House Republicans are requesting to the Justice Department that Hunter and James Biden be charged with making false statements to Congress regarding “key aspects” of the President Biden’s impeachment investigation, according to a report from Fox News.

The criminal referrals were sent to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Special Counsel David Weiss on Wednesday by House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO), who have been leading the investigation. They stated that the alleged false statements “implicate Joe Biden’s knowledge and role in his family’s influence peddling schemes and appear to be a calculated effort to shield Joe Biden from the impeachment inquiry.” 

House Republicans claim that Hunter Biden “falsely distanced himself from a corporate entity — Rosemont Seneca Bohai, LLC — and its bank account (Rosemont Seneca Bohai Bank Account) that was the recipient of millions of dollars from foreign individuals and foreign entities who met with then-Vice President Biden before and after transmitting money to the Rosemont Seneca Bohai Bank Account that then transferred funds to Hunter Biden.” 

“Hunter Biden made additional false statements as to whether he held positions at Rosemont Seneca Bohai, LLC. After deposing Hunter Biden, the Committees obtained documents showing Hunter Biden represented that he was the corporate secretary,” they wrote. 

“Additionally, Hunter Biden during his testimony relayed an entirely fictitious account about threatening text messages he sent to his Chinese business partner while invoking his father’s presence with him as he wrote the messages. Hunter Biden told the Oversight Committee and the Judiciary Committee he had transmitted this threat to an unrelated individual with the same surname. However, documents released by the Committee on Ways and Means demonstrate conclusively that Hunter Biden made this threat to the intended individual, and bank records prove Hunter Biden’s Chinese business partners wired millions of dollars to him after his threat.” 

“A portion of the proceeds has been traced to Joe Biden’s bank account,” they added.

When pursuing a contract with a Chinese company, CEFC China Energy, in 2017, James Biden “stated unequivocally during his transcribed interview that Joe Biden did not meet with Mr. Tony Bobulinski, a business associate of James and Hunter Biden,” according to House Republicans.

In particular, James Biden said he was not there at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on May 2, 2017, when Joe, Hunter, and Tony Bobulinski met. Hunter Biden refuted these claims in addition to Mr. Bobulinski. “Mr. Bobulinski also produced text messages that establish the events leading up to and immediately following his meeting with Joe Biden on May 2, 2017,” they stated.