Hunter Biden Lawyer Rejects House Committee Documents Demand, Says Committee “Lacks a Legitimate Legislative Purpose and Oversight Basis”

Hunter Biden attorney Abbe Lowell rejected a document demand by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability issued Wednesday, responding in a letter Thursday that the committee “lacks a legitimate legislative purpose and oversight basis for requesting such records from Mr. Biden, who is a private citizen.” Lowell offered to meet with the committee to discuss the committee’s demands rather than go back and forth via letters.

The committee’s letter asks Hunter for any classified documents he has and for documents and communications involving Hunter, Joe Biden, James Biden and his wife Sara Jones Biden covering January 20, 2009 through January 20, 2021 on a range of issues (excerpt):

Mr. Robert Hunter Biden

Transmitted Electronically

Dear Mr. Biden:

The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating President Biden’s connections to certain international and domestic business transactions and practices, including you and your associates who peddled influence to generate millions of dollars for the Biden family. Evidence shows that you engaged in foreign business deals with individuals who were connected to the Chinese Communist Party and received significant amounts of money from foreign companies without providing any known legitimate services. You and your associates’ financial conduct raises significant ethics and national security concerns. The Committee requests documents and communications related to our investigation of President Biden’s involvement in your financial conduct.

The Committee is investigating President Biden’s knowledge of and role in these foreign business deals to assess whether he has compromised our national security at the expense of the American people. Additionally, we will examine drafting legislation to strengthen federal ethics laws regarding public officials and their families. We will also analyze and make recommendations regarding federal laws and regulations to ensure that financial institutions have the proper internal controls and compliance programs to alert federal agencies of potential money laundering activity. The Oversight Committee is committed to exposing the waste, fraud, and abuse that has taken place at the highest levels of our government, and your documents are critical to our investigation.

Please produce the following records, documents, or communications in your possession,

custody, or control no later than February 22, 2023:

Any document, record, or communication designated classified by any government body, including but not limited to any constituent agency of the U.S. Intelligence Community.

1. Any communication with Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., James Brian Biden, or Sara

Jones Biden between January 20, 2009, and January 20, 2021, regarding:

a. any international or domestic travel with any government agency; and

b. any international or domestic financial activity, including but not limited to communications related to banking and financial institutions, overseas bank accounts, credit card companies, bills, invoices, fees, agreements, financial arrangements, payments, wire transfers, contracts, QuickBooks, financial spreadsheets, office or residential leases, rent payments, real estate transactions, the Biden Foundation, and the Penn Biden Center.

1. Any communication with Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., James Brian Biden, or Sara Jones Biden, between January 20, 2009, and January 20, 2021, regarding any of the following individuals and companies:

a. Devon Archer; b. JiaQi Bao; c. Tony Bobulinski; d. Jeffrey Cooper; e. Catherine Dodge; f. Gongwen Dong; g. James Gilliar; h. Patrick Ho Chi-ping; i. Vuk Jeremic; j. Zang Jianjun; k. Ye Jianming; l. Jonathan Li; m. Joan Mayer or Joan Peugh; n. Francis Person; o. Vadim Pozharskyi; p. Eric Schwerin; q. Robert Walker; r. Mervyn Yan; s. Any Rosemont Seneca entity or company; t. Any Hudson West entity or company; u. Any Owasco entity or company; v. Any Bohai Harvest entity or company; w. Skaneateles LLC; x. Eudora Global LLC; y. Coldharbour Capital LLC; z. Lion Hall Group LLC; aa. Any CEFC entity or company; and bb. Burisma.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/02/hunter-biden-lawyer-rejects-house-committee-documents-demand-says-committee-lacks-legitimate-legislative-purpose-oversight-basis/

Matt Gaetz Leaves Democrat Witness Squirming And Stuttering When Gaetz Exposes He’s A Partner At A Lobbying Firm That Represents Pfizer, Google, And George Soros’ Open Society

Here is the client list on The Raben Group’s website which includes the Open Society, Google, and Pfizer:

https://rabengroup.com/clients/

https://twitter.com/RepMattGaetz/status/1623785776671596552

Zelensky Lashes Out After Starlink Cuts Off Ukrainian Drones

Elon Musk's SpaceX has blocked the Ukrainian government and its military from using Starlink technology to fly and control drones, after earlier in the war SpaceX gifted thousands of Starlink dishes to Ukriane to help the population stay connected to the internet.

SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell in a statement asserted that Starlink technology was "never meant to be weaponized". According to BBC, "She made reference to Ukraine's alleged use of Starlink to control drones, and stressed that the equipment had been provided for humanitarian use."

Shotwell confirmed that the 'surprise decision' was taken due to it never being the company's intent to allow Starlink to be used "for offensive purposes" in remarks given before a conference in Washington DC. Shotwell further said Ukraine had utilized the technology—

"in ways that were unintentional and not part of any agreement," according to Reuters.

After Musk provided the Starlink systems, the Ukrainian military quickly became dependent on them given the extreme battlefield conditions, including damage to existent communications infrastructure and frequent power outages. Additionally the Russians would often jam signals, thus Starlink allowed Ukrainian troops to circumvent these factors.

The Wednesday announcement from SpaceX was met with anger in Kiev, after already there's been an avalanche of Ukrainian government criticism aimed at Musk personally over his 'Russia-Ukraine peace poll' offered in October. As Bloomberg observed during that prior spat and tensions, Musk's tweets were "drawing the wrath of Ukrainians" merely for his proposing a negotiated solution which involved territorial concessions for the sake of lasting peace.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/zelensky-lashes-out-after-starlink-cuts-ukrainian-drones

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/zelensky-lashes-out-after-starlink-cuts-ukrainian-drones