"It would shock no one in this town if Joe Biden received millions of dollars from selling out the country in a bribery scheme and then hid that money in shady shell companies," Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz, tweeted earlier this month.
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Eh, it's standard practice for former Presidents and VPs to write books, go on book tours and have speaking engagements after they leave office. It's not really surprising that Biden has made millions of dollars by doing that.
I'm not saying that there is no possibility of fraud going on there some place, but there needs to be more proof than just pointing out he's making money. Because then we'd have to look at all former Presidents and VPs as being likely to be guilty of the same thing, because they're also making money doing that.
For example, President Trump is making millions of dollars speaking for the American Freedom Tour. His speaking fees were around 450,000 before he announced running again, and several places are saying he's charging up to 1 million per speech for the tour he's doing now.
He's not a "former" president. He's supposedly currently in office. He should not be making money with speeches and books while in public office. If the laws don't specifically state this, they should.
If you're talking about Biden, he's a former VP. VPs also write books, go on speaking tours and book tours (after leaving office).
I think there are rules about not making money for appearances or speeches while in office. I can't find anything about him charging for appearances since he's been in office as President.
I'd love to see a list of the companies that hired Joe Biden to give speeches.
Were they all comedy clubs?