Devon Archer tells Tucker Carlson that Joe KNEW he was on the phone with Hunter’s business partners: An associate says Biden’s “brand” was “absolutely” key to business deals — revealing the “thank you” letter the then Vice President sent him

Hunter Biden committed “abuse of soft power” by putting his father on speakerphone at business meetings — when Joe Biden knew employees were in the room, according to Devon Archer.

Archer told Tucker Carlson in his first interview since testifying about the Biden family business transactions before the Oversight Committee that the “Biden brand” was “definitely” an important part of Hunter’s work on Burisma’s board.

Archer confirmed that he had met the now president “probably 20 times” and reaffirmed that Joe Biden had interacted with Hunter’s business associates about 20 times in the 10 years he had been close to the family.

“I can say with certainty that at certain dinners or meetings he knew there were business relationships,” said Archer, who did not claim that Joe Biden ever discussed the business dealings.

“I don’t know if it was an organized call or not. But it was certainly powerful because, you know, when you’re sitting with a foreign businessman and you hear the vice president’s voice, that’s price enough,” Archer continued.

“Sometimes the call came in and the speaker went through,” said Archer, describing the conversations in detail. “You understand DC, don’t you? So the ability to have that access in that conversation — it’s not in a scheduled conference call and that’s part of your family. That’s like the pinnacle of power in DC’

Rep. Dan Goldman, NY, the only Democrat in the room for Archer’s testimony, did not deny that Biden had business conversations with his son, but said it was more to exchange “niceties” such as talking about “the weather,” which is going on. ?”‘

“Remember that’s when Beau got sick,” Goldman said, noting that Hunter and Joe often talked on the phone before Beau — Joe Biden’s eldest son — died in 2015.

Through the investment and policy consulting firm that Archer and Hunter Biden jointly ran — Rosemont Seneca — Hunter led on “government regulatory issues,” Archer said.

“Did Hunter have regulatory expertise?” Carlson asked.

“I think he led a team that did,” Archer said, pointing out that most of the work Hunter did was knowing who to call.

Both Archer and Carlson acknowledged that it was not new for the relatives of famous government officials to use their connections in business.

“What we encountered was almost an Icarus issue,” Archer said. ‘It was too close to the sun, it was too good to be true. The connections were too tight, the control too much.’

Archer also shared a letter with Carlson that then Vice President Joe Biden wrote to him in 2011.

“I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to talk to you at lunch yesterday. I struggled to get away from hosting President Hu,” Biden wrote, referring to China’s then-president.

“I hope to see you again soon with Hunter. I hope you enjoyed lunch. Thank you for coming,” it read, followed by a handwritten addition: “Happy you are together.”

Archer and Hunter Biden were close friends during their time in business together.