The White House is starting to get a bit nervous, and for very good reason.
When Donald Trump was in office, some of the more damning statements made about Hunter and Joe Biden's alleged business activities came from Tony Bobulinski… and now he is about to testify behind closed doors before the House Judiciary and Oversight Committees.
Talking Points…
- Bobulinski ignored by media
- He is back to testify
- Analysis
When Donald Trump was in office, some of the most explosive claims made about Joe Biden being involved in Hunter's business activities came from Tony Bobulinski, a former Navy officer with a very high security clearance. There was no reason to doubt the man, but the media ignored his comments on the matter.
Bobulinski, if you recall, was the man who identified Joe Biden as "the big guy" in the text messages that were grabbed off Hunter's laptop. His statements, if true, directly debunked many of the claims that Joe Biden had made regarding not being involved in Hunter's business activities.
For instance, Bobulinski had a test message from May 2017 to Hunter Biden that stated:
"Mrng plse let me knw if we will do early dinner w your Uncle & dad and where, also for document translation do you want it simple Chinese or traditional?"
There was some back and forth on that text chain to make arrangements for the meeting, with Bobulinski later sending a message to Jim Biden, stating:
"Great to meet u and spend some time together, please thank Joe for his time, was great to talk thx Tony b."
The key to those messages and the likely reason that the committees want to bring Bobulinski in for a chat is to clarify an email that was sent about two weeks later. In that email, financial packages were discussed for individuals who were involved in the deal with a Chinese energy company.
This was the infamous email that outlined "20" for "H" and "10 held by H for the big guy?" As we noted above, Bobulinski identified "the big guy" as Joe Biden. So, if that email chain is accurate, Joe Biden was to have received $10 million from a now-bankrupt Chinese company, CEFC China Energy Company.
When Joe Biden was asked about the claims of him having received funds, he stated:
"I did not, they're lies. It's a bunch of lies."
This is a great table-setter for what is happening later in the month. James Biden is set to testify before the same committees on February 21, and Hunter Biden is scheduled to testify on February 28, after initially refusing to come in to testify before closed doors.
Democrats tried to make it sound like Republicans were trying to pull off something shady, but a closed-door hearing typically comes first, especially when lawmakers need more time to talk to witnesses. Lawmakers would have only five minutes each if this were an open hearing, which is clearly not enough when you consider how much there is to go over with each of these individuals.
