ABC News reports:
As President Donald Trump continues to fill his Twitter feed and campaign speeches with attacks on Hunter Biden over his foreign business deals, the former vice president’s son defended the ethical implications of his private ventures in an interview with ABC News, but conceded taking a misstep in failing to foresee the political implications on his father’s career.
“In retrospect, look, I think that it was poor judgment on my part. Is that I think that it was poor judgment because I don’t believe now, when I look back on it — I know that there was — did nothing wrong at all,” said Biden. However, was it poor judgment to be in the middle of something that is…a swamp in—in—in many ways? Yeah.”
“I gave a hook to some very unethical people to act in illegal ways to try to do some harm to my father. That’s where I made the mistake,” Hunter Biden told ABC News in an exclusive interview. “So I take full responsibility for that. Did I do anything improper? No, not in any way. Not in any way whatsoever.”
EXCLUSIVE: Hunter Biden says he doesn’t regret serving on board of Ukrainian gas company.
“What I regret is not taking into account that there would be a Rudy Giuliani and a president…that would be listening to this—this ridiculous conspiracy idea.” https://t.co/2UXCqk6vjH pic.twitter.com/KVHchozdRB
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) October 15, 2019
EXCLUSIVE: Hunter Biden says he did nothing “improper” while serving on board of Ukrainian gas company, but may have showed “poor judgment” in joining.
“Was it poor judgment to be in the middle of something that is…a swamp in—in—in many ways? Yeah.” https://t.co/VvCTwfIUm6 pic.twitter.com/X2LD0vAnyq
— ABC News (@ABC) October 15, 2019