The Bidens’ Influence Peddling Timeline - United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability

Since taking the gavel in January, the Committee on Oversight and Accountability has accelerated its investigation of the Biden family’s domestic and international business practices to determine whether the Biden family has been targeted by foreign actors, President Biden is compromised, and our national security is threatened.

Below is a timeline that details key dates in our investigation.

The main points of interest are:
A) Romania
B) China- CEFC
C) China- Bohai Harvest RST Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd. (BHR)
D) Kazakhstan


2009

2013

China – BHR

Hunter Biden, business associate, and Chinese investors agree to create Bohai Harvest RST Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd. (BHR), an investment fund controlled by the Bank of China, to focus on mergers and acquisitions, and investment in and reforms of state-owned enterprise.

China – BHR

Vice President Biden travels with Hunter Biden on Air Force 2 to China and meets CEO of BHR, Jonathan Li. Shortly thereafter, BHR’s business license was approved and Hunter Biden was a board member.

2014

Kazakhstan

Kenes Rakishev, a Kazakhstani businessman, meets with Hunter Biden at a hotel in Washington, D.C.

Ukraine

Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company, appoints Biden business associate to their board of directors.

Kazakhstan

Kenes Rakishev’s Singaporean company wires $142,300 through his Latvian company to a Rosemont entity.

Ukraine

Vice President Biden travels to Ukraine and gives an anti-corruption speech.

Kazakhstan

The Rosemont entity wires $142,300 to a car dealership in New Jersey for a new sports car for Hunter Biden.

Romania

Vice President Biden visits Romania and delivers a speech to the Romanian Prime Minister, judges, prosecutors, and leaders of the Romanian Parliament.

China – BHR

BHR invests $1.7 billion in CCP-linked petroleum and chemical company.

China – BHR

Hunter Biden and business associate invest $484,920 into BHR.

Kazakhstan

Kenes Rakishev’s Kazakhstani oil company and Burisma join with a CCP-linked company and announce a transnational financial arrangement.

2015

Ukraine

Hunter Biden organizes a business dinner at Café Milano in Washington, D.C. where he has his father to stop by the dinner to meet a high level Burisma official, Vadym Pozharskyi.

China – BHR

BHR joins with a CCP-linked entity to acquire US-based Henniges Automotive in a deal reportedly worth $600 million.

Romania

Vice President Biden welcomes Romanian President Klaus Iohannis to the White House. A readout of the meeting states, the “Vice President welcomed President Iohannis’ focus on anti-corruption efforts and rule of law as a means to strengthen national security and promote greater investment and economic growth.”  President Iohannis said the Vice President “voiced satisfaction over Romania’s progress with the fight against corruption.”

Ukraine

Vadym Pozharskyi suggests high level U.S. level officials come to Ukraine and talk with Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin and President Petro Poroshenko about Mykola Zlochevsky’s investigations. Prosecutor General Shokin was investigating Burisma and Burisma’s owner, Zlochevsky for fraud. Prosecutor General Shokin is the Ukranian government official Vice President Biden demanded Poroshenko fire.

Romania

Romanian businessman, Gabriel Popoviciu, begins making deposits into Robinson Walker, LLC’s bank account. Robinson Walker, LLC is an entity owned by a Biden associate, Rob Walker. Popoviciu’s company sent Robinson Walker the first wire for $179,836.86. From November 2015 to May 2017, Popoviciu’s company paid Robinson Walker, LLC over $3 million.  Biden family accounts received approximately $1.038 million from the Robinson Walker, LLC account after Popoviciu’s deposits. Sixteen of the seventeen payments from Popoviciu’s company to Robinson Walker, LLC were made while Joe Biden was Vice President.

Ukraine

Amos Hochstein, a high level U.S. government offical working in the Obama-Biden Administration, meets with Hunter Biden and discusses Burisma.

Romania

Rob Walker’s account wires Hunter Biden $59,900.

Ukraine

Amos Hochstein meets with Vice President Biden in the West Wing.

Ukraine

Amos Hochstein calls Hunter Biden.

Romania

Hunter Biden travels to Romania to meet with the U.S. Ambassador to Romania.

Ukraine

Vadym Pozharskyi emails Hunter Biden confirmation that the Vice President will be traveling to Ukraine.

China – CEFC

Hunter Biden and CEFC Chairman Ye Jianming begin communicating regarding a possible U.S. partnership.

Romania

Robinson Walker, LLC wires Hunter Biden $59,725.

Ukraine

Vice President Biden arrives in Ukraine, where he demands Prosecutor General Shokin be fired if Ukraine wants $1 billion in International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans.

Ukraine

Vice President Biden departs Ukraine and gets a commitment from President Poroshenko that Prosecutor General Shokin will be fired.

Ukraine

Vice President Biden hosts a holiday party at the Vice Presidential residence, which Amos Hochstein and Hunter Biden both attend.

Romania

Robinson Walker, LLC wires Hunter Biden $60,091.24.

2016

Ukraine

Vice President Biden meets with President Poroshenko in Switzerland at the World Economic Forum where Biden reinforced the linkage between the loan guarantee and the necessary reforms.

Ukraine

Mykola Zlochevsky gives Hunter Biden unspecified, extravagant birthday gifts.

Ukraine

Vice President Biden and President Poroshenko conduct a call.

Romania

Robinson Walker, LLC wires Hunter Biden’s Owasco P.C. $61,126.24.

Ukraine

President Poroshenko asks Prosecutor General Shokin to resign.

Ukraine

Vice President Biden calls President Poroshenko to thank him for calling on Prosecutor General Shokin to resign.

Ukraine

President Poroshenko says he recieved Prosecutor General Shokin’s letter of resignation.

Romania

Robinson Walker, LLC wires Owasco P.C. $61,816.05.

Romania

Hunter Biden meets again with U.S. Ambassador to Romania.

Ukraine

Ukranian Parliament approves President Poroshenko’s firing of Prosecutor General Shokin.

Romania

Robinson Walker, LLC wires Owasco P.C. $123,830.80.

Romania

Robinson Walker, LLC wires Owasco P.C. $53,419.74.

Romania

Robinson Walker, LLC wires Owasco P.C. $116,860.93.

Romania

Robinson Walker, LLC wires Hunter Biden $20,000.00.

Romania

Robinson Walker, LLC wires Owasco P.C. $32,092.81.

Romania

Robinson Walker, LLC wires Hunter Biden $20,000.00.

Romania

Robinson Walker, LLC wires Owasco P.C. $41,638.12.

China – BHR

BHR agrees to purchase Lundin Mining Corp’s minority stake in African cobalt/copper mine Tenke Fungurume Mining S.A. for $1.14 billion.

Romania

Robinson Walker, LLC wires Hunter Biden $122,179.

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