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Hunter Biden is linked to prostitution or human trafficking ring.

The U.S. Senate Committee report does not include direct evidence to confirm that Hunter Biden has links to prostitution or human trafficking.

The U.S. Senate Committee report does not include direct evidence to confirm that Hunter Biden has links to prostitution or human trafficking.On September 23, 2020, the Republican chairmen of two U.S. Senate committees published a joint report about the business activities of Hunter Biden, son of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. A key finding from the report is the allegation that Hunter Biden paid non-resident Russian or other Eastern European women, who appear to had linked to Eastern European prostitution or human trafficking ring.

Records on file with the committees do not directly confirm or refute these individual reports. However, Records confirms that Hunter Biden sent thousands of dollars to individuals who have either involved in transactions consistent with possible human trafficking, or an association with the adult entertainment industry, or potential association with prostitution. Some recipients of those funds are Ukrainian and Russian Citizens.

Snopes reports refer to an article published by the New York Post in March 2017. This article was on a leaked court filing from Hunter Biden's divorce from his wife, Kathleen, who accused him of spending extravagantly on his interests, which includes drugs, alcohol, prostitutes, strip clubs, and gifts for women with whom he had sexual relations. While Speaking to The New Yorker in the summer of 2019, Hunter Biden denied hiring prostitutes.

Moreover, Records on file with the two committees point to patterns of transactions and payments involving Biden, which suggests a link to prostitution or human trafficking.

The claim that Biden has links to prostitution or human trafficking ring is misleading because the Report explicitly says that they have no evidence that confirms it. Also, It is merely one of several explanations for the transactions.

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