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President Joe Biden waves as he boards Air Force One with his son Hunter Biden at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. The President is traveling to Kiawah Island, S.C., for vacation. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

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From serving on the board of a Ukrainian natural gas company to pursuing deals with Chinese Communist Party-linked energy tycoons and allegedly pocketing more than $3 million from a Russian businesswoman and widow of a former mayor of Moscow, Hunter Biden’s far-flung business deals have raised eyebrows for years about potential influence peddling and other possible crimes.

People traveling from Russia in cars and coaches queue to cross the border to Finland at the Vaalimaa border check point in Virolahti, Finland, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. The long border between Finland and Russia runs through thick forests and is marked only by wooden posts with low fences meant to stop stray cattle. Soon, a stronger, higher fence will be erected on parts of the frontier. (Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva via AP, File)

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People wait to vote in person at Reed High School in Sparks, Nev., prior to polls closing on Nov. 3, 2020. Nevada voters consider a ballot question on Nov. 8, 2022, that would enshrine in the state constitution a ban on discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or express, age, disability, ancestry or national origin. Nevadans will also weigh in on ranked-choice voting and the state's minimum wage. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner, File)

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In this June 22, 2016, file photo, Border Patrol agent Eduardo Olmos walks near the secondary fence separating Tijuana, Mexico, background, and San Diego in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

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