Senate Committee Obtains DOJ Files on Hunter Biden Messages

Newly released internal Department of Justice files obtained Monday by the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations contain text messages involving Hunter Biden. The messages discuss payments, travel arrangements and extended meetings with several women, according to a review by HeadlineUSA.

Some of the exchanges appeared to raise potential issues under the Mann Act, a federal law that prohibits interstate prostitution and other sex trafficking-related offenses. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, stated that the files corroborate accusations raised years earlier by Senate Republicans.

Grassley was among the Senate Republicans who previously warned in a September 2020 report that Hunter Biden may have paid Eastern European women for prostitution or interacted with individuals potentially tied to a human trafficking ring. The messages reviewed also referenced payment methods including Zelle, Venmo, Cash App and wire transfers.

2018, Hunter Biden appeared to have booked a flight for an unidentified woman from Los Angeles to an undisclosed location. On March 22, 2019, a presumed woman told Hunter Biden that a ticket cost $560 and he replied that he would send money so she could buy it.

" Hunter Biden also appeared to reference discounts for "anything over 4," seemingly referring to hours. " Separate January 2019 messages showed a recipient repeatedly complaining that money had not arrived. Hunter Biden replied that he had sent two certified checks to a New York P.O. Box address.

Other exchanges appeared to reference the availability of individuals in different parts of the country. According to Grassley, the DOJ possessed the files but declined to pursue prostitution- or sex-related charges against Hunter Biden. Prosecutors instead focused on tax violations and false statements Hunter Biden made on a federal firearm purchase form regarding his drug addiction.

Before leaving office, the prior administration issued Hunter Biden a sweeping blanket pardon covering any federal offenses potentially committed between January 1, 2014, and Dec. 1, 2024. This was the first time in U.S. history a sitting president issued such a broad pardon to his own child.