(2ANEWS) – Republican lawmakers are ramping up pressure on President Joe Biden to provide full transparency regarding his 2017 tax returns, which show almost $10 million in unsubstantiated income. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) have called on the president to disclose the source of this revenue amid concerns regarding allegations of his involvement in a Ukrainian bribery scheme involving $5 million.
The Republicans are raising questions about the lack of specificity in the tax returns and the absence of any revenue line items. Jerry Allison, a certified public accountant (CPA), has suggested that examining the S Corporation returns could provide more information about the true quantity of income that should have been reported and shed light on where it may have originated.
These legislators are demanding complete transparency from the Biden administration regarding the provenance of this $10 million, especially in light of concerns about the alleged bribery scheme in Ukraine. With Biden’s history of business dealings in the country, these lawmakers find it crucial that full disclosure is provided.
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has even gone as far as to allege that Biden was involved in a $5 million bribery scheme to advance his family’s interests in the region. These new findings in his 2017 tax returns raise further questions about these allegations, and many are calling for the Biden administration to address them.
The American people have the right to know where their elected officials’ money comes from and how it’s used. The lack of transparency from the Biden administration about these claims only increases the public’s concern and suspicion. It’s time for the president to come clean and allow a full investigation into the allegations against him.
