[FoxNews] Hunter Biden’s attorney had a 2016 meeting with then-Vice President Joe Biden at the White House the same day the attorney met with Hunter to discuss a subpoena related to the federal investigation into Hunter’s business partner, Devon Archer, records show.
On March 23, 2016, Hunter sent an email to Eric Schwerin, then-president of Hunter’s now-defunct investment firm Rosemont Seneca Partners and attorney Christopher Boies, saying he had received a subpoena from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeking information related to an investigation into Archer, the firm’s then-CEO.
"I received a SEC subpoena for any information I have related to the situation Devin [sic] is dealing with," Hunter wrote. "I don't have any relevant information that I know that of, but I wanted to coordinate with the same team representing Devon if that is appropriate. Let me know how to proceed. Thanks, Hunter."
Less than two weeks later, on April 4, Hunter was scheduled to meet with attorneys "George Mesires and Michael MacPhail in office to discuss subpoena," according to an email to Hunter from Joan Mayer, a top staffer at Rosemont Seneca. Days earlier Mesires referred to MacPhail as a "Big SEC investigations guy" in an email to Schwerin. Schwerin then forwarded the email to Hunter.
It is unclear what the trio discussed in the Rosemont Seneca office regarding the subpoena, but the White House visitor logs show that Mesires met with Biden at the White House that same day.
While Hunter was also scheduled to attend a Greek Independence Day reception later that day at the White House with his father, according to Mayer’s email, the visitor logs do not show Mesires attending the Greek event.
Hunter was listed as attending the Greek event at 3:15 p.m. and meeting with his father in the West Wing at 4:15 p.m.
Mesires was listed as meeting with Biden 15 minutes later at 4:30 p.m.
A little over a month after the trio met in April 2016, Hunter, Schwerin, Mesires, and others were exchanging emails when reports started to drop about Archer being accused of "selling fake bonds" and facing "securities-fraud charges related to alleged tribal bond scheme."
It was relayed from a crisis communications firm to Hunter Biden and Schwerin that a Reuters article didn't mention Archer or Hunter.
In response to a Wall Street Journal report on the same day, Hunter said, "Thoughts? I don't think this is good when 1/3 of the story is about our relationship- 5 of 16 paragraphs. Anyway we can push back harder." 
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