Hunter Biden aide Rob Walker insists Joe was NEVER involved in any business and there was always a clear ‘line’ between father and son in deals

Hunter Biden’s business partner Rob Walker disputed Republicans’ allegations that then-Vice President Joe was involved in funneling millions in foreign money to Biden family members.

Walker is testifying behind closed doors on Friday as part of the Republican Party-led impeachment inquiry into President Biden’s alleged ties to dealings with his family.

“President Biden has never – while in office or as a private citizen – been involved in any of the business activities that we have engaged in,” Walker said in his opening statement obtained by DailyMail.com.

As Hunter’s partner, “I have always understood and respected that boundary,” he added, saying that “any statement to the contrary is simply false.”

The Republican Party is limited to tracking down the millions of dollars that flowed between Chinese businessman Mervyn Yan and family member John “Rob” Walker, who they say used shell companies to allegedly deposit the foreign money into Biden bank accounts.

Rob Walker was considered a “surrogate” for the Biden family members when it came to business dealings and helped facilitate lucrative opportunities with China and Romania.

Walker glowingly described Hunter as an “intelligent, caring and generous person” and said his “behavior” and “strong interpersonal skills” made him an excellent and “valued” partner.

He told investigators that he first befriended Hunter in 1999, shortly after he joined the Clinton administration and their partnership abroad began in 2008.

They enjoyed many years together before Hunter “lost his way” in his battle with addiction.

Democrat Jamie Raskin, a top committee oversight committee, told reporters outside the statement that Walker “was clear” that Joe Biden was “never involved” in any business activities.

Yan and Walker were summoned by subpoena to participate in closed-door transcribed interviews before the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees on Thursday and Friday at 10 a.m. ET, respectively.

Yan similarly told investigators Thursday that he never had “professional” contact with Joe Biden but had no idea why the Biden family was involved in energy deals in the first place, with no experience in the industry.

According to Republican Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., Yan admitted “on the record” during questioning that the Biden family “had no experience in the energy and infrastructure sector and was unsure of what they were bringing to the table.”

But Democratic investigators insisted that Yan testified that he “never did business with” or had “any personal or professional communications” with Joe Biden.

He apparently told the committees that Hunter was contributing “legitimate value” through “sourcing deals” and “identifying projects” for their joint venture, a source said.

They were called in because of information the Republican Party says it has about how Joe Biden may have benefited from relationships with “Chinese sources” and other foreign entities developed by his son Hunter and brother James Biden.

Hunter Biden confirmed he will also appear for his own testimony late next month — a sign Republicans are moving closer to wrapping up their investigation.

He had previously rejected a subpoena forcing him to conduct a closed-door interview, and the Republican Party initiated the process of holding him in contempt of Congress.

Walker worked with Hunter Biden on Sinohawk Holdings – a joint venture with Chinese energy company CEFC led by chairman Ye Jianming.

Ye gave Hunter a diamond in 2017 because they pursued a business relationship immediately after Joe Biden left the vice presidency.

But in November 2017, the company was accused of bribery by the Justice Department in Africa. He was arrested in China in March 2018, reportedly on Xi Jinping’s orders, and has not been seen or heard from since.

Mervyn Yan, a CEFEC director and former Ye employee, also worked with Hunter on his Hudson West III venture.

Yan’s attorney previously told Chairman James Comer that his client “had no professional contact or communication with President Biden at any time” and that he had no documents showing “wrongdoing” by Joe.

Of particular interest to lawmakers are the millions of dollars from China and Romania, which they say flowed from foreigners into shell companies and then into the hands of Joe’s relatives.

Walker formed “Robinson Walker, LLC,” a limited liability company that Republicans say was “used as a vehicle to receive foreign funds and send a percentage of the money to Biden family members.”

That includes millions of dollars from a company owned by Romanian Gabriel Popoviciu, who was under corruption investigation at the time.

“After receiving this money, Robinson Walker sent over a million dollars to Biden family accounts, including Hunter Biden’s,” the Republicans accuse.

In a memo released last year, the Republican Party laid out documents showing Hallie received $35,000 in two transfers from Walker.

The money came after Walker received a $3 million wire transfer from China’s State Energy HK Limited, a company affiliated with CEFC.

In November, Speaker James Comer, R-Ky., revealed a 2017 direct payment of $40,000 to Joe, labeled as a “loan repayment” that he claims is “laundered money” and traced to the the Chinese Communist Party affiliated CEFC.

In WhatsApp messages from August 2017, previously published by DailyMail.com, Hunter demanded $10 million from CEFC and claimed his father was sitting “right here” next to him during the exchange.

After an initial $5 million infusion from CEFC into the joint venture on August 8, 2017, and a transfer of $400,000 to Hunter Biden entity Owasco, PC on the same day. Then, on August 14, 2017, $150,000 was transferred directly from Owasco to the bank account of James and Sara Biden – Joe’s sister-in-law.

Then, on September 3, 2017, Sara wrote a $40,000 check directly to Joe — just six days after she withdrew $50,000 in cash, according to the documents obtained.

Additionally, according to emails found on Hunter’s laptop, Yan demanded more money from the president’s son.

Joe Biden has previously stated that Hunter never made money from China, and the White House has insisted that the president never profited from his family’s business ventures.

Republicans also unveiled a separate $200,000 personal check from James Biden to Joe Biden.

According to bankruptcy court documents obtained by the House Oversight Committee, James Biden took money from his healthcare company Americore and sent it directly to his brother Joe Biden.

The documents show that James Biden received $600,000 in loans from Americore in 2018. James was able to receive the loans based on “representations” that his last name, “Biden,” could “open doors.”

On March 1, 2018, Americore transferred a $200,000 loan to James and Sara Biden’s personal bank account.

That same day, James Biden wrote a $200,000 check to “Joseph R. Biden” from his personal account for “loan repayment.” At that time, Joe had already left the position of vice president.

Republicans say bank records show Biden’s family and associates have raked in more than $20 million from China, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Romania.