- The investigation ofHunter Biden began in 2018

as a money laundering probe,but has morphed into much more

including business dealings in China

and potential tax law violationsfrom earnings in Ukraine.

It's also expanded toinclude Hunter's uncle,

the president-elect'syounger brother, James Biden.

- Biden and his sonare stone cold crooked.

- [Eric] President Trump tried to make

that connection throughoutthe 2020 campaign.

New revelations indicate

President-elect Biden is not a target

of this current investigation.

Last week, Hunter Biden announced

that he is under investigationfor possible tax fraud.

Reports indicate that stems chiefly

from $400,000 in unreportedincome he received

in 2017 while sitting on the board

of Ukraine natural gas company Barisma,

a year Biden reportedly nettedat 1.2 million in income.

In a statement, Hunter Biden said,

"I take this matter very seriously

but I am confident that a professional

and objective review of thesematters will demonstrate

that I handled my affairslegally and appropriately,

including with the benefit ofprofessional tax advisors."

Biden held the position at Barisma

while his father was vice-president

and in charge of Ukraine-US affairs.

Back in October, the New York Post

first reported emails emerging on a laptop

in Delaware suggesting Joe Biden had met

with a Barisma executiveat his son's behest.

- I want get to the heart of it.

Did you and your fatherever discuss Ukraine?

- No.

- If your last name wasn't Biden,

do you think you would have been asked

to be on the board of Barisma?

- I don't know, I don't know.

Probably not.

- The only qualificationthey had was the Biden name.

- [Eric] Former businessassociate Tony Bobulinski

told Fox News Hunter andhis uncle, James Biden,

used their name to also help broker deals

with a Chinese company,

another subject of the investigation.

ABC News reports investigatorsare specifically focusing

on a 2.8 carat diamondHunter received in 2017

from Chinese businessassociate Ye Jianming,

the former head of CEFC China Energy,

as well as multimilliondollar wire transfers

between the two.

Bobulinski tells Fox NewsHunter set up a meeting

between him and then Vice President Biden

to try and solicit his helpin brokering a China deal.

- There was no otherreason for me to be in

that bar meeting Joe Biden thanto discuss what I was doing

with his family's nameand the Chinese CEFC.

Jim Biden sat and HunterBiden participating in it.

They knew exactly what they were doing.

They were dealing with aChinese-owned enterprise run

by Chairman Ye, CEFC, thathad strong financial support

and political support fromthe Chinese Communist Party.

- [Eric] A recentlyemerged email also coming

from that Delaware laptopindicates Hunter asked

for extra keys to his Washington DC office

for his new office mates,including his father

and a representative of thatsame Chinese-owned enterprise.

Again, Joe Biden maintainshe had no involvement

in Hunter's business dealings with China.

- That's a blatant lie.

When he states that,that is a blatant lie.

- [Eric] Another focusof the investigation,

Joe Biden's younger brotherJames Biden and his role

in a bankrupt hospitalbusiness in Pennsylvania.

Senate Homeland Security Chairman

Ron Johnson has beeninvestigating the Biden family

for more than a year.

- We are finding it moreand more of how involved,

not only Hunter Biden was, but also James,

as well as Joe Biden andhe has not been truthful

with the American public.

And it's about time the pressstarts asking him questions.

- [Eric] The Bidentransition team released

this response to the investigation.

"President-elect Biden isdeeply proud of his son,

who has fought throughdifficult challenges,

including the vicious personal attacks

of recent months, onlyto emerge stronger."

The broader investigationhas been ongoing since 2018.

Attorney General Bill Barrdid not call attention

to it during the election in keeping

with Justice Department policy,not to influence elections.

A decision roundly criticized

on Saturday by a Barr's current boss.

- Bill Barr frankly did the wrong thing.

Bill Barr, I believe, not believe I know,

had an obligation toset the record straight.

- It would be up to a new attorney general

to carry this investigation forward,

a cabinet choice likelygetting renewed attention

by Joe Biden and his advisors.

And once again, the president-electhimself is not a target

in these investigations intohis family's business dealings.

Biden has said going forward

his family will not be involved

in any business that conflict or appears

to conflict with his duties as president.

Eric Philips, CBN News.