Overview

• Excerpts released July 7 from "2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America" show Hunter Biden frequently joined high-level calls and shaped both campaign and policy decisions.
• On a July 2024 strategy call about a Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity, he overruled legal advisers by recommending an Oval Office address.
• White House counsel Ed Siskel and other senior aides later deemed his presence inappropriate and opted for a Cross Hall statement with no questions, per the book.
• The authors report that President Biden offered to testify for Hunter during ongoing legal scrutiny and ultimately decided to grant him a pardon.
• The disclosures have reignited scrutiny over nepotism, presidential venue use for political messaging, and the need for clearer White House transparency.