Hunter Biden Tries To Keep Embarrassing Public Whistleblower Testimony Out of the Court Record as He Attempts To Salvage Plea Deal

The whistleblower testimony, which GOP lawmakers have released to the public, includes a WhatsApp exchange in which the younger Biden invokes his father’s name while demanding money from a Communist Chinese business associate.

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Hunter Biden arrives for a court appearance on July 26, 2023, at Wilmington, Delaware. AP/Julio Cortez

With Hunter Biden’s plea deal on the ropes in federal court, a powerful House committee chairman is pushing for public Internal Revenue Service whistleblower testimony to be included in the record for the judge’s consideration. Mr. Biden’s legal team has been trying to block it — saying the inclusion of the whistleblower’s testimony, even though it’s public information, is a violation of his privacy rights.

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