On Tuesday, Wyoming voters will make Cheney aware of how they feel about her. The polls provide a bit of a spoiler alert: The latest survey has her down by 29 points to Trump-endorsed challenger Harriet Hageman, and the margin has been widening.
However, if Cheney worries about money matters, she should cheer up. Her husband’s law firm has been given the gift that keeps on giving: Hunter Biden’s patronage.
As the New York Post noted on Saturday, Cheney’s husband, Philip Perry, is a partner at a firm representing President Joe Biden’s wayward son as the Department of Justice probes his “tax issues” — just one degree of separation from a case that could have dramatic effects on the November midterms and 2024 presidential election.
“Philip Perry has worked at Latham & Watkins since 2007 and focuses on white collar cases, commercial and Supreme Court litigation, according to his company biography,” the Post reported.
“Another Latham partner, Chris Clark, has been representing Hunter Biden since December 2020 — but Cheney’s husband’s involvement at the firm had not been previously known.”
This isn’t entirely accurate — although it’s worth noting the media has been slow at putting two and two together on this.
In February 2021, Axios reported that Hunter had hired Latham & Watkins to represent him in December 2020. Just the News made the connection in February of this year, noting “Liz Cheney’s Hunter Biden problem.”
The issue seems to have gotten traction in the final days of the Wyoming GOP primary campaign. However, conservative outlet The Federalist picked it up last week.
Philip Perry (Liz Cheney’s husband) is a partner at same firm that Hunter’s lawyer is partner at. Meaning, Liz Cheney’s husband is making money from Hunter Biden. pic.twitter.com/FnIHtI1BH5
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) August 5, 2022