Key Advisor Called Hunter Biden's Role On Strategy Call ‘inappropriate’ After He Overruled Legal Guidance

A apical advisor to erstwhile President Joe Biden reportedly branded Hunter Biden’s beingness connected a telephone astir nan Supreme Court’s landmark ruling that erstwhile presidents person immoderate immunity from prosecution "inappropriate," according to a caller book. 

The book, "2024: How Trump Retook nan White House and nan Democrats Lost America," was published Tuesday and chronicles really Biden’s squad dismissed concerns astir his property during nan 2024 predetermination cycle, on pinch really President Donald Trump secured his victory. 

The book said Biden’s White House main of staff, Jeff Zients, coordinated a video telephone pinch cardinal Biden staffers, including White House Counsel Ed Siskel, communications head Ben LaBolt, elder advisor Mike Donilon and others to talk whether Biden should supply an on-camera connection to nan Supreme Court’s July 2024 decision. 

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A apical advisor to erstwhile President Joe Biden reportedly branded nan beingness of Hunter Biden connected a telephone astir nan Supreme Court’s landmark ruling that erstwhile presidents person immoderate immunity from prosecution "inappropriate," according to a caller book. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

While Donilon already had drafted a written statement, Biden wanted to speak astir nan matter on-camera, nan book claims. Staffers connected nan telephone started to hash retired specifics of specified an appearance, erstwhile Biden’s boy started to chime into nan call. 

"Suddenly an unidentified sound piped up from Biden’s surface and recommended an Oval Office address," nan book said. "At first, immoderate aides had nary thought who was speaking. It soon became clear nan sound belonged to Hunter Biden, who nan White House unit had not known was connected nan call. Siskel expressed immoderate interest astir nan quality of utilizing nan Oval Office."

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President Joe Biden and his boy Hunter Biden during nan Easter Egg Roll connected nan South Lawn of nan White House, April 1, 2024. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

"Hunter snapped back: ‘This is 1 of nan astir consequential decisions nan Supreme Court has ever made.’ He said his begetter had each correct to usage nan powerful imagery of nan Oval Office to present that message," nan book said. "They later settled connected nan Cross Hall, nan agelong hallway connected nan first level of nan White House. After nan telephone ended, Siskel told colleagues. Hunter’s beingness was inappropriate."

Biden yet delivered a little reside responding to nan Supreme Court’s ruling and took nary questions from nan press, per nan proposal of his son, nan book claimed.  

Siskel and a spokesperson for Biden did not instantly respond to requests for remark from Fox News Digital. 

On July 1, 2024, nan Supreme Court issued a 6–3 ruling successful Trump v. United States that erstwhile presidents person important immunity from prosecution for acts they committed successful an charismatic capacity. The lawsuit made its measurement to nan Supreme Court aft Trump faced charges stemming from then-Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into whether Trump was progressive successful nan Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot and engaged successful immoderate different alleged predetermination interference. 

Trump pleaded not blameworthy to each charges, and claimed a erstwhile president could not look a prosecution without a House impeachment and a Senate conviction. 

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President Joe Biden arrives for a news convention pursuing nan Supreme Court's ruling connected charges against erstwhile President Donald Trump that he sought to subvert nan 2020 election, astatine nan White House connected July 1, 2024.  (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

The book "2024" is 1 of respective that person been released successful this twelvemonth detailing Biden’s intelligence deterioration while successful agency and really Trump won nan election. It is authored by Josh Dawsey of nan Wall Street Journal, Tyler Pager of nan New York Times and Isaac Arnsdorf of nan Washington Post. 

Another book covering akin worldly is "Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again," released May 20.

Fox News Digital has written extensively making love backmost to nan 2020 statesmanlike run astir Biden's cognitive diminution and his soul circle’s alleged domiciled successful covering it up.

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According to Dawsey, Hunter Biden’s engagement successful his father’s affairs arsenic president was not retired of nan mean during nan erstwhile president’s clip successful office. 

"What we recovered retired complete nan people of reporting for our book is, Hunter Biden (was) a awesome fig successful nan president's orbit," Dawsey said successful a Sunday question and reply pinch ABC's "This Week." "He was often connected these calls, he would tube successful to calls, he was helping him make run decisions, and nan president was very concerned astir his son. It was 1 of nan things that was an albatross connected him arsenic he tried to tally for re-election."