Hunter’s Biden’s former friend and business partner Devon Archer arrived on Capitol Hill Monday, where he is about to give overwhelming testimony to the House Oversight Committee that the president was involved in his son’s foreign deals.
With a devilish grin, Archer sauntered into his 10 a.m. statement 15 minutes late, refusing to comment to reporters’ shouted questions. He is expected to report behind closed doors on the Biden family’s dealings for four to five hours — exposing Joe as the “big man.”
He seemed relaxed despite his impending prison sentence.
Archer arrived to talk to investigators when he uncovered a laundry list of foreign influence violations Hunter could be charged with after his plea deal fell apart dramatically last week.
Archer’s testimony also comes after a back-and-forth with the Justice Department that claimed it did not attempt to jail Archer before impeaching him on an unrelated fraud conviction.
The DOJ had sent a letter to a New York judge on July 29 calling for Archer’s sentencing to be expedited.
Hunter’s Biden’s former friend and business partner Devon Archer arrived on Capitol Hill Monday, where he will give great testimony before the House Oversight Committee
Republicans claim DOJ’s move was an attempt to “intimidate” Archer, who they say is central to providing information critical to their ongoing investigation into whether Joe Biden was involved in his son’s foreign business deals .
DOJ seemingly backtracked on their request in a new Sunday filing, telling District Judge Abrams they don’t want to see Archer jailed until he testifies before Congress on Monday about the Biden’s business plans.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the administration is not asking (and has never asked) that the defendant (Archer) surrender before his testimony in Congress,” the letter read.
For the avoidance of doubt, the government requests that any surrender date, should the court order one, be scheduled after the defendant’s Congressional testimony has been completed.”
Oversight Chairman James Comer said Sunday that the DOJ’s July 29 letter to Abrams was an attempt to “intimidate” the witness he says is key to getting to the bottom of the president’s son’s shady overseas business deals. to search.
Smiling and seemingly relaxed, Archer arrived 15 minutes late for his 10 a.m. statement and remained silent to reporters’ shouted questions
Archer is expected to give his account of the Biden family’s dealings behind closed doors for four to five hours
Jim Jordan, chairman of the judiciary and oversight member, arrives on Capitol Hill for Archer’s testimony
Hunter Biden, 53, is seen with his father on June 25 as the two continue to be targeted by House investigations
DailyMail.com reported exclusively this week that Archer is “in hiding” after receiving “threats” leading up to his amazing testimony.
Archer’s testimony Monday comes after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy indicated this week that he is considering opening an impeachment inquiry against President Biden over his “lies” about his involvement in Hunter’s dealings.
Archer, 48, was subpoenaed on June 12 by the House Oversight Committee, which is investigating Hunter’s businesses and whether he and other members of the Biden family acted improperly with their connections.
It is unclear what the motivation is behind Archer’s decision to testify on Monday. He has already canceled at least three times in the committee in recent weeks.
Chairman Comer told Fox News’ Larry Kudlow that Archer is now appearing before his committee because, having been subpoenaed, he “doesn’t have many options.”
He said Republicans intended to despise him if he failed to comply with the subpoena, which “doesn’t look good on your resume.”
“Ultimately, I think Archer wants to do the right thing,” he said. “I think he wants to set the record straight and he’s getting the chance to do that.”
A close associate of Archer told the New York Post that he testifies about his time with Hunter because he believes it is his “civic duty.”
But Archer is facing his own legal troubles and is expected to go to jail soon.
He was sentenced to one year and one day in prison in February 2022 for defrauding a Native American tribal entity and several investment advisory clients out of tens of millions of dollars, in connection with the issuance of $60 million in bonds.
He is on the hook along with his co-conspirators for $43.4 million in restitution for the fraud.
Archer’s lawyer confirmed his upcoming meeting with Congress, adding that Archer had previously testified before a federal grand jury about his dealings with the Biden family — likely referring to the criminal investigation of Delaware prosecutor David Weiss into the First Son.
Devon Archer is a strong believer in the rule of law and the democratic system, and is willing to answer the committee’s questions, just as he has already answered similar questions from a federal grand jury, the Justice Department and several other government agencies in their investigations . regarding the Biden family,” said Boies Schiller Flexner attorney Matthew Schwartz.
“There has been a lot of leaks and speculation about Mr. Archer’s possible statement to the oversight committee, but next week Mr. Archer will speak for himself.”
The White House has maintained that the president was never “in business” with his son, but the GOP has stepped up their investigation with whistleblower testimony and a slew of other evidence.
Archer, 48, and Hunter both graduated from Yale and had been friends for decades. Hunter has reportedly described Devon as his “best friend in business.”
Together they founded Rosemont Seneca Partners in 2009 along with Christopher Heinz, the son-in-law of former Senator John Kerry, beginning a period of international business deals and jet-setting.
Archer and Hunter Biden each received lucrative seats on the board of directors of Ukrainian energy company Burisma, despite Hunter having no specific expertise in the field. The company reportedly brought in $11 million through the scheme, based on information gathered from Hunter’s infamous laptop.
They were photographed playing golf with then-Vice President Biden in 2014.
Archer is dealing with his own legal troubles and is expected to go to jail soon
Hunter Biden’s friend and business partner, Devon Archer, 49, is expected to testify Monday before the House Oversight Committee on their cases. Devon Archer (far left) plays golf in the Hamptons with Hunter (far right) and Joe (next to Hunter)
Hunter and Archer were both Yale graduates and friends for decades. They founded their consulting firm together, and Hunter reportedly described Devon as his “best friend in business.” The friends are pictured in an undated photograph
Hunter’s ex-business partner plans to testify before the committee that Hunter used this speakerphone tactic at least two dozen times, according to a New York Post report published Monday.
An alleged example is after a Burisma board meeting in Dubai on December 4, 2015.
Devon reportedly claims that Hunter was with him, Burisma owner Nikolai Zlochevsky and executive Vadym Pozharskyi at the bar of the Four Seasons Resort Dubai on Jumeirah Beach.
Vadym Pozharskyi, director of Burisma, is said to have asked Hunter, “Can you call your father?”
According to the Post report, Hunter called Joe, introduced “Nikolai and Vadym,” and told his father they “need our support.”
Three days later, Joe flew to address the Ukrainian parliament about the “poison of cronyism, corruption and kleptocracy.”
At the time, Zlochevsky was under criminal investigation in Ukraine and his assets were seized. But in March 2016, after Joe Biden threatened to withhold $1 billion in US aid to Ukraine, Ukrainian Attorney General Viktor Shokin was fired.
Separately, in a 2017 email to Hunter, his uncle Jim and other business partners about a deal with Chinese energy conglomerate CEFC, business partner James Gilliar referred to the “big man” who was given a 10 percent stake in the lucrative deal.
Another former associate of the first son, US Navy veteran Tony Bobulinski, publicly claimed in October 2020 that “big man” was a reference to President Biden.