In the closing days before the November 5, 2024, presidential election, a tale of political duplicity unfolded—one that would make even the most jaded Roman senator wince. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), ostensibly the neutral custodian of America’s historical record, found itself ensnared in a scandal implicating the sitting president, his predecessor, and the Biden family’s lucrative entanglements with China. What transpired was a coordinated effort to withhold damning evidence—photographs and records that expose a pattern of influence-peddling—until the polls had closed. The American public, once again, became collateral damage in the Democratic Party’s endless war on accountability.
At the center of this sordid affair are newly unearthed photographs obtained by America First Legal (AFL) through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against NARA. These images, initially slated for release on October 23, 2024—13 days before the election—capture then-Vice President Joe Biden alongside his son Hunter, prominent Chinese business figures, and even President Xi Jinping. AFL’s persistence forced NARA to prepare these documents for disclosure, but in a move straight out of Tammany Hall, Biden and Obama’s legal teams intervened to delay their release until just after the election.
