Jim Biden | |
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Born | James Brian Biden 1949 (age 74–75) |
Education | University of Delaware |
Relatives | See Biden family |
James Brian "Jim" Biden (born 1949) [1] is an American former nightclub owner, insurance broker, political consultant, and fundraiser. Biden is a brother of Joe Biden, the 46th and current president of the United States. He was his brother's chief fundraiser for his 1972 Senate campaign. [2]
James Biden studied at the University of Delaware for over four semesters but left without earning a degree. [2]
When Joe Biden first ran for the Senate in 1972, James' role was as a fundraiser, according to the Washington Post. [3]
Shortly after his brother's first Senate victory, he went into the nightclub business. He and four partners ran a restaurant-lounge called Seasons Change. Finding success, he then opened another club called The Other Side. [2]
James has been described as a "potential liability" for Joe Biden, according to the Washington Post. "His repeated efforts at business deals — sometimes using the family name or enlisting Hunter (Biden) — have not infrequently ended in recrimination, bankruptcy or lawsuits." [3]
On November 8, 2023, House Republicans subpoenaed James Biden along with Hunter Biden, requiring them to appear before the House Oversight Committee to provide deposition, according to the Associated Press. [4] The issuance of the subpoenas comes as House Republicans look for evidence of influence-peddling within the Biden family. [5] An attorney for James Biden said the subpoenas were not justified, while an attorney for Hunter Biden called them a "political stunt" based on "debunked claims." [4] The Washington Post reported that James and Sara Biden were recorded by the FBI in a 1998 bribery investigation related to a well-known Mississippi trial attorney, Richard Scruggs, who was contemplating a business partnership with James Biden. [6]
Jim Biden | |
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Born | James Brian Biden 1949 (age 74–75) |
Education | University of Delaware |
Relatives | See Biden family |
James Brian "Jim" Biden (born 1949) [1] is an American former nightclub owner, insurance broker, political consultant, and fundraiser. Biden is a brother of Joe Biden, the 46th and current president of the United States. He was his brother's chief fundraiser for his 1972 Senate campaign. [2]
James Biden studied at the University of Delaware for over four semesters but left without earning a degree. [2]
When Joe Biden first ran for the Senate in 1972, James' role was as a fundraiser, according to the Washington Post. [3]
Shortly after his brother's first Senate victory, he went into the nightclub business. He and four partners ran a restaurant-lounge called Seasons Change. Finding success, he then opened another club called The Other Side. [2]
James has been described as a "potential liability" for Joe Biden, according to the Washington Post. "His repeated efforts at business deals — sometimes using the family name or enlisting Hunter (Biden) — have not infrequently ended in recrimination, bankruptcy or lawsuits." [3]
On November 8, 2023, House Republicans subpoenaed James Biden along with Hunter Biden, requiring them to appear before the House Oversight Committee to provide deposition, according to the Associated Press. [4] The issuance of the subpoenas comes as House Republicans look for evidence of influence-peddling within the Biden family. [5] An attorney for James Biden said the subpoenas were not justified, while an attorney for Hunter Biden called them a "political stunt" based on "debunked claims." [4] The Washington Post reported that James and Sara Biden were recorded by the FBI in a 1998 bribery investigation related to a well-known Mississippi trial attorney, Richard Scruggs, who was contemplating a business partnership with James Biden. [6]