The Biden White House has repeatedly claimed they are “the most transparent administration in American history,” but a review by Fox News Digital found that visitor records from the start of the Biden administration to in February 2023 they have not included any of Hunter Biden’s visits to the White House. or extended stays.
Fox News Digital reviewed several articles to piece together Hunter Biden’s whereabouts during his father’s administration and found that he has visited the White House more than a dozen times through February 2023, the month counted in the most recent visitor records published last month.
The most White House visits Fox News Digital found were from 2022, including the annual egg roll, the Medal of Freedom ceremony, France’s state dinner on the South Lawn, the il· lighting of the Christmas tree, his daughter’s wedding, among others. However, all are absent from visitor records, including what appear to be extended stays at the White House.
While many of these events are ceremonial and a White House tradition, Fox News Digital previously reported how Hunter Biden attempted to use these events for his personal financial gain during the Obama administration.
Hunter and his longtime business partner, Eric Schwerin, would coordinate with his father’s White House staff to invite business partners and potential business partners they courted to official events.
Hunter Biden, the son of US President Joe Biden, is seen during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on April 18, 2022. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
When asked why White House records omit Hunter Biden’s visits, a spokesperson pointed Fox News Digital to a policy released early in the administration.
“The White House will not release access records related to purely personal guests of the First and Second Families (ie, visits that do not involve official or political business).” the policy says, which appears to be less transparent than the Obama administration.
A review by Fox News Digital found that while the Obama administration does not disclose all visits by Biden family members and omitted several visits by Hunter, they included more than 70 records, including Hunter, Hunter’s daughters and now ex-wife, Biden’s siblings and other family members.
In addition to Hunter, several other members of the Biden family are absent from the Biden administration’s visitor logs, including President Biden’s siblings, his daughter, his granddaughters, and others. Although his sister, Valerie Biden Owens or Valerie J. Owens, is shown a few times visiting the White House, it is likely that she visited several times more due to her role as her brother’s closest confidant and her close working relationship with several members of Biden. senior staff
US President Joe Biden(R) is comforted by his son Hunter Biden and first lady Jill Biden after being sworn in during the 59th presidential inauguration in Washington, DC on the west front of the US Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. (KEVIN DIETSCH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Hunter and his wife, Melissa Cohen Biden; Hunter’s sister, Ashley Biden; and his aunt, Valerie Owens, were all invited to the state dinner in honor of French President Emmanuel Macron in December 2022, but their names do not appear.
Between March and June 2023, months that have yet to be cataloged through visitor records, Hunter Biden has been seen frequently at the White House, prompting rumors that he lives there full-time, according to the New York Post. Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy told “Fox & Friends” in April that it’s not “clear” whether Hunter lived there full-time, but said, “We see him there a lot.” .
Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, during a state dinner for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the White House in Washington, DC, USA on Thursday 22 of June 2023. Biden and Modi announced a series of trade and defense deals designed to improve military and economic ties between their nations during a state visit today. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Hunter was included as a guest at the White House state dinner for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his wife last Thursday, which drew scrutiny as it came hours after the Media and Media Committee de la Casa revealed his interview with an IRS whistleblower, who shared a WhatsApp. 2017 message in which Hunter Biden allegedly told a Chinese business associate that he and his father would make sure “you’ll regret not following my lead.”
“I’m sitting here with my father and we would like to understand why the commitment has not been fulfilled,” Hunter Biden told Henry Zhao, head of Chinese asset management firm Harvest Fund Management, in the message provided by the IRS whistleblower Gary. Shapley. “And Z, if I get a call or text from anyone involved in this other than you, Zhang, or the president, I will make sure that between the man sitting next to me and all the people who know and my ability to hold a grudge that you will regret not following my direction.”
Videos of the state dinner surfaced showing him rubbing elbows with other guests while smiling and laughing. A couple of days later, he was seen boarding Marine One for Camp David, where he would stay until returning to the White House on Monday afternoon with his father and young son.
In April, he attended the White House Egg Roll the same week he left with his father and aunt Valerie for the multi-day trip to Ireland, where he was seen helping explain a a child asks President Biden, mocking him online.
United States President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden attend the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 10, 2023 in Washington, DC. The tradition dates back to 1878, when President Rutherford B. Hayes invited children to the White House for Easter and roll eggs on the lawn. (Drew Anger/Getty Images)
Biden’s brother Francis, or “Frank,” was also at the White House in April, attending the White House state dinner along with his partner, Mindy Ward, for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. It is unclear if the visitor register for March-June 2023 and future months will show any members of the Biden family attending events at the White House.
Bloomberg published an analysis of Biden’s White House visitor records on Monday, finding “duplications, anomalies and missing names” in the records. The publication said the gaps raise “questions about the accuracy and integrity of records recording business meetings, social functions and receptions with Biden and other officials at the White House complex, which includes adjacent office buildings.”
Bloomberg’s deep dive, for example, found that former White House chief of staff Ron Klain reported only six visitors over two years, despite his high-level position.
Logs can also hide who visitors are with. A White House official previously confirmed to Fox News Digital that George Soros’ son Alex Soros visited Klain twice, but records did not list Klain as the intended host. Instead, it listed lower-level personnel.
Biden’s lack of transparency for visitors to his two Delaware residences, including the beach house, has also come under scrutiny as Biden faces questions about his role in his foreign businesses. son and who visits him while he makes frequent weekend trips to Delaware. . Earlier this year, Republicans requested the records after Biden’s lawyers discovered classified documents inside the garage of his home. However, the president’s lawyers said they do not keep a list of who visits the house.
Rehoboth Beach, USA – July 19, 2022: Delaware vacation home of President Biden. Photo by Fox News/Joshua Comins (Photo by Fox News/Joshua Comins)
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“Like every president in decades of modern history, his personal residence is personal,” the White House counsel’s office told Fox News Digital in January. “But upon taking office, President Biden restored the standard and tradition of maintaining White House visitor records, including their regular publication, after the previous administration ended them.”
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., demanded to see the residence records after the discovery of classified documents at Biden’s home.
“Given the serious national security implications, the White House must provide the Wilmington residence visitor log,” Comer wrote to then-White House chief of staff Ron Klain. “As chief of staff, you are the head of the executive office of the president and you have a responsibility to be transparent with the American people on these important issues related to the White House’s handling of this matter.”
US President Joe Biden, right, greets White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain as he arrives for a meeting at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. (Sarah Silbiger/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Comer also sought records of home searches conducted by Biden aides. The letter noted that Biden’s personal attorneys and aides had searched the facility even though the Justice Department was already investigating the situation. Lawyers continued to go there even after a special counsel was appointed.
Biden faces a special counsel investigation into his handling of the classified documents, which were discovered between November and January at the Wilmington home and Washington, D.C. office of the president’s think tank, the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement.
Fox News’ Anders Hagstrom, Peter Doocy and Ronn Blitzer contributed to this report.
Joe Schoffstall is a producer and political reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Joe.Schoffstall@Fox.com and on Twitter: @joeschoffstall
