James Biden Denies President Involved in Business Dealings in Deposition as Impeachment Inquiry Hits Snag

‘I never asked my brother to take any official action on behalf of me, my business associates, or anyone else.’

James Biden, brother of President Joe Biden, with his attorney Paul Fishman (L), arrives for a deposition before the House Judiciary Committee on President Biden's impeachment inquiry in Washington on Feb. 21, 2024. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

Businessman James Biden, younger brother of President Joe Biden, said on Feb. 21 in a closed-door deposition to House impeachment investigators that the president wasn’t involved in his business dealings.

The deposition comes at a critical moment for House Republicans’ Biden impeachment inquiry after a key witness in the probe was charged by the special counsel with lying about the alleged role of the president and his son Hunter Biden in the Ukrainian energy company Burisma.