Hunter Biden interview so close to Democratic presidential debate has some in party asking questions, Bret Baier says

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Bret Baier reacts to Hunter Biden interview ahead of Democratic debate

Bret Baier reacts to Hunter Biden interview ahead of Democratic debate

Some Democrats are questioning why Hunter Biden would hold an interview that touched on his overseas business dealings ahead of his father's presidential debate, according to Bret Baier.

The interview itself provides debate moderators and former Vice President Joe Biden's primary opponents an opportunity to discuss the allegations, Baier claimed Tuesday on "The Daily Briefing."

Baier told host Dana Perino one of the burning questions Democrats he spoke with had was, "Why do this today -- why just hours before a debate?"

"Now, it would seem that the moderator and possibly even some candidates are going to be compelled to react to what Hunter Biden said or how he said it -- or this whole thing."

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However, Baier added he spoke with some Democrats who were not troubled by the younger Biden's public appearance on ABC News earlier Tuesday.

"Yeah, clear the air," Baier recalled one telling him. "Put the onus back on President Trump -- just put it out in the open."

In his first televised interview since his overseas business dealings came under scrutiny, the 49-year-old said accepting a lucrative position in Ukraine was, in retrospect, "poor judgment."

“I know I did nothing wrong at all. Was it poor judgment to be in the middle of something that is a swamp in many ways? Yeah," he said in an exclusive sit-down with ABC's Amy Robach at his Los Angeles home.

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Biden said he did not discuss the Burisma Holdings board seat with his father, except for one "brief exchange" that was previously reported.

A photo obtained by Fox News last month showed Joe Biden and Hunter golfing in the Hamptons with Devon Archer, who served on the board of the Ukrainian natural gas company Burisma Holdings with Hunter. Joe Biden had told Fox News that he never discussed his son’s foreign business dealings with him.

"I don't regret being on the board. What I regret is not taking into account that there would be a Rudy Giuliani and a president of the United States that would be listening to this ridiculous conspiracy idea," he said, claiming that the allegations of impropriety have been "debunked by everyone."

Fox News' David Montanaro contributed to this report.