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After reading the rest of the thread, it seems Hunter is a bad guy. But Repubs are no closer to proving any sort of bribery, and just dragging this out as long as they can.
This is like when the media did years of investigations into Trump over bs things. Plenty going against Trump/Biden, no need to make stuff up.
We all know politicians get rich. It is amazing how public servants are so rewarded. You have to be able to prove wrongdoing though, if you want to be taken seriously.
This is not difficult:
"Joe Biden's personal finances changed little between 2022 and the previous year, though his book royalties fell sharply, according to White House financial disclosure reports released on Monday.
Biden earned between $2,500 and $5,000 in book royalties in 2022, down from $30,000 a year earlier. He also earned less than $3,000 in "speaking and writing engagements", from close to $30,000 last year, the disclosures show.
The disclosures, which included Jill Biden's income, showed her book royalties also dropped. She earned between $5,000- $15,000 in 2022 compared with $15,000- $50,000 from book sales a year earlier.
The report also showed the couple's assets were worth between $1.09m and $2.57m."
Really popular while in office: Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s publishing career earned him considerably less than the president's totals. "Promises to Keep," released in 2007, earned less than $201 in royalties last year, according to Mr. Biden's financial disclosure form, also released on Thursday.
And "speaking fees" also mean sharing documents with Chinese officials at his Chinesep-funded classified document library.
Without having to dig myself, why is it that you say he barely made anything from his book deal, when others say millions? What sort of disconnect is this?
Just to clarify, I am not saying what he made off book and speaking deals. I am sharing data about how much he made of speaking and book deals. I am applying basic reason that if he made <$300 in royalites in 2013 and <$5,000 in 2022, I would be surprised if suddenly he earned millions in between. For his entire career, Biden has been a buffoon. Even among the most strident Democrats, I don't see any evidence there is a strong desire for anyone to pay for the bull**** that comes out of his mouth.
The question you should ask is where is the evidence he made millions from his book. You seem to accept the Democrat claim without critique. Where is the contract with this book publisher for the advance and the statistics on his annual sales that support the claim he made millions from his book.
Similarly, let's see a list of all the paid speaking engagements and associated honorariums that add up to > $12M. Again, you seem to uncritically accept his defense while dismissing any data that contradicts it. If Biden legitimately made $12.2M on book royalties and speaking engagements, let's see the receipts.
Again, Biden always has been a buffoon whose not been sentient for at least four years. Honestly, ask yourself - do you really think he made millions of dollars in legitimate speaking fees in 2018? 2019? I bet if you do an online search you likey cannot find five events that paid him to speak.
It is not partisan but a legitimate concern of national interst that we have a corrupt president owned by several foreign governments, but becuase people are so tribal and small minded the only responses can be FAKE NEWS or BUT TRUMP. Some things are bigger than immature partisanship.
I think a few million dollars in speaking fees is chump change for Obama's Vice President. Hilary made 30m in 1 year off of public speaking engagements if I recall correctly, during the Bush years, by virtue of being married to a former President.
These former politicians' wealth is only limited by how many places they want to speak at.
Again, the difference is "I think" vs. data ... which is a key reason our country countines to be divided.
I think your equating the star power of Hillary Clinton and this dottering old fun demonstrates your tribalism seems to know no end. Maybe do this - show us Clinton's book advances / sales vs. Biden's. Are they comparable?
I'm sorry what lol? You have data that shows how much he made from speaking engagements?
It's the actual opposite. I am saying this only follows a historical trend, which points to it being commonplace. You think based upon his book sales you can predict his speaking engagement revenue.
You are the one talking out the dirty end, but par for the course.
Edit: of course making millions from speaking engagements is trivial. It has nothing to do with whether his son received bribes using his political power. If the IRS whistle-blower testimony could be corroborated, we could get somewhere, but we should all know people will lie about politics. One guy saying something armed with anonymity shouldn't mean much.