WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden asked the U.S. ambassador to Italy for help regarding an energy project a Ukrainian gas company was pursuing while his father was vice president, according to The New York Times.
Hunter Biden , son of President Joe Biden , wrote a letter to the ambassador in 2016 seeking assistance for Burisma , which had been working on a geothermal project in Italy, the newspaper reported, citing newly released records and interviews.At the time, Hunter Biden sat on the board of Burisma , which was having trouble getting regulatory approval for the project, a businessman involved in the project told the newspaper.
'He's not in business with his son,' White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday of the president. 'He's certainly not aware of this and this is something that Hunter Biden has to speak to. He's a private citizen, it is something for him to focus on.'Pressed on whether Biden was satisfied with how his son conducted himself, Jean-Pierre told reporters: 'I can't speak to this. This is something that is an ongoing process.'John R.
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