CNN Fact-Checks Biden Impeachment Inquiry Hearing: ‘No Evidence That Any of These Millions, Even a Single Penny of It, Went to Joe Biden Directly’

TAPPER But Republicans in ░░░░░░░░ s hearing came armed ░░░░░░░░ all sorts of accusations ░░░░░░░░ we thought you would ░░░░░░░░ CNN s fact checker ░░░░░░░░ chief Daniel Dale taking ░░░░░░░░ look at them Good ░░░░░░░░ see you again Daniel ░░░░░░░░ You too Jake TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ you so much So ░░░░░░░░ Oversight Committee chairman James ░░░░░░░░ today said that the ░░░░░░░░ uncovered this Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ The Bidens and their ░░░░░░░░ created over 20 shell ░░░░░░░░ and raked in over ░░░░░░░░ million between 2014 and ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends TAPPER Now ░░░░░░░░ Bidens and their associates ░░░░░░░░ over 20 shell companies ░░░░░░░░ in over 20 million ░░░░░░░░ their associates is doing ░░░░░░░░ lot of work there ░░░░░░░░ would think Dale It ░░░░░░░░ Jake This is one ░░░░░░░░ those cases where you ░░░░░░░░ to listen very closely ░░░░░░░░ the language of the ░░░░░░░░ who s using it ░░░░░░░░ the Bidens and their ░░░░░░░░ Why not just say ░░░░░░░░ Biden got 20 million ░░░░░░░░ because they found no ░░░░░░░░ that any of these ░░░░░░░░ even a single penny ░░░░░░░░ it went to Joe ░░░░░░░░ directly You go a ░░░░░░░░ further why not just ░░░░░░░░ the Biden family Why ░░░░░░░░ Bidens and their associates ░░░░░░░░ because millions of this ░░░░░░░░ we don t know ░░░░░░░░ how much but millions ░░░░░░░░ to people who weren ░░░░░░░░ even part of the ░░░░░░░░ let alone Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ And I ll add ░░░░░░░░ the Washington Post also ░░░░░░░░ a pretty solid analysis ░░░░░░░░ they questioned the use ░░░░░░░░ the phrase shell companies ░░░░░░░░ that many of these ░░░░░░░░ seem to have legitimate ░░░░░░░░ stated business interests They ░░░░░░░░ t you know shells ░░░░░░░░ for some mysterious reason ░░░░░░░░ narrowly accurate the number ░░░░░░░░ 20 million figure seems ░░░░░░░░ but who it applies ░░░░░░░░ is I think is ░░░░░░░░ real question TAPPER And ░░░░░░░░ to be clear President ░░░░░░░░ the evidence right now ░░░░░░░░ that of the 20 ░░░░░░░░ he got Dale He ░░░░░░░░ zero TAPPER None Dale ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER Okay Well that ░░░░░░░░ significant Let s look ░░░░░░░░ another claim from Chairman ░░░░░░░░ about what the committee ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts Comer Two ░░░░░░░░ wires to Hunter Biden ░░░░░░░░ originated in Beijing from ░░░░░░░░ nationals This happened when ░░░░░░░░ Biden was running for ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden s home ░░░░░░░░ listed as the beneficiary ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends TAPPER Now ░░░░░░░░ learned from Republicans in ░░░░░░░░ I think I know ░░░░░░░░ answer to this that ░░░░░░░░ Biden was living in ░░░░░░░░ with his dad at ░░░░░░░░ time I think right ░░░░░░░░ Yeah So I don ░░░░░░░░ know like precisely which ░░░░░░░░ Hunter Biden was living ░░░░░░░░ not living at that ░░░░░░░░ We do know though ░░░░░░░░ he has lived at ░░░░░░░░ at that house And ░░░░░░░░ s the benign quite ░░░░░░░░ explanation for the presence ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden s address ░░░░░░░░ those wire transfers that ░░░░░░░░ Comer didn t mention ░░░░░░░░ know that he lived ░░░░░░░░ We know that he ░░░░░░░░ that address on his ░░░░░░░░ s license And Hunter ░░░░░░░░ s lawyer Abbe Lowell ░░░░░░░░ the reason Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ address was listed on ░░░░░░░░ transfers was because that ░░░░░░░░ the address that Hunter ░░░░░░░░ used to open the ░░░░░░░░ account where that money ░░░░░░░░ and he listed that ░░░░░░░░ Lowell said because it ░░░░░░░░ his only permanent address ░░░░░░░░ the time So yes ░░░░░░░░ Biden s house But ░░░░░░░░ that is not evidence ░░░░░░░░ alone definitive evidence that ░░░░░░░░ Biden got any of ░░░░░░░░ money TAPPER Although we ░░░░░░░░ underscore that at the ░░░░░░░░ debates when Trump said ░░░░░░░░ The general election debate ░░░░░░░░ I m sorry yeah ░░░░░░░░ general election debate in ░░░░░░░░ when Trump said that ░░░░░░░░ got Chinese money And ░░░░░░░░ Biden said no he ░░░░░░░░ t Trump was right ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden was wrong ░░░░░░░░ That s right Joe ░░░░░░░░ was wrong in that ░░░░░░░░ in 2020 TAPPER Okay ░░░░░░░░ to point out Let ░░░░░░░░ listen to one more ░░░░░░░░ Republicans brought up in ░░░░░░░░ s hearings Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ We already know the ░░░░░░░░ took bribes from Burisma ░░░░░░░░ also want to add ░░░░░░░░ your country is treason ░░░░░░░░ ends TAPPER We know ░░░░░░░░ Biden took bribes from ░░░░░░░░ What Dale We do ░░░░░░░░ know that Jake That ░░░░░░░░ you know is a ░░░░░░░░ unproven allegation It is ░░░░░░░░ secondhand allegation that was ░░░░░░░░ by an FBI informant ░░░░░░░░ told the FBI he ░░░░░░░░ heard the CEO of ░░░░░░░░ say that four years ░░░░░░░░ So the informant said ░░░░░░░░ 2020 he claimed he ░░░░░░░░ heard this in 2016 ░░░░░░░░ even that FBI document ░░░░░░░░ memorialized this claim said ░░░░░░░░ the informant could not ░░░░░░░░ any further opinion on ░░░░░░░░ veracity or truthfulness of ░░░░░░░░ claim So again it ░░░░░░░░ an allegation There is ░░░░░░░░ one shred of evidence ░░░░░░░░ date corroborating it TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ ll go one further ░░░░░░░░ guy from Burisma said ░░░░░░░░ million to one Biden ░░░░░░░░ million to another Biden ░░░░░░░░ never even said Joe ░░░░░░░░ Dale Correct TAPPER So ░░░░░░░░ could have been Frankie ░░░░░░░░ Dale It could have ░░░░░░░░ Sally Biden Dale It ░░░░░░░░ ve been any Biden ░░░░░░░░ Or it could ve ░░░░░░░░ none Dale Correct TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ Well more to uncover ░░░░░░░░ more to unpack and ░░░░░░░░ lies to truth Daniel ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much.”