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❓What Happened: Recently unredacted Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) search warrants disclose new details regarding the federal investigation into Hunter Biden’s business dealings with entities in Ukraine, China, and other foreign states.
👥 Who’s Involved: Hunter Biden, former President Joe Biden, Ukrainian gas company Burisma, Chinese energy company CEFC, Romanian businessman Gabriel Popoviciu, and Department of Justice (DOJ) officials.
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📍 Where & When: The warrants were released in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Details span several years, including transactions from 2014 to 2018.
💬 Key Quote: “The parties agree the search warrant applications and affidavits at issue may be unsealed with limited redactions,” stated Shannon Hanson, acting U.S. attorney for Delaware.
⚠️ Impact: The revelation contributes to ongoing investigations and political debates around Hunter Biden’s international business activities and potential impacts on his father, Joe Biden.
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Recently unsealed IRS and FBI search warrants have unveiled fresh insights into Hunter Biden‘s international business dealings. These documents, agreed to be released with minor redactions by Hunter Biden’s legal representatives and the Justice Department, were made available following a court filing in Delaware.
The search warrants expose details of Hunter Biden’s financial relationships. They highlight payments received from Ukrainian energy firm Burisma Holdings, Chinese energy company CEFC, and Romanian businessman Gabriel Popoviciu. These operations took place during former President Joe Biden’s tenure as Vice President under Barack Obama.
IRS agents Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler were involved in the processes detailed in these warrants. Prominent figures named include Gongwen Dong of CEFC, Hunter’s associate Devon Archer, and other partners in overseas ventures.
The release clarifies the financial trail distributed through an account primarily managed by Devon Archer. They note consistent payments from Burisma to Hunter Biden. The money routes also trace funds sourced from entities linked to Popoviciu and CEFC, alleging influence trading.
Although Hunter Biden and his businesses reportedly received substantial payments from the discussed international contacts during these years, the focus of investigations often also returns to the alleged involvement or impact on U.S. foreign policy, as Joe Biden was Vice President at the time.
Hunter Biden’s laptop revealed alleged payments to “the big guy.” Many believe this to be Joe Biden. At the end of his tenure as President, Biden granted an extensive pardon to Hunter and many other members of his family.
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❓What Happened: A new Economist/YouGov poll reveals stark divisions among Americans on whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia, recently deported to El Salvador, should be allowed back into the U.S., with 90 percent of Kamala Harris voters supporting his return—despite uncertainty about his MS-13 ties.
👥 Who’s Involved: Kilmar Abrego Garcia, alleged MS-13 member; U.S. citizens surveyed by The Economist/YouGov; 2024 voters for Harris and Donald J. Trump.
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📍 Where & When: The poll was conducted April 19–22, 2025, surveying 1,625 U.S. adults, following Abrego’s deportation.
⚠️ Impact: The poll underscores deep partisan divides on immigration policy, but widespread uncertainty about Abrego’s alleged MS-13 ties—meaning public opinion could shift if they are clearly proven.
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A recent Economist/YouGov poll conducted April 19–22, 2025, has exposed a sharp partisan divide over the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an alleged MS-13 member recently sent back to El Salvador by the Trump administration. The survey of 1,625 U.S. adult citizens asked whether Abrego should be allowed to return to the U.S., revealing that 90 percent of Kamala Harris voters in 2024 support his return. However, a separate question on whether or not respondents believe he is a member of the notorious MS-13 gang, as the Trump administration says, reveals that a plurality of 43 percent are unsure. If they can be convinced, public sentiment may shift in favor of his deportation.
While 50 percent of Americans overall support Abrego’s return—after pollsters primed them with a description of him as having been removed “despite a court order prohibiting his deportation”—an overwhelming 90 percent of Harris voters want him back. In contrast, 59 percent of Trump voters reject his return.
Along party lines, 87 percent of Democrats favor Abrego’s return, while 54 percent of Republicans oppose it. Ideology mirrors this split, with 87 percent of liberals backing his return, compared to 61 percent of conservatives who are against it.
A second question in the poll reveals widespread uncertainty about Abrego’s alleged MS-13 membership, with 43 percent of respondents overall admitting they’re “not sure” if he’s part of the gang. This doubt is consistent across demographics: 39 percent of white people, 61 percent of black people, and 45 percent of Hispanics are unsure. Politically, 33 percent of Harris voters and 34 percent of Trump voters also express uncertainty.
Overall, only 27 percent affirmatively believe Abrego is an MS-13 member at present, while 30 percent think he is not.
Recent reports indicate Abrego was arrested in 2022 on suspicion of human trafficking, with eight passengers who all have his home address crammed into his SUV. The vehicle belonged to his “boss,” Jose Ramon Hernandez Reyes, a fellow Salvadoran illegal convicted of trafficking offenses in 2020.
Coupled with recent revelations that his wife filed for a protective order against him for alleged domestic violence, this undermines the media image of him as a blameless Maryland father with a clean criminal record. Further revelations about his alleged MS-13 and criminal ties may turn public opinion against him.
And just 27% are convinced he’s MS-13, as the Trump administration keeps saying.
(A plurality are not sure.) pic.twitter.com/Y51PacGBtL
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) April 23, 2025
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