Another Biden campaign co-chair has ties to Hunter, asked for his briefing ‘on the Ukraine’
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FIRST ON FOX: Democratic Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, one of the Biden campaign’s national co-chairs and a likely Senate candidate, thanked Hunter Biden in 2016 for his “generous contribution” to her campaign and asked if he could brief her “on the Ukraine,” emails show.
Blunt Rochester, who was named co-chair along with several others, including Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., previously served in the same role for Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign. She is expected to launch a run for the open Senate seat in Delaware this month, Politico reported.
Fox News Digital previously reported that Hunter served as an outside adviser to Coons during his successful 2010 Senate bid, making Blunt Rochester at least the second campaign co-chair with ties to the embattled first son.
President Biden, Sen. Chris Coons and Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (Getty Images)
Months before winning her election against Republican Hans Reigle, Blunt Rochester sent an email to Hunter thanking him for donating to her campaign.
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“I just told Brian that I saw your contribution online,” she wrote Feb. 5, 2016. “I can’t thank you enough. You know that it’s not easy running for any office. It means a lot to have you on my team.
“By the way, I’m sure Brian will tell you that I will be in DC next Tuesday and Wednesday.”
Delaware Sens. Tom Carper and Sen. Chris Coons shake hands near Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester before President Biden’s remarks on student debt at Delaware State University, Oct. 21, 2022 in Dover. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Hunter replied less than an hour later, writing, “Let me know what more I can do- lets do a fundraiser in the second quarter down here in DC.”
Ten days later, on the evening of Feb 15, 2016, Blunt Rochester thanked Hunter again for the donation and asked if he could brief her “on the Ukraine.”
Hunter made four donations to Blunt Rochester’s campaign in 2016, totaling $3,000, according to FEC records.
“Thank you again for your generous contribution to my campaign,” she wrote. “Your support means so much to me. Brian suggested I reached out to you to see if you could brief me on the Ukraine. Is there someone who manages your calendar or should I give you a few times for a phone call?”
