Will Hunter’s business partner throw the Bidens under the bus to avoid jail?
Devon Archer, Hunter Biden’s former business partner, is being pressured by friends to spill whatever dirt he has on the first family to avoid jail time.
Last year, Archer was convicted to a year and a day in prison for defrauding the financially strapped Oglala Sioux Indian tribe of more than $60 million.
That business deal was separate from the ventures Archer had with the first son.
On Sunday, New York Post columnist Miranda Devine wrote that Archer was pressured to release whatever information he knows about the Bidens’ business practices as he makes a final appeal Tuesday in a lower Manhattan courtroom.
Archer, a former Abercrombie & Fitch model, made millions alongside Hunter Biden on the board of directors of Burisma, the Ukrainian energy company headed by an oligarch under investigation for corruption.
Devon Archer (left), the former business partner of Hunter Biden (right), is pressured by friends to spill whatever dirt he has on the first family to avoid jail time
At the same time, then-Vice President Joe Biden oversaw the Obama administration’s policy toward Ukraine.
Drawing the lines between those two things, Republicans — including former President Donald Trump — have accused the Bidens of being involved in an influence scheme.
While Archer’s case was brought before the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Hunter is being investigated by David C. Weiss, the U.S. Attorney for Delaware, over possible tax and gun charges.
Hunter Biden’s lawyers met with prosecutors last week, often a sign that an investigation is being concluded.
It’s unclear what information Archer could bring to the table.
Archer was dealt a blow by appointing Judge Richard Sullivan to the three-judge panel that will hear the case Tuesday.
Sullivan, a Trump appointee, reinstated Archer’s fraud conviction after it was overturned by Obama appointee Judge Ronnie Abrams.
A friend commented to Devine that Archer was “caught between two presidents.”
While Archer was a Yale friend who became a business partner of Hunter Biden and Chris Heinz, the stepson of former Democratic presidential nominee and ex-Secretary of State John Kerry, his family also has connections to Trump, Devine revealed.
Devon Archer (left) is photographed on the golf course with then Vice President Joe Biden (center right) and Hunter Biden (right) in 2014
Devon Archer (right) and Hunter Biden (center left) appear together in an undated photo
Archer’s uncle, the CAA executive Charles Melniker, was the manager of actress and model Marla Maples, Trump’s second wife.
When Trump had an affair with Maples in the summer of 1991, Archer’s family helped the then-business mogul hide the romance.
The teenaged Archer was tasked with keeping Maples entertained by playing tennis with her or driving her around in his jeep.
Archer’s aunt Deanie Melniker called Maples “beautiful” in an interview with The Post.
“She stayed with us on Long Island… We spent time with Marla because she had no gig and to keep her out of the sights of reporters and people who harassed her,” Melniker recalled.
“People didn’t think positively of her as [the Trump] the marriage broke down, but we were close to her and had a lot of contact with Donald. He was very helpful and friendly and kind [even] while his fortunes were waning,’ she added.
Melniker said when her father was dying, “Donald flew my father to Mar-a-Lago to see Jackie Mason,” a famous comedian.
In January, Archer ran into Trump at his West Palm Beach golf course after playing a round of golf with Kid Rock.
Archer told his aunt that the ex-president remembered her late husband and spoke fondly of him.
“He was very generous and kind to my family and appreciated what we did for Marla,” Melniker said.