Trust in our government institutions continues to fall to near historic lows. According to the Partnership for Public Service, only 27 percent of Americans have trust in the federal government, while 72 percent say it is “corrupt.” There are many reasons for this, but an important one is the perception that those with close proximity to political power are provided with opportunities, access, and treatment unavailable to ordinary Americans. That concern should not depend on which party controls the White House. For years, serious questions have been raised about members of presidential families using their names and proximity to the President to advance private business interests. The son of former President Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, conducted substantial business with foreign entities including interests in China and Ukraine while his father held or sought public office.”

“Congressional testimony has produced conflicting accounts about the extent to which his father’s name, presence, or political stature played a role in those relationships.3 Hunter Biden has denied involving his father in his business dealings, but there is little question that President Biden’s decades in public office gave his son a degree of access, name recognition,” and so on and so forth and well it sure is refreshing to see Republican Utah Senator John Curtis lead with all the Hunter Biden stuff in his letter to Old Man Chuck Grassley calling for an investigation into why a Russian oligarch paid for Don Jr’s wedding reception – or “lavish wedding afterparty” as Curtis phrases it.