Biden DENIES 'interacting' with Hunter's business partners - despite records of 22 phone calls

President Joe Biden denied 'interacting' with Hunter Biden's business partners and called allegations a 'bunch of lies' when asked about the Republican impeachment probe.

He insisted there weren't any communications with scandal-hit son's associates, despite the GOP sharing evidence of at least 22 phone calls the then-vice president sat in on, dinners with Hunter's associates at Washington, D.C., restaurants and participation in coffee meetings.

Biden's denial came just days after Congressional investigators revealed he received $1,380 monthly payments from Hunter's company.

The president took a question on the topic at the end of a brief statement where he called on Republicans to move billions in military and other aid for Ukraine, while signaling a willingness to deal on border issues. 

'I did not - it's just a bunch of lies,' Biden said. 

He was asked about polling showing that nearly 70 percent of Americans think he did something unethical or illegal with family business interests and why he interacted with 'so many' of his son Hunter and brother James' associates. 

'I'm not going to comment, I did not,' Biden began, before repeatedly blasting 'lies.'

Earlier this week, House Oversight chairman Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) released bank records that Republicans say indicate he got at least three monthly payments from a company owned by Hunter Biden that took in millions from China.

The transfers come from 2018, after Biden had left the vice presidency. The records, subpoenaed by the GOP, appear to show he took three payments of $1,380 each on September 17, October 15 and November 15.

The payments came from Hunter-owned firm Owasco PC.

A Comer spokesperson called them 'part of a pattern revealing Joe Biden knew about, participated in and benefited from his family’s influence-peddling schemes.'

Hunter Biden is currently facing probe of his taxes and finances and potential foreign lobby disclosure issues. He has been charged with felony gun offenses related to a form he signed for the purchase of a firearm and also pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor tax crimes.

The payments were for a 2018 Ford Raptor truck that Biden bought and that Hunter was using for a time, according to the Washington Post, which reviewed an email about it.

Hunter Biden lawyer Abbe Lowell told the paper, 'The truth is Hunter’s father helped him when he was struggling financially due to his addiction and could not secure credit to finance a truck. When Hunter was able to, he paid his father back and took over the payments himself.'

The president has repeatedly denied being in business with his son, but former Hunter Biden business associates have testified he would briefly pop on conference calls or drop by meetings. 

The House is moving toward a possible floor vote on a formal impeachment inquiry. House Speaker Mike Johnson said the vote would come next week.