Hunter Biden story is Russian disinfo, dozens of former intel officials say
Computer repairman who claimed he gave Hunter Biden data to Giuliani closes shop as laptop saga gets stranger
How a fake persona laid the groundwork for a Hunter Biden conspiracy deluge
Ex-Hunter Biden associate’s records don’t show proof of Biden business relationship amid unanswered questions
Trump Had One Last Story to Sell. The Wall Street Journal Wouldn’t Buy It.
No evidence for Trump claim that Joe Biden earned money in China, according to the Wall Street Journal, contradicting its editorial section
Putin rejects Donald Trump’s criticism of Biden family business
The Truth About Hunter Biden — And Why Republicans Are So Disappointed
Examining Trump claim that Hunter Biden got $3.5 million from wife of Moscow ex-mayor
Republican senators echoed Biden in urging Ukrainian president to reform prosecutor general’s office
Former Ukrainian president says Biden never pressed him on Burisma
SAD:
Facebook Post Says the sons of Nancy Pelosi, Mitt Romney and John Kerry are all on the boards of “energy companies doing business in Ukraine.”
This is wrong! (And Scary!)
Trump’s Tax Returns? READING IS FUNDAMENTAL! Please be COACHABLE! Learn the FACTS!
Why Was Ukraine’s Top Prosecutor Fired? The Issue At The Heart Of The Dispute Gripping Washington
“No matter what the fake news tells you, nothing about Joe Biden withholding aid from Ukraine – unless the prosecutor who was looking into Burisma was fired – has been “debunked.””
This is a HUGE lie! Who is writing this? Nunes? Jordan? Gaetz? No one who deals with facts or lives in reality!
Explainer: Biden, allies pushed out Ukrainian prosecutor because he didn’t pursue corruption cases
At the heart of Congress’ probe into the president’s actions is his claim that former Vice President and 2020 Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden strong-armed the Ukrainian government to fire its top prosecutor in order to thwart an investigation into a company tied to his son, Hunter Biden.
But sources ranging from former Obama administration officials to an anti-corruption advocate in Ukraine say the official, Viktor Shokin, was ousted for the opposite reason Trump and his allies claim.
It wasn’t because Shokin was investigating a natural gas company tied to Biden’s son; it was because Shokin wasn’t pursuing corruption among the country’s politicians, according to a Ukrainian official and four former American officials who specialized in Ukraine and Europe.
Shokin’s inaction prompted international calls for his ouster and ultimately resulted in his removal by Ukraine’s parliament.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/10/03/what-really-happened-when-biden-forced-out-ukraines-top-prosecutor/3785620002/
Envoys pushed to oust Ukraine prosecutor before Biden
European and US officials pressed Ukraine to sack Viktor Shokin, the country’s former prosecutor-general, months before Joe Biden, the former US vice-president, personally intervened to force his removal, people involved in the talks said. Mr Biden did not act unilaterally nor did he instigate the push against Mr Shokin, despite suggestions to the contrary by supporters of US president Donald Trump, people familiar with the matter said.
https://www.ft.com/content/e1454ace-e61b-11e9-9743-db5a370481bc
The facts behind Trump’s bogus accusations about Biden and Ukraine
“It wasn’t just the US that wanted Shokin gone, either — many other Western European officials, including the IMF’s then-managing director Christine Lagarde, also insisted Ukraine was doing far too little about corruption.”
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/9/23/20879611/joe-biden-hunter-biden-ukraine-corruption-prosecutor-burisma-donald-trump-whistleblower-complaint
“That is what the fake news does. Takes Democrat talking points and says – DEBUNKED! Nothing to see here. Well, they are wrong and here is why:”
Look above. Everything YOU have typed has been debunked. By me.
“Joe Biden – on video – is seen bragging that he threatened to withhold humanitarian aid from Ukraine unless a special prosecutor was fired.”
IMF and EU wanted Shokin out too! Stop lying!
Viktor Shokin: The inside story on Ukraine’s ‘very good’ prosecutor at centre of Trump scandal
IMF warns Ukraine it will halt $40bn bailout unless corruption stops
EU hails sacking of Ukraine’s prosecutor Viktor Shokin
“Let’s watch the clip.” OK!
My clip:
“See – right there. He says it himself. “If the prosecutor is not fired, you’re not getting the money.””
Because the IMF, EU and others wanted Shokin fired!
“The prosecutor Biden demanded be fired was investigating Burisma – the energy company his son Hunter had an $83,000 a month job working for.”
He was SUPPOSED to be investigating Burisma. He was fired for NOT doing his job!
Fact check: What Trump has been getting wrong on Biden and Ukraine
“In castigating Biden’s effort to get the prosecutor general fired, Trump has declined to mention an important fact: a whole lot of other people were also trying to get him fired at the time.
The Obama administration, American allies, the International Monetary Fund and Ukrainian anti-corruption activists, among others, had all made clear that they were displeased with the performance of Viktor Shokin, who became prosecutor general in 2015.
Shokin was widely faulted for declining to bring prosecutions of elites’ corruption, and he was even accused of hindering corruption investigations. His deputy, Vitaliy Kasko, resigned in February 2016, alleging that Shokin’s office was itself corrupt.
The International Monetary Fund warned Ukraine in February 2016 that it risked losing financial support if it did not clean up its act. The Financial Times explained in its article on the warning that then-President Petro Poroshenko was facing pressure to replace Shokin, whom the newspaper described as a “long-time loyalist” of the president; the article continued, “Mr. Shokin has been criticized for failing to bring to justice any of the snipers who killed dozens of protesters in central Kiev in the final days of the revolution, and for dragging his feet over investigating senior officials and businesspeople.”
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/23/politics/fact-check-trump-ukraine-hunter-biden-joe-biden/index.html
“That is the very definition of quid pro quo. Demanding an action be taken in return for something else.”
Joe Biden worked to benefit Ukraine, the IMF, EU, The United States and others. Hunter Biden and Burisma were NOT being investigated (that was the problem!) so NO PERSON quid-pro-quo.
“In this case, it was $1 billion in humanitarian aid would be released to Ukraine if and only if the prosecutor investigating Burisma was fired.”
“Joe Biden withheld humanitarian aid for an investigator to be fired who was investigating the company his son worked for. That is the fact. It is not debunked. It is a fact.”
“Hunter Biden had no energy experience. No knowledge of Ukraine. No policy experience. He didn’t even speak the language. The reason Hunter Biden got the job? Five letters. His last name, B-I-D-E-N.”
No do the Trump family’s experience. And Jared Kushner. And Giuliani’s son that works for Trump.
“Those are facts. They are not debunked. That is the reality of what happened.”
Those were not the facts. Nothing the GOP typed on this page bears any resemblance to reality
“Corruption is corruption whether it’s in Kiev or in Washington and President Trump is fighting it.”
‘Drain the Swamp’ was a 2016 Campaign Chant to drown out ‘Bus Tape’ but sadly Trump is FILLING the Swamp instead of draining it! (The Trump Family? Business trips? Ivanka’s trademarks?
https://limbaugh2020.com/they-were-never-going-to-drain-the-swamp/
“So while your family members may buy what the fake news is selling – you have the facts on your side to fight back and set the record straight.”
To recap, here is the REAL news. Shokin was a corrupt prosecutor who was NOT investigating Hunter Biden. The IMF, EU, others nations and the United States wanted Ukraine to replace the corrupt, ineffectual Shokin for a investigator that was NOT corrupt and WOULD investigate various companies Shokin never got around to investigating. Joe Biden bragged about doing what the IMF, EU, other nations and Barack Obama asked him to to. No More, No Less. Joe Biden DID HIS JOB. For country and others, not to win a 2020 election.
