President Biden’s younger brother Jim allegedly worked with Qatari government officials as part of an effort to raise money for his healthcare ventures in the U.S., according to bombshell testimony provided by a former business partner and records obtained by Politico. At one point, the younger Biden invoked his older brother’s political ties.
Michael Lewitt, a former business partner of Jim Biden’s, testified that two companies that facilitated the efforts were partly owned by “members of the Qatari government.”
One company named in the testimony was directly partnered with Jim Biden as part of fundraising efforts that spanned several years. The second company provided financial backing for a series of loans that a now bankrupt hospital chain paid Jim Biden to arrange, according to documents and testimony provided by Lewitt as part of federal bankruptcy proceedings.
The alleged arrangements began in the months after Joe Biden left the vice presidency. At the time, Qatar was facing a financial blockade from a number of its neighbors in the Persian Gulf and was spending exuberant amounts of money in order to sure up alliances and gain influence abroad.
Public records obtained Politico “offer a window on fundraising efforts in which Jim Biden