House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) are now looking into whether the U.S. intelligence community thought President Joe Biden’s family’s foreign business dealings posed any national security risks and whether the intelligence community warned then-candidate President Biden about these risks in defensive briefings during the 2020 election cycle.
On Monday, Mr. Jordan and Mr. Comer sent letters to Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Avril Haines and FBI Director Christopher Wray, inquiring about any potential security concerns arising from the foreign business activities of President Biden’s son, Hunter Biden. The questions about potential defensive briefings represent a new area of interest for the Republican lawmakers, who are leading an ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Biden over allegations he engaged in influence peddling related to his family’s various business deals.
