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   The federal investigation into Hunter Biden's business practices is   
   broader than previously known, with multiple sources telling CBS News the   
   probe is exploring whether the younger Biden and his associates violated   
   tax, money laundering and foreign lobbying laws.   
      
   Business records reviewed by CBS News and documents released by   
   Republicans in Congress indicate Hunter Biden and his firm were involved   
   in multiple financial transactions with a Chinese energy company called   
   CEFC. Republicans allege that the company is an arm of the Chinese   
   government.   
      
   In 2017, the year after Joe Biden left the vice presidency, an official   
   with the Chinese energy company signed a $1 million retainer for Hunter   
   Biden's services as a lawyer.   
      
   The new client, CEFC official Patrick Ho, was later convicted on unrelated   
   international bribery and money laundering charges for work in Africa.   
      
   This week on the Senate floor, Republican Chuck Grassley presented   
   financial records the Senate obtained that he said showed six-figure   
   payments from the Chinese energy company to Hunter Biden's firm, which   
   included President Biden's brother James Biden.   
      
   "Hunter Biden and James Biden served as the perfect vehicle by which the   
   Chinese government could gain inroads here in the United States," Grassley   
   said.   
      
   An attorney for Hunter Biden did not respond to CBS News' request for   
   comment. CBS News was unable to reach a representative for James Biden for   
   comment. Last year, Hunter Biden told CBS News correspondent Anthony Mason   
   the president did not financially benefit, directly or indirectly, from   
   his business ventures.   
      
   Attention on Hunter Biden's foreign business dealings has re-emerged as a   
   political issue in recent days. Questions about then-candidate Biden's son   
   reached a fever pitch during the 2020 campaign. After the election, the   
   White House left the Trump-appointed federal prosecutor in Delaware in   
   place — White House officials said to avoid any suggestion they were   
   meddling in the probe.   
      
   Earlier this month, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said any answers   
   to questions about the investigation would have to come from the Justice   
   Department or Hunter Biden's representatives.   
      
   "I'm a spokesperson for the United States," Psaki added. "He doesn't work   
   in the government."   
      
   https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hunter-biden-investigation-federal-tax-new-   
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