Well, that's probably bullshit, too. And unnecessary.Joe Biden’s second son, Hunter Biden, took up a paid position on the board of a large Ukrainian gas company, Burisma, in April 2014. That was two months after Ukraine’s Russian-backed government was overthrown after mass protests and a new government installed.
Joe Biden liaised between the Obama White House and the fledgling Ukrainian regime. In March 2016 he told the new government in Kyiv that the US would withhold $1bn in loan guarantees unless corruption was rooted out, including firing the country’s top prosecutor, Viktor Shokin, who was widely regarded as being a soft touch.
Trump and his key advisers have taken these facts and run with them. Under their narrative, Biden corruptly pressured Ukraine into dismissing Shokin because the prosecutor had been investigating Burisma and Hunter Biden’s role within the company.
There are several problems with his theory. As Bloomberg has reported, the Burisma investigation was inactive at the time Shokin was forced out. Several European leaders had also lobbied for Shokin to be removed.
Ukraine authorities have also said there is no evidence of wrongdoing by either Joe or Hunter Biden. Joe Biden has stated he never talks to his son about his overseas business dealings.
Guardian
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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