Tuesday 5 July 2022 09:42 PM Karine Jean-Pierre insists Biden stands by claim he hasn't spoken to Hunter ... trends now
The White House said that Joe Biden stands by his comments that he never spoke with his son Hunter about his business dealings despite DailyMail.com revealing a voicemail where they did just that.
White House Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday that she would not comment on anything regarding Hunter Biden's damning laptop.
'From this podium, I am not going to talk about alleged materials from the laptop,' Jean-Pierre repeatedly shot back at Fox News' Peter Doocy during her daily briefing.
When further pushed on the contents of the 2018 voicemail and if the administration is being open with the American people by Real Clear News' Philip Wegmann, Jean-Pierre said: 'I cannot comment on any materials from the laptop.'
This time, Biden's top spokesperson dropped the 'alleged.'
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday that 'What the president said stands' when asked if he did speak to his son Hunter about foreign business dealings after a voicemail proves he did. Pictured: Joe and Hunter hold Beau Biden Jr. while watching July 4 fireworks from the White House on Monday night
'I cannot comment on any materials from the laptop,' Jean-Pierre said – it is not clear if she is choosing not to speak on the topic or if she legally is unable
It is not clear if Jean-Pierre is saying that she cannot comment on the issue for legal reasons or otherwise or if she is strategically choosing not to speak on the matter.
Biden has often claimed that he has no involvement with his adult son's international business, despite newly revealed voicemail showing otherwise.
'Why is there a voicemail of the president talking to his son about his overseas business dealings if the president has said he's never spoken to his son about his overseas business dealings?' Doocy asked, referencing the voicemail uncovered by DailyMail.com.
'What the president said stands. So, if that's what the president said, that is what stands,' Jean-Pierre said.
Jean-Pierre would not answer Doocy when pushed on if the voice on the voicemail with Hunter was that of the president.
'I refer you to his son's representatives,' she reiterated.
The voicemail reveals that President Biden spoke with Hunter about his business dealings with a Chinese criminal that his son dubbed the 'spy chief of China.'
Biden has repeatedly denied personally and through his press secretary that he ever talked about Hunter's foreign business with Hunter – despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
Now, in a voicemail left on Hunter's iPhone, the evidence has come from POTUS' own mouth.
Joe called Hunter on December 12, 2018 saying that he wanted to talk to him after reading a New York Times story about Hunter's dealings with the Chinese oil giant CEFC.
Files on Hunter's abandoned laptop previously disclosed by DailyMail.com show that he struck a deal with the Chinese company worth millions of dollars after touting his family connections.
The Times' 2018 story pointed out CEFC's chairman Ye Jianming had been arrested in China and his top lieutenant Patrick Ho had been convicted in the US for bribing African officials to help Iran evade oil sanctions.
It revealed that Ye had met with Hunter at a Miami hotel in 2017 to discuss 'a partnership to invest in American infrastructure and energy deals.'
Joe Biden called Hunter in December 2018 saying he wanted to talk to him about a New York Times story on Hunter's dealings with the Chinese oil giant CEFC, a new voicemail reveals
The Times' 2018 story pointed out CEFC's chairman Ye Jianming had been arrested in China and his lieutenant Patrick Ho(right) had been convicted in the US of bribery. Hunter accidentally recorded himself referring to Ho as the 'spy chief of China'
The Times reported that when Ho was arrested, he called Joe's brother Jim Biden –
