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Fact v. Fiction: Loans from Joe Biden to His Brother James Biden

Fact v. Fiction: Loans from Joe Biden to His Brother James BidenKey Takeaways

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Joe Biden may have lent James Biden money to justify ‘loan’ repayments, bank records showBut the pair of wire transfers in the possession of the House Oversight Committee appear to indicate that Joe Biden, through an account controlled by his attorneys, was owed the money James Biden sent him.
Newly issued subpoenas - including to Hunter Biden - ramp up Biden impeachment inquiryBank records reviewed by USA TODAY suggest that the checks were indeed repayments for loans Joe Biden made to his brother. 
 Fact check: Evidence supports Democrats’ case that Joe Biden made a personal loan to his brotherBut banking records reviewed by CNN, which Comer’s committee possesses, provide substantial evidence in support of the Democrats’ assertions that there was indeed a $200,000 loan from Joe Biden to James Biden less than two months before the James Biden “loan repayment” check to Joe Biden for the same amount.
Bank records show Joe Biden received $1380 MONTHLY payments from Hunter's company that received millions from China: Republicans zero in on firm president's son used for 'tax evasion' An email from Hunter Biden's abandoned laptop detailing his expenses shows that in 2018 he owed his father $1,380 as a loan repayment for his truck.