In a stunning twist, House Republicans are moving closer to initiating an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden, fueled by allegations of accepting millions in bribes from foreign entities, including those linked to the Chinese Communist Party. As the investigation into the alleged corruption of the Biden family gains momentum, here’s a timeline, based on House Republicans’ findings and other documentation, outlining events that some lawmakers believe could lead to Biden’s impeachment:
November 2013: Hunter Biden partners with Chinese investors to establish BHR, an investment fund controlled by the Bank of China. Shortly after, then-Vice President Joe Biden travels with Hunter to China and meets BHR’s CEO. Hunter secures a board position in BHR.
February 5, 2014: Hunter meets with a Kazakhstani businessman, Kenes Rakishev, in Washington, D.C.
April 23, 2014: Rakishev’s company sends funds to a Rosemont entity, which then transfers the same amount to a car dealership for Hunter’s sports car.
May 12, 2014: Hunter joins the board of directors of Ukrainian gas producer Burisma.
May 21, 2014: Vice President Biden delivers a speech in Romania.
September 12, 2014: BHR invests in a Chinese Communist Party-linked petroleum and chemical company. Around the same time, Hunter and his associate invest in BHR. Rakishev’s Kazakhstani oil company and Burisma also join in a financial arrangement with a CCP-linked company.
March 20, 2015: Hunter arranges a business dinner attended by Joe and a high-level Burisma official.
September 1, 2015: BHR acquires a U.S.-based company in a deal with a CCP-linked entity.
November 2, 2015: Burisma suggests that high-level U.S. officials visit Ukraine to discuss investigations into the company.
November 5, 2015: A company owned by a Biden associate receives significant deposits from a Romanian businessman during Joe Biden’s Vice Presidency.
November 6, 2015: Amos Hochstein, an Obama Administration special envoy, meets with Hunter and later with Joe Biden.
December 7, 2015: Hunter and CEFC Chairman Ye Jianming discuss a possible U.S. partnership. Joe Biden arrives in Ukraine and demands the firing of Prosecutor General Shokin.
December 17, 2015: Vice President Biden hosts a party attended by Hunter and Amos Hochstein.
2015/2016: A confidential human source (CHS) attends a meeting at Burisma’s office, where Hunter’s name is mentioned.
January 20, 2016: Vice President Biden meets President Poroshenko in Switzerland.
February 4, 2016: Mykola Zlochevsky, the founder of Burisma, gives Hunter extravagant birthday gifts.
February 11, 2016: Joe Biden speaks with President Poroshenko.
January 2017: BHR purchases a mining stake for $1.14 billion. CEFC Chairman Ye Jianming gives Hunter a diamond worth $80,000.
March 1, 2017: CEFC wires $3 million to a Biden-linked company. Joe Biden attends a CEFC meeting in Los Angeles.
May 13, 2017: An email refers to the “big guy” in connection with the CEFC deal.
July 30, 2017: Hunter sends concerned WhatsApp messages to a Chinese company regarding unfulfilled promises.
August 2, 2017: Hunter emails about a “much more lasting and lucrative arrangement” with CEFC.
August 3, 2017: Hunter refers to “the best I know at doing exactly what the Chairman wants” in WhatsApp messages to Gongwen Dong of CEFC.
October 3, 2019: The CHS reveals discussions with Zlochevsky about payments to the Bidens.
October 22, 2020: Joe Biden denies taking money from foreign sources. Tony Bobulinski, Hunter’s ex-business associate, accuses Joe Biden of lying and implicates him in family business dealings.
The potential timing and impact of any impeachment inquiry remain uncertain, but House Speaker Kevin McCarthy hints that Republicans are ready to pursue this course of action to seek answers. The political landscape becomes increasingly tumultuous as the investigation delves deeper into alleged improprieties involving the Biden family.