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TOPIC: Devon Archer testimony not the bombshell GOP hoped for
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A former Hunter Biden associate told Congress that Hunter sold "the illusion of access" by putting his father on speaker phone with business partners, but that then-Vice President Biden never talked shop, according to Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) and a source familiar with the testimony.
But Archer "repeated over and over and over again that President Biden never discussed any business dealings or interests with Hunter or anyone else," Goldman told reporters after the hours-long transcribed interview. Archer testified that he knew nothing about the alleged $5 million bribes paid to the Biden family from a Burisma executive, as was claimed in an unverified FBI document touted and released by Republicans, according to one source familiar. Archer also testified that Burisma believed efforts to oust Ukrainian prosecutor general Viktor Shokin were bad for the Ukrainian energy company. This runs counter to Republicans' suggestions over the years that Biden pushed for Shokin's firing — which was official U.S. policy backed by the European Union and International Monetary Fund — to benefit Hunter. House Oversight Chair James Comer's (R-Ky.) said the testimony "raises concerns that Hunter Biden was in violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act." "To the extent that Hunter Biden used his father ... in any furtherance of any of his business dealings, it was not in consultation or collaboration with his father," Goldman told Axios. "Did he want to have the appearance of influence to the Burisma executives? Yes, I think he did. And that was ill-advised," Goldman added. Still, Goldman defended Hunter as a private citizen and described the frequent phone calls as father and son checking on each other after the death of Beau Biden, Hunter's brother. "We are aware that all sides are claiming victory following Mr. Archer's voluntary interview today," Matthew Schwartz, counsel to Devon Archer, said in a statement. "But all Devon Archer did was exactly what we said he would: show up and answer the questions put to him honestly and completely."
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TOPIC: Devon Archer testimony not the bombshell GOP hoped for
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