Hunter Biden, the son of US President Joe Biden, has been ordered to answer questions about his finances and undergo an interview under oath in a child support case against his daughter’s mother, according to an Arkansas County judge’s ruling on 30 May.
The judge has ordered that Hunter respond in writing to questions from the mother’s counsel, which could reveal information about his international business ventures and his art sales to anonymous buyers.
The judge also ordered him to sit for an interview in mid-June under oath. Hunter had requested an adjustment in his child support payments in 2022, and a trial is scheduled for July to determine the matter. He is currently paying $20,000 per month, calculated on his income.
The case could reveal information about how much Hunter earned from his stake in BHR Partners, a Chinese state-backed investment fund founded just days after Hunter and Joe Biden visited China in 2013. Hunter held a 10% stake in BHR Partners through an entity called Skaneateles LLC.
He is alleged to have given up his interest after increasing pressure to divest from BHR Partners resulting from a conflict of interest when his father became president. The legal dilemma could also provide insight into who anonymously purchased Hunter’s artwork for up to $500,000 each.
Documents obtained by Breitbart News on Friday reveal that Skaneateles LLC is controlled by Kevin Morris, Hunter’s top attorney, who also paid Hunter’s IRS debts.
It is unclear how Morris gained control of the entity. In 2021, Hunter’s lawyer told the New York Times that his client “no longer holds any interest, directly or indirectly in either BHR or Skaneateles.” However, Chinese public records from Baidu show that Skaneateles LLC still owns 10% of BHR Partners.
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer has expressed interest in the paternity case as a way to ascertain how much Hunter made from selling his high-priced artwork and who bought it. “The last thing I’m interested in is to determine whether or not he has offshore accounts,” Comer said, alluding to BHR Partners.
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