The group, BASTA, called the former first son and recovering crack addict ‘qualified’ and praised his ‘networking skills’
Hunter Biden has landed a new job working for a Los Angeles tenants’ rights group connected to his attorney, the organization’s founder confirmed to the Washington Free Beacon, citing Hunter’s “networking skills” as a reason the former first son is qualified for the job.
In an interview released Tuesday, Biden revealed he recently started a new gig at BASTA, an organization that represents low-income tenants and illegal aliens facing eviction. Biden, who faces millions of dollars in debt stemming from his various legal problems, said the job is part of his quest to “be of service” to society following years of “cruel” treatment at the hands of Republicans over his shady business and personal dealings.
“[I] just started … as director of development for BASTA, which is the leading homeless prevention and tenants’ rights group in southern Los Angeles,” Biden told YouTube personality Andrew Callaghan. “We’re the only group in at least Southern California that represents [the] undocumented, so we don’t take any federal money.”
It marks a surprising career change for Biden, a Yale-educated attorney who made millions of dollars on controversial business deals in China and Ukraine before embarking on a career as an artist.
According to BASTA founder Daniel Bramzon, he was introduced to Biden through Biden’s attorney, Bryan Sullivan, a BASTA board member who serves as its chief financial officer.
“He’s a smart person who has good networking skills,” Bramzon said of Biden. “He’s someone who cares about the population we’re trying to help,” he told the Free Beacon.
The unique arrangement—in which Biden now works for a group linked to his attorney—is likely to raise questions about whether it is part of a deal for Biden to work off some of his mounting legal bills. Sullivan has represented Biden in lawsuits he filed against Fox News and other conservatives, all of which Biden has dropped in recent months.
It is unclear whether Biden owes Sullivan for legal work. Sullivan did not respond to a request for comment. But one law firm that represented Biden in his federal cases, Winston & Strawn, sued Biden earlier this year for $50,000 in unpaid legal bills.
Bramzon told the Free Beacon he “doesn’t know anything” about Biden’s legal bills, and that BASTA hired Biden because “he’s qualified for the job.”
Biden, a former crack addict, does appear to have some experience in tenant-landlord disputes. Venture capitalist Shaun Maguire said last year that Biden owed his family $300,000 in unpaid rent on a $4.25 million condo he rented to Biden in 2019 and 2020.
It is unclear how much Biden will earn at BASTA, which had its nonprofit status revoked by the California secretary of state last year, according to state records. Sullivan has said BASTA, which earns revenue from legal victories against landlords, has “changed the way evictions are done in Los Angeles” by demanding jury trials in eviction proceedings.
BASTA received $2.3 million in grants from the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles in 2023, according to tax filings.
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