President Trump on Sunday night called for an investigation into financial ties between China and the family of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., the current front-runner in a crowded Democratic 2020 field, and the candidate Mr. Trump’s advisers believe could pose the biggest potential threat to his re-election. “100 percent — it’s a disgrace,” Mr. Trump said in an interview with Steve Hilton, a Fox News host, when asked if the Biden family’s supposed financial ties with China should be investigated. “China is a massive competitor of ours. It was not the first time that Mr. Trump has threatened investigations of his political enemies, raising questions from his critics about whether he is abusing his position as president. Others, Mr. Trump has made in public — on cable news, during news conferences in the White House or on Twitter.

Source: New York Times May 20, 2019 17:58 UTC