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Hunter Biden allegedly sent “thousands of dollars” to people who appear to be involved in the sex industry, according to Wednesday’s report released by Senate Republicans.
The report claims unspecified records show that Biden “has sent funds to non-resident alien women in the United States who are citizens of Russia and Ukraine and who have subsequently wired funds they have received from Hunter Biden to individuals located in Russia and Ukraine.”
“The records also note that some of these transactions are linked to what ‘appears to be an Eastern European prostitution or human trafficking ring.’ ”
The allegations are contained in a footnote to a section of the report that details potential “criminal concerns and extortion threats” involving Hunter Biden and other members of the Biden family.
Not a good look, Biden haters.
originally posted by: socialmediaclown
a reply to: MrInquisitive
Not a good look, Biden haters.
You know what else isn't a good look? Defending pedophiles. Not a good look at all.
originally posted by: Guyfriday
a reply to: MrInquisitive
The Prosecutor in question was going after Hunter Biden.
The rest of this was a question. I hope a video of Joe Biden bragging about with holding money is good enough for you.
The claim: Joe Biden threatened to withhold $1 billion from Ukraine to assist his son, Hunter Biden
While former Vice President Joe Biden oversaw foreign policy in Ukraine, his son Hunter Biden served on the board of Burisma Holdings, the largest gas company in the fledgling democracy.
Despite a recently concluded investigation by Senate Republicans that found no wrongdoing by the Bidens, claims to the contrary have continued to circulate on social media.
"VP Biden threatened to withhold 1 billion dollars from Ukraine to save his son's job," reads a meme posted to Facebook by Secure America Now. The meme has been shared more than 9,000 times since Oct. 18.
Secure America Now did not respond to a request from USA TODAY for comment.
Joe Biden leveraged aid to remove top prosecutor as part anti-corruption efforts
It's true that Joe Biden leveraged $1 billion in aid to persuade Ukraine to oust its top prosecutor, Viktor Shokin, in March 2016. But it wasn't because Shokin was investigating Burisma. It was because Shokin wasn't pursuing corruption among the country's politicians.
As European and American diplomats pressed Ukraine to clean up its corruption, they focused on Shokin's leadership of the Prosecutor General's Office, which he took over in February 2015.
Mike Carpenter, who served as a foreign policy adviser to the then-vice president, told USA TODAY that Shokin "never went after any corrupt individuals at all" and "never prosecuted any high-profile cases of corruption."
Charlie Kupchan, who was a special assistant to President Barack Obama and a senior director for European Affairs on the National Security Council, said anti-corruption efforts were "a big part of our diplomacy" with Ukraine, since "it was that corruption that allowed Russia to manipulate the country politically and economically."
As a result, Biden leveraged $1 billion in aid as "a stick to move Ukraine forward," Kupchan said. "He was acting alongside our European allies. Everybody was of a single mind that this prosecutor was not the right guy for the job."
Daria Kaleniuk, the co-founder and executive director of the Anti Corruption Action Centre in Kyiv, Ukraine, credited Biden, the International Monetary Fund — which threatened to delay $40 billion in aid for similar reasons — and others with the prosecutor's removal.
"Civil society organizations in Ukraine were pressing for his resignation," Kaleniuk said, "but no one would have cared if there had not been voices from outside this country calling on him to go."
After Shokin left the Prosecutor General's Office, Jan Tombinski, the ambassador from the European Union to Ukraine, called it "an opportunity to make a fresh start."
"I hope," Tombinski said, "that the new Prosecutor General will ensure that the Office of the Prosecutor General becomes independent from political influence and pressure and enjoys public trust."
Prosecutor was not investigating Burisma at the time Joe Biden called for his removal
Burisma Holdings was not under scrutiny at the time Joe Biden called for Shokin to be removed, per the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, an independent agency that has worked closely with the FBI.
In 2014, Shokin had investigated Burisma for money laundering and tax irregularities, per USA TODAY.
The probe focused on 2010-12, according to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau.
Hunter Biden — who joined the board in 2014 and served on it until early 2019 — was not the subject of the investigation.
The case was settled in court in 2017.
The recent report by Senate Republicans also contained no evidence that Joe Biden had pressured Ukraine to fire its top prosecutor as a way to protect his son, according to the Associated Press.
Andrew Bates, a spokesman for Biden, also said any suggestion of impropriety is false.
“Investigations by the press, during impeachment, and even by two Republican-led Senate committees whose work was decried as 'not legitimate' and political by a GOP colleague, have all reached the same conclusion: that Joe Biden carried out official U.S. policy toward Ukraine and engaged in no wrongdoing,” Bates told USA TODAY.
originally posted by: socialmediaclown
a reply to: MrInquisitive
No, I'm not a big defender of Donald Trump. I have ambiguous feelings toward Trump. I'm on the fence. As you claim to be concerning Biden (but what I actually believe to be closer to the truth is you're a big fan).
The pedo stuff belongs in a separate thread. Okay, sure. We can continue sweeping that issue under the rug even though it's the biggest issue. The main issue. The worst offense which is why no one wants to touch it with a 10 foot poll. Aside from the fact that everyone involved in the coverup is implicated, somehow.
"But but but there's no evidence..."
Lol. Such naivete. When the truth is exposed, I foresee a lot of deluded people scrambling for nearest rock to hide under in shame.
originally posted by: Freeborn
a reply to: network dude
Biden family will be exposed Wednesday.
Which Wednesday?
originally posted by: Freeborn
a reply to: network dude
Thank you.
Please don't be mistaken, I think Biden is as unsuitable for the esteemed position of President of The United States of America as Trump is - just maybe for different reasons - and I certainly don't doubt there are as many skeletons in his closet as there are in Trumps.
The USA deserves so, so much better.
originally posted by: Xcalibur254
a reply to: network dude
I must have missed evidence being presented that anything illegal was done. When was that presented?
originally posted by: frogs453
a reply to: network dude
And? So they are all profiting. Change the laws. However where are your 20 threads on the billions profited? You're up in arms over 10 million but justify billions. And hundreds of millions were obtained while two family members had WH positions when they couldn't even pass security clearances until Daddy just put them there, and one had his father pardoned for crimes by his father in law. Billions were obtained, given by the same Saudi who claimed he was shown classified info. Yet not a peep about it.
The cognitive dissonance.
originally posted by: shooterbrody
These same liars, pushing trump Russia, defending mr Biden, is delish.
Keep it up.
originally posted by: frogs453
a reply to: network dude
If they've found a crime. Charge him. I will not cry over it. I am not a Biden fan. I have no issues with investigations. The clown show though, with paid whistleblowers, lost whistle blowers, MTG wanting to bring in hookers, etc has been quite funny.
And have you looked in a mirror? I'm curious. My question to you was not about the msm looking into the billions. My question is why are there not 20 threads about it from you? You seem to be very keen on this 10 million. But what has added up to billions does not seem to bother you. Gained by WH employees with no standing or security clearance to even be in those positions. No threads, no cause of concern. Wonder why that is. It's ok for one, but not the other. I can only imagine if Biden had put Hunter in the same position as Jared. I'm sure he "read a lot of books" just like Jared claimed.