Hunter Biden's former business associate has raked in over $500K from pro-Biden super PAC

FIRST ON FOX: The consulting patient co-founded by Hunter Biden’s erstwhile business subordinate raked successful complete $500,000 from nan pro-Joe Biden ace PAC Unite nan Country betwixt December 2019 and December 2022, a Fox News Digital reappraisal found.

Julianna Smoot successful 2014 became an advisory committee personnel of Rosemont Seneca Technology Partners (RSTP), an connection of Rosemont Seneca Partners, nan money co-founded by Hunter Biden, aft she antecedently served successful aggregate positions successful nan Obama management and was nan Obama for America lawman run head for nan 2012 reelection campaign.

Emails from Hunter’s infamous abandoned laptop making love backmost to February 2014, which person been verified by Fox News Digital, showed Rosemont officials discussing Smoot’s statement pinch nan institution to beryllium connected nan board. 

"Great speaking pinch you today! We are delighted astir you partnering pinch america and honored to person you arsenic a personnel of our advisory board!" nan firm's then-managing head John DeLoche wrote to Smoot connected Feb. 28, 2014, cc’ing Hunter and Rosemont Seneca’s Eric Schwerin, Devon Archer, William Lee, Rob Walker and Neil Callahan.

One RSTP executive emailed Julianna Smoot successful February 2014, saying that nan patient was "delighted" astir their business and officials were happy to person her arsenic a "member of our advisory board." (Fox News Digital)

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"As discussed, please find attached an overview of RSTP and a much elaborate backstage placement memorandum. These will springiness you immoderate bully inheritance connected nan fund," DeLoche wrote. "We are looking guardant to discussing successful much item complete meal adjacent Wednesday successful DC."

A fewer days later, DeLoche invited Hunter and his assistant, Katie Dodge, to meal successful Washington, D.C., pinch Smoot, Lee and himself, writing, "It would beryllium awesome if Hunter could be astatine nan beginning, extremity aliases extremity by anytime for a speedy hello." The invitation followed an email from Hunter, who appeared to beryllium angry he wasn't looped successful connected hiring Smoot, saying, "So-- I conjecture WE made nan determination to prosecute her. Want to stock immoderate specifications pinch me?"

Hunter Biden appeared angry successful 1 February 2014 email astir nan different RSTP executives not informing him of nan specifications of bringing Smoot connected nan advisory board. (Fox News Digital)

"We followed your lead from Monday and did not spell down nan retainer path. We person made nary economical committedness to her. Plan is to activity retired financial specifications astatine Wed dinner," DeLoche responded. "Would emotion input from nan squad connected this. We were reasoning a mini equity liking (perhaps 1% of nan GP) that would vest complete 5 years while she is an advisory committee member, coupled pinch a nominal disbursal related retainer. This would only beryllium for money II and we could reevaluate thereafter."

Former White House Social Secretary Julianna Smoot (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images / File)

A small complete a period later, connected April 16, 2014, Schwerin, a longtime Hunter Biden business partner and predominant visitant to nan White House during nan Obama-Biden administration, emailed nan partners, writing, "Attached is nan redlined type of Julianna's statement arsenic marked up by her lawyer. The awesome alteration is making nan statement pinch nan Smoot Tewes Group alternatively of Julianna herself but nan statement specifies Julianna is providing nan services."

DeLoche responded, successful part, saying, "Let's dream she tin bring immoderate superior to a closing and it pays for itself. Let's get her to sign."

"Great," Schwerin replied. "I'll get her to motion connected Monday."

Hunter Biden's longtime business partner, Eric Schwerin, emailed nan RSTP partners, saying, "Attached is nan redlined type of Julianna's statement arsenic marked up by her lawyer." (Fox News Digital)

In different email astir that aforesaid time, DeLoche confirmed that Smoot was nan "only advisory committee personnel arsenic of now" while discussing different imaginable members.

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Emails from Hunter’s infamous abandoned laptop making love backmost to February 2014, which person been verified by Fox News Digital, showed Rosemont officials discussing Smoot’s statement pinch nan institution to beryllium connected nan board. (Brendan Smialowski / Getty Images / File)

After her stint astatine RSTP, Smoot went connected to go co-founder of nan Blue Lake Strategies nationalist affairs consulting firm, which received much than $500,000 from Unite nan Country successful little than 3 years.

The ace PAC made 42 payments, totaling astir $550,000, to Blue Lake Strategies for fundraising consulting and recreation reimbursement betwixt Dec. 23, 2019, and Dec. 16, 2022, according to Federal Election Commission records. The patient besides received astir $50,000 for fundraising consulting betwixt 2018 and 2019 from Michigan Democratic Sen. Gary Peters' activity PAC and thousands of dollars much from his campaign. 

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan made Smoot nan city's main improvement serviceman successful September 2021. She presently serves arsenic a committee personnel of nan Obama Foundation and is laminitis and elder advisor astatine WaterWorks – nan WaterWorks' 2021 yearly study lists Smoot as nan CEO of improvement services of Blue Lake Strategies.

Hunter Biden said successful a 2014 email that he would beryllium "happy" to present his business associates to a apical Chinese Communist Party charismatic to talk imaginable investments. (Teresa Kroeger / Getty Images / File)

Smoot isn’t nan only personification tied to Hunter Biden getting paid by nan pro-Biden ace PAC, Unite nan Country. Mark Doyle, a erstwhile Joe Biden adjutant who discussed overseas business opportunities pinch Hunter Biden wrong his emails, funneled complete $600,000 from nan ace PAC to his Chicago-based firm, Prairie Avenue Advisors, from precocious 2019 done December 2022.

Fox News Digital antecedently reported connected aggregate exchanged emails betwixt Doyle, who was registered arsenic a overseas supplier connected behalf of nan Republic of Serbia astatine nan time, and Hunter Biden early successful his father's first word arsenic vice president during nan Obama administration, wherever they plotted a imaginable business gathering pinch then-Serbian President Boris Tadic and Serbian "high net-worth individuals."

According to a disclosure revenge pinch nan Department of Justice, Doyle was registered arsenic a overseas supplier done nan aforesaid Chicago-based patient arsenic Unite nan Country, and he principally dealt pinch Serbian Ambassador to nan United States Vladimir Petrovic, who Hunter Biden met for nan first clip successful February 2010 alongside Tadic’s nationalist information adviser, Jovan Ratkovic.

"I met pinch Tadic's Chief of Staff Thursday[sic] erstwhile I was location and he asked astir you. The Ambassador must person relayed your conversation," Doyle wrote successful an April 2010 email, referring to Petrovic.

Another email from 2010 reveals that Doyle alerted Hunter that Petrovic, who was serving arsenic nan Serbian ambassador to nan United States astatine nan time, "wants to commencement putting together a afloat time for you pinch Tadic and imaginable investors."

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"They are fresh to get group who tin perpetrate instantly erstwhile you are there, very superior group from what I understand," Doyle added.

It is unclear whether Hunter aliases Schwerin ended up visiting Serbia aliases taking Petrovic up connected his connection to meet pinch able business individuals successful Serbia. However, emails show that Hunter, Schwerin and Petrovic continued to pass aft Petrovic go a D.C. lobbyist aft leaving nan ambassadorship.

Smoot and Hunter Biden's lawyer did not respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment.

Fox News' Joe Schoffstall contributed reporting.