the Wall Street Journal that Barr knew since the spring about federal investigations centered in Delaware and Manhattan looking into Biden's business and financial dealings. This was around the time his father, former Vice President Joe Biden, became the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.
The news comes shortly after reports said Barr plans to stay at the Justice Department until President Trump's term ends in January, tamping down speculation that he wants to step down early.
Neither inquiry is said to implicate the elder Biden, but Justice Department guidelines advise against overt investigatory actions that could disrupt an election. Still, Republicans have long called for investigations into Hunter Biden, and such a demand by Trump to Ukraine's president even paved the way to impeachment.
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