Younger brother of Joe Biden used his family name to secure business contracts: Report

The younger Biden was not shy about the perks of his famous last name and even boasted about it during interviews with the media. He once referred to his name as a “tremendous asset” and told people it brought him “automatic acceptance.”

“Joe Biden needs to recognize it’s a problem,” a former chief White House ethics lawyer for George W. Bush, told Politico last year. “You can’t control your brothers. You can’t control your grown son. But you can put some firewalls in place in your own office.”

Many have criticized Joe Biden’s son Hunter for the perception that he profited off of his family name. He made headlines when it was discovered that despite his inexperience, he was earning at least $50,000 a month to serve on the board of Burisma, a Ukrainian natural gas firm while his father was vice president. Joe Biden has complained that the criticism of his son on the issue is unfounded.

Hunter Biden has said that it was “poor judgment” to take the position.

“In retrospect, look, I think that it was poor judgment on my part,” Biden told ABC News. “I know that there was — did nothing wrong at all. However, was it poor judgment to be in the middle of something that is a, it’s a swamp in many ways? Yeah. And so, I take full responsibility for that.”

Despite the “poor judgment,” Hunter said he does not regret his decision to work at Burisma.

“I don’t regret being on the board. What I regret is not taking into account that there would be a Rudy Giuliani and a president of the United States that would be listening to this ridiculous conspiracy idea, which has, again, been completely debunked by everyone.”