America’s mainstream newspaper, The New York Times (NYT), has sued the U.S. State department for delaying the release of numerous emails involving individuals associated with Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, who is accused of corrupt practices in several business dealings.
The NYT, on Monday, filed a lawsuit to recover emails from the officials belonging to the Romanian Embassy which mention several international businessmen which includes Hunter Biden as well as his ex-business partner affiliate Tony Bobulinski. These emails were reportedly sent between 2015 and 2019. “After the Times asked the State Department in December 2021 what their estimated date was for fulfilling the FOIA requests, State told them April 15, 2023,” as per a report by Politico. The NYT wants access to the emails sooner than the proposed deadline by the State department.
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Tony Bobulinski made headlines in the run-up of the 2020 Presidential elections. Rival newspaper New York Post had published an incriminating report on Hunter Biden’s alleged business deals as well as questioned his lifestyle. The report was dismissed by the Biden campaign as the Republican Party’s answer to “Russian gate”. “The Trump campaign doubled down on the accusations, with his attorney Rudy Giuliani leading the charge,” a report by RT says.
“Bobulinski confirmed the authenticity of emails, based on which the New York Post published several reports about Hunter Biden’s personal habits and questionable business practices. He also went on Fox News to accuse Joe Biden of personal entanglement in a shady 2017 venture in China, but wouldn’t provide any affirmative evidence of the claim,” the RT report further said.
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“As a routine part of their reporting, New York Times journalists regularly seek potentially newsworthy information from a variety of sources, including from the U.S. government through FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) requests… We're hopeful the government will promptly release any relevant documents, and as always we are prepared to pursue our request through a lawsuit if necessary,” several media reports quoted a NYT spokesperson saying.
