A bombshell text message leak from 2017 reveals hints made by Hunter Biden's closest business associates 'to get Joe involved' in a joint business venture with Chinese Energy Company CEFC, reports Fox News.

The 'Joe' mentioned in the texts is none other than Joe Biden, who has vociferously denied having any involvement with his son's business ventures. President-elect Biden's brother James 'Jim' Biden is also referenced in the messages and played an active role in the potential deal with CEFC.

Both Joe and Jim Biden were mentioned in a larger conversation among Hunter Biden's ex-associated James Gilliar and Tony Bobulinski. While talking about the terms of the 'company' in this prospective business venture, Bobulinski said:

"Man u are right,  let's get the company set up, then tell H and family the high stakes and get Joe involved."

Jim Biden eventually becomes the focal point of the conversation as Bobulinski replied to Gilliar, "what is the deal w Jim Biden as he wasn’t part of the discussion but now seems a focal point." Gilliar replied to Bobulinski in the affirmative, arguing that Jim Biden "... strengthens our USP to Chinese as it looks like a truly family business, and I like the dude."

There is disagreement as to what USP could stand for. In traditional business jargon, USP simply means 'unique selling proposition' or 'unique selling point.' That said, a source familiar with the conversations said it could mean U.S. Persons. Regardless, Jim Biden is mentioned as part of this wider plan.

In an even earlier set of texts, Gilliar asked Bobulinski to thin of an "a lister to meet chairman Sunday." The 'chairman' mentioned here is most likely a high-level executive at CEFC.

Bobulinski then asked what Gilliar meant by an "a lister." He received a reply from Gilliar saying:

"Top person at same level as chairman, who would like to access China or money," Gilliar said. "It’s the way it works culturally for them."

He further added, "And empowers the B family so therefore us."

The meeting was reportedly set for May 7, 2017. While Gilliar and Bobulinski hoped President-elect Biden would attend, it would never happen. This absolves Biden of any direct involvement in the CEFC venture.

On May 18, 2017, Bobulinski and Gilliar brought up the possibility of a joint venture again, this time saying "H brought in Jim simply to leverage getting more equity for himself and family in the final hour, that is evident," Bobulinski texted.

He further added, "I know why the [sic] wants the deal and what makes it enormous, it’s the family name, in reality, they could have asked for 51 percent, maybe u would not be interested but many U.S. moguls would have been."

In the last series of texts, Bobulinski asked Gilliar to not "...mention Joe being involved, it's only when u are face to face, I know u know that but they are paranoid."

As of today, there is zero hard evidence Joe Biden directly participated in this ongoing conversation. But, there certainly is cause for suspicion as Hunter Biden's close associates make it clear they wanted Joe to get involved in the deal and were emphatic about keeping it under wraps.

These leaks mark another instance of the Biden family's precarious ties with America's greatest foreign rival, China.

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