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The United States and other Western nations had for months called for the ousting of Mr. Shokin, who was widely criticized for turning a blind eye to corrupt practices and for defending the interests of a venal and entrenched elite. He was one of several political figures in Kiev whom reformers and Western diplomats saw as a worrying indicator of a return to past corrupt practices, two years after a revolution that was supposed to put a stop to self-dealing by those in power.
As the problems festered, Kiev drew increasingly sharp criticism from Western diplomats and leaders. In a visit in December, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said corruption was eating Ukraine “like a cancer.” Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, which props up Ukraine financially, said last month that progress was so slow in fighting corruption that “it’s hard to see how the I.M.F.-supported program can continue.”
originally posted by: Sookiechacha
a reply to: network dude
Yep. The Vice President of the United States and his envoy went to the Ukraine to negotiate a loan guarantee on behalf of the United States and the Obama Administration. Part of the deal was that the Ukraine had to fire Shokin.
The Ukrainian people were holding demonstrations in the streets, demanding his resignation. The UN passed some kind of resolution condemning Shokin. The EU wanted him out. The US wanted him out.
Biden is a braggadocios idiot. But the narrative that Biden personally and unilaterally bribed the Ukrainian government to fire Shokin to protect is son, Hunter, has been debunked.
If this was trump, there would be multi year investigations from the government and media
it's like you think inventing your own narrative makes it all ok.
This was because despite everyone saying comey was terrible and wanting him fired, the fact that trump did it when comey was perhaps looking in to trump was deemed worthy of an investigation, EVEN THOUGH COMEY SAID HE WASNT INVESTIGATING TRUMP
So why shouldn’t there be a similar investigation into Biden?
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: Grambler
Just more abuse of power.
An accusation has been made
originally posted by: Sookiechacha
a reply to: CynConcepts
An accusation has been made
What is the actual accusation? Serious question.
Biden should be investigated due to being accused of impropriety,
originally posted by: Grambler
a reply to: Sookiechacha
For example
Everyone was calling for the firing of coney, Democrats and Republicans
Rod Rosenstein write a letter calling for his firing
And yet still the media and Dems demanded and received a two year special counsel investigation
originally posted by: Sookiechacha
a reply to: CynConcepts
Biden should be investigated due to being accused of impropriety,
I still don't know what the actual "impropriety" that one or both Biden's are being credibly accused of.
originally posted by: CynConcepts
originally posted by: Sookiechacha
a reply to: CynConcepts
An accusation has been made
What is the actual accusation? Serious question.
Biden should be investigated due to being accused of impropriety, just as Trump should be investigated for being accused of impropriety of his actions. Equal law applied equally.