The Biden family “brand” helped a Ukrainian energy company stay in business, a former associate of first son Hunter Biden told lawmakers this week.
Devon Archer, who served on the board of Burisma Holdings with Hunter Biden, testified to the GOP-led House Oversight Committee in a closed-door session on Monday, and a lightly-redacted transcript was released on Thursday.
The transcript shows Archer said he was “not aware” of any wrongdoing by President Joe Biden and had no knowledge of the elder Biden, as vice president, altering U.S. foreign policy to benefit his son.
Still, Archer testified that he thought Burisma, beset by inquiries seeking to root out corruption, “was able to survive for as long as it did” because of the Biden “brand.”
Archer explained the value of having the “Biden family” associated with the company while conceding that the “brand” mainly got its power from Joe Biden.
He said the Biden family ties sent out the “right signals” to open…