Hunter Biden has 99 problems, and Burisma is only one

Published November 21, 2019 6:36pm ET



How much of a mess is Hunter Biden’s life? His former gig on the board of Burisma Holdings, which may have spurred the entire impeachment investigation consuming the capital, isn’t remotely the worst of his problems.

Like many political progenies, former Vice President Joe Biden’s second son has built his entire career around his last name. Hunter started his career working for one of his dad’s largest donors (surely he got that on pure merit) and later was given a spot on Amtrak’s board because, as Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware testified, Hunter “has spent a lot of time on Amtrak trains.”

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