WASHINGTON – The Justice Department is investigating the finances of President-elect Joe Biden’s son, including scrutinizing some of his Chinese business dealings and other transactions, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.The revelations put a renewed spotlight on questions about Hunter Biden’s financial history, which dogged his father’s successful White House campaign and were a frequent target of President Donald Trump and his allies.
They also come at a politically delicate time for the president-elect, who is weighing his choice to lead an agency that is actively investigating his son.The tax investigation was launched in 2018, the year before the elder Biden announced his candidacy for president.