Hunter and Joe Biden are caught up in a scandal to do with business dealings in Ukraine, and the Trump campaign is clinging desperately to this story in the hopes of deflecting from their own impeachment mess.

How desperately? You only need to look at Trump’s epic live TV meltdown recently to understand how much he’s sweating.

On the campaign trail, in tweets, and in appearances on Fox News, the likes of Don Jr. and Eric (the weakest son) have been trying to draw attention to the Bidens, and what they consider to be illegal nepotism.

Here’s a family that clearly doesn’t understand the concept of irony. Seriously, look at this guy:

Dude, come on. Your name is literally your father’s name, and every penny you’ve ever made is solely down to riding on those oversized coattails.

I think you can see where this one is going, so let’s hand over to Trevor:

If you want a deeper dive into how the Trump children (not Tiffany, who doesn’t really count, and Barron, who is still too young to engage in criminality) have benefitted from their dad being POTUS, this GQ article is well worth a read.

Here’s just a taste:

When news of Jared and Ivanka’s White House employment broke, observers noted the hirings appeared to be clear violations of federal anti-nepotism laws. Kushner, the heir to a mid-Atlantic real estate empire, had no experience that would qualify him for the many tasks to which his father-in-law would assign him: solving the opioid crisis, handling Middle East peace negotiations, modernizing the federal government, and reforming America’s criminal justice system.

On Inauguration Day, however, the Department of Justice released an opinion concluding that the statute does not apply to White House staff, allowing Kushner’s employment to go forward…

Ivanka’s résumé was similarly thin for someone taking on a senior West Wing position—a fashion designer, Trump Organization executive, and sometimes-judge on The Apprentice. She also experienced delays in her attempts to obtain a security clearance, and she was also the beneficiary of some timely presidential intervention…

In April, on the same day she and Kushner sat next to Chinese president Xi Jinping at a White House state dinner, the Chinese government gave its conditional approval for three trademarks granting Ivanka what the AP called “monopoly rights” to sell Ivanka-branded jewelry, bags, and spa services.

Let’s never forget that moment she embarrassed herself at the G20, either.

The list of ways that the family has profited off the Trump presidency goes on and on, in case you’re left wanting more.

[source:gq]