US: A Decade Of ‘Deals’ – The Definitive Timeline Of The Bidens’ Influence-Peddling
Ahead of Wednesday’s testimony from IRS whistleblowers, the Committee on Oversight and Accountability has released a comprehensive timeline of the Biden family influence-peddling scheme in their quest to determine whether the Biden family has been targeted by foreign actors, President Biden is compromised, or US national security has been compromised.
Four main themes emerge; Romania, the CCP-linked Chinese energy company CEFC, China-Bohai Harvest RST Equity Investment Fund (BHR) and dealings in Kazakhstan.
2009 – The Obama-Biden administration takes office
November 1, 2013 – China / BHR:
Hunter Biden, a business associate, and Chinese investors agree to create Bohai Harvest RST Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd. (BHR), an investment fund controlled by the Bank of China, to focus on mergers and acquisitions, and investment in and reforms of state-owned enterprises.
December 4, 2013 – China / BHR
Vice President Biden travels with Hunter Biden on Air Force 2 to China and meets the CEO of BHR, Jonathan Li. Shortly thereafter, BHR’s business license was approved and Hunter Biden was a board member.
February 5, 2014 – Kazakhstan
Kenes Rakishev, a Kazakhstani businessman, meets with Hunter Biden at a hotel in Washington, D.C.
April 15, 2014 – Ukraine
Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company, appoints Biden business associate to their board of directors.
April 22, 2014 – Ukraine
Vice President Biden travels to Ukraine and gives an anti-corruption speech.
April 23, 2014 – Kazakhstan
The Rosemont entity wires $142,300 to a car dealership in New Jersey for a new sports car for Hunter Biden.
May 12, 2014 – Ukraine
Burisma announces Hunter Biden joined its board of directors.
May 21, 2014 – Romania
Vice President Biden visits Romania and delivers a speech to the Romanian Prime Minister, judges, prosecutors, and leaders of the Romanian Parliament.
September 12, 2014 – China / BHR
BHR invests $1.7 billion in CCP-linked petroleum and chemical companies.
December 9, 2014 – China / BHR
Hunter Biden and a business associate invest $484,920 into BHR.
December 22, 2014 – Kazakhstan
Kenes Rakishev’s Kazakhstani oil company and Burisma join with a CCP-linked company and announce a transnational financial arrangement.
March 20, 2015 – Ukraine
Hunter Biden organizes a business dinner at Café Milano in Washington, D.C. where he has his father stop by the dinner to meet a high-level Burisma official, Vadym Pozharskyi.
September 1, 2015 – China / BHR
BHR joins with a CCP-linked entity to acquire US-based Henniges Automotive in a deal reportedly worth $600 million.
September 28, 2015 – Romania
Vice President Biden welcomes Romanian President Klaus Iohannis to the White House. A readout of the meeting states, the “Vice President welcomed President Iohannis’ focus on anti-corruption efforts and rule of law as a means to strengthen national security and promote greater investment and economic growth.” President Iohannis said the Vice President “voiced satisfaction over Romania’s progress with the fight against corruption.”
November 2, 2015 – Ukraine
Vadym Pozharskyi suggests high-level U.S. level officials come to Ukraine and talk with Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin and President Petro Poroshenko about Mykola Zlochevsky’s investigations. Prosecutor General Shokin was investigating Burisma and Burisma’s owner, Zlochevsky for fraud. Prosecutor General Shokin is the Ukranian government official Vice President Biden demanded Poroshenko fire.
November 5, 2015 – Romania
Romanian businessman, Gabriel Popoviciu, begins making deposits into Robinson Walker, LLC’s bank account. Robinson Walker, LLC is an entity owned by a Biden associate, Rob Walker. Popoviciu’s company sent Robinson Walker the first wire for $179,836.86. From November 2015 to May 2017, Popoviciu’s company paid Robinson Walker, LLC over $3 million. Biden family accounts received approximately $1.038 million from the Robinson Walker, LLC account after Popoviciu’s deposits. Sixteen of the seventeen payments from Popoviciu’s company to Robinson Walker, LLC were made while Joe Biden was Vice President.
November 6, 2015 – Ukraine
Amos Hochstein, a high-level U.S. government official working in the Obama-Biden Administration, meets with Hunter Biden and discusses Burisma.
November 11, 2015 – Romania
Rob Walker’s account wires Hunter Biden $59,900.
November 11, 2015 – Ukraine
Amos Hochstein meets with Vice President Biden in the West Wing.
November 12, 2015 – Ukraine
Amos Hochstein calls Hunter Biden.
November 13, 2015 – Romania
Hunter Biden travels to Romania to meet with the U.S. Ambassador to Romania.
November 13, 2015 – Ukraine
Vice President Biden announces trip to Ukraine to take place the first week of December 2015.
November 14, 2015 – Ukraine
Vadym Pozharskyi emails Hunter Biden confirmation that the Vice President will be travelling to Ukraine.
December 7, 2015 – China / CEFC
Hunter Biden and CEFC Chairman Ye Jianming begin communicating regarding a possible U.S. partnership.
December 7, 2015 – Ukraine
Vice President Biden arrives in Ukraine, where he demands Prosecutor General Shokin be fired if Ukraine wants $1 billion in International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans.
December 9, 2015 – Ukraine
Vice President Biden departs Ukraine and gets a commitment from President Poroshenko that Prosecutor General Shokin will be fired.
December 17, 2015 – Ukraine
Vice President Biden hosts a holiday party at the Vice Presidential residence, which Amos Hochstein and Hunter Biden both attend.
December 23, 2015 – Romania
Robinson Walker, LLC wires Hunter Biden $60,091.24.
January 20, 2016 – Ukraine
Vice President Biden meets with President Poroshenko in Switzerland at the World Economic Forum where Biden reinforced the linkage between the loan guarantee and the necessary reforms.
