Hunter's dealings in Ukraine have stoked even more controversy, given that his father was the Obama administration's point man for US-Ukraine relations. In 2014, he joined the board of a Ukrainian energy company, Burisma Holdings, where he was paid as much as $1.2m (£943,000) per year. As part of an anti-corruption drive, Vice-President Biden was at the time rallying for the ouster of the country's top prosecutor, Viktor Shokin. Mr Shokin was removed by parliament in 2016, but critics argue the prosecutor only lost his job because he was investigating Burisma. Republicans have alleged both Joe and Hunter Biden received $5m payouts from Burisma executives in exchange for Mr Shokin's firing. A former business partner to Hunter also testified Joe had been on speakerphone several times during Hunter's calls with various contacts. Allegations of corruption formed the centrepiece of both President Trump's first impeachment in 2019, and are stoking the nascent impeachment inquiry into President Biden.

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Hunter's dealings in Ukraine have stoked even more controversy, given that his father was the Obama administration's point man for US-Ukraine relations. In 2014, he joined the board of a Ukrainian energy company, Burisma Holdings, where he was paid as much as $1.2m (£943,000) per year. As part of an anti-corruption drive, Vice-President Biden was at the time rallying for the ouster of the country's top prosecutor, Viktor Shokin. Mr Shokin was removed by parliament in 2016, but critics argue the prosecutor only lost his job because he was investigating Burisma. Republicans have alleged both Joe and Hunter Biden received $5m payouts from Burisma executives in exchange for Mr Shokin's firing. A former business partner to Hunter also testified Joe had been on speakerphone several times during Hunter's calls with various contacts. Allegations of corruption formed the centrepiece of both President Trump's first impeachment in 2019, and are stoking the nascent impeachment inquiry into President Biden.

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Hunter Biden's engagements with foreign businesses in China and Ukraine, coinciding with Joe Biden's vice-presidential tenure, raise serious concerns about the potential for undue influence and conflicts of interest, casting a shadow over Joe Biden's ability to prioritize national interests over personal or familial gain.

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