The Family Heritage That Led to Hunter Biden

Published: July 19, 2023, 10:34 p.m.

b'Many Americans have been fascinated by the story of Hunter Biden, who has allegedly leveraged his father\\u2019s prominence for his own financial gain. Hunter\\u2019s spiral into alcoholism and drug addiction has been chronicled by the press. Recently, federal prosecutors announced a deal in which Hunter would plead guilty to two tax charges and be sentenced to two years of probation, bringing a five-year-long investigation into his business dealings to an end.\\xa0\\nIn July, 2019, The New Yorker published a groundbreaking investigation titled \\u201cThe Untold History of the Biden Family.\\u201d Its author, Adam Entous, uncovered the rags-to-riches-to-rags story behind the President\\u2019s modest upbringing in Scranton. It\\u2019s a very different tale from the one that Joe Biden has shared with the public, replete with polo matches, war profiteering, addiction, and scandal. It\\u2019s a story that, until recently, even the President and his children may not have known in full. It provides crucial context for the Hunter Biden saga, and a deeper understanding of Joe Biden himself\\u2014and the people and events that have shaped the choices he\\u2019s made during his decades-long political career.'