A Romanian business magnate facing corruption charges hired Hunter Biden while attempting to “influence U.S. government agencies” during Joe Biden’s vice presidency, prosecutors said in a court filing Wednesday.
Special counsel David Weiss’ team said a business associate of Hunter Biden’s will testify at Hunter’s upcoming federal tax trial about the deal with Gabriel Popoviciu, a tycoon who allegedly hired the now-president’s son for legal work in 2015. At the time, Popoviciu was facing a criminal investigation in Romania over a government land deal.
Prosecutors say they’ll bring evidence showing that Hunter Biden and his business associate “received compensation from a foreign principal who was attempting to influence U.S. policy and public opinion and cause the United States to investigate the Romanian investigation of [Popoviciu] in Romania,” the filing reads.
