Who is Kathy Chung:
Kathy Chung, one of Biden’s top aides when he was serving as Vice President, was questioned by federal investigators as part of a probe looking into Biden’s handling of classified documents during his time as Vice President, which was recently discovered on two separate occasions. During the probe, it was uncovered that in 2012, Hunter Biden is alleged to have recommended Joe Biden to hire Kathy Chung to be his executive assistant. Chung would then go on to work as President Biden’s top aide for five years until 2017, when the Obama administration ended following the election of Donald Trump.
Kathy Chung’s shocking connection to Hunter Biden:
Chung was brought in for questioning about the mishandling of documents from during Biden’s time as Vice President, however, it was uncovered that Chung’s connection to Hunter Biden actually predates her time working for Joe Biden.
Emails show that in 2012, Hunter Biden was recommending Kathy Chung to work as Vice President Biden’s top aide, a role that she would go on to serve for five years. Throughout this five-year term, Chung would regularly communicate with Hunter Biden, and would provide information about his father’s schedule.
Emails between Kathy Chung and Hunter Biden:
On May 14, 2012, Hunter Biden emailed Kathy Chung describing the job, saying she would be “involved in everything that goes on outside of policy.”
“Thanks for calling and thinking of me,”
“After the initial shock of taking in what you said…how could I pass up an opportunity to work for the Vice President of the United State!!!! I do have a few questions. What is Michelle’s primary job? I think I know what the job would entail, minus the scheduling part, which is a huge part of what I do now. But what would be my top 3 – 5 responsibilities be in the office? Do you know the salary? Again, thanks for thinking of me.”
Hunter would also go on to add:
“I don’t know who else they were considering but I thought you would be great.”
On June 13, 2012, Chung would almost immediately email Hunter Biden to let him know that she had been offered the job that Hunter is alleged to have recommended her as the hire for, as she end the email closing with “Thanks, Hunter!!”
“I cannot thank you enough for thinking about me and walking me thru this,” she said. “What an incredible opportunity! Thanks, Hunter!!”