“Hunter Biden has now taken a position with the largest oil and gas company... holding company in Ukraine. Is there any concern about at least the appearance of a conflict there?” a reporter asked President Barack Obama’s press secretary Jay Carney back in 2014. “I would refer you to the Vice President’s office,” Carney replied before adding “Hunter Biden and other members of the Biden family are obviously private citizens and where they work does not reflect an endorsement by the administration or by the Vice President or President.”