Hunter Biden moves into $15,800-a-month Malibu home with wife Melissa and son Beau

At the time of his firing, Shokin was investigating oil company Burisma Holdings for corruption - when Hunter was serving on the firm's board

Joe Biden is alleged to have threatened to withhold $1 billion in aid to Ukraine if Shokin specifically was not fired for corruption

Former Ukranian Prosecutor-General Viktor Shokin is accusing Joe and Hunter Biden of 'corruption' - saying they accepted large money 'bribes' from Burisma and were behind his firing.

Shokin, who was ousted as Ukraine's top prosecutor in 2016, made the accusations during excerpts of an upcoming explosive interview airing on Fox News.

At the time of his firing, he was investigating oil company Burisma Holdings for corruption - when Hunter was serving on the firm's board.

'I do not want to deal in unproven facts. But my firm personal conviction is that yes, this was the case. They were being bribed,' Shokin says in the clip of the interview.

'The fact that Joe Biden gave away $1 billion in U.S. money in exchange for my dismissal - my firing - isn't that alone a case of corruption?' he continues in another clip.

The White House is accusing Fox News of giving a 'platform to lies' by airing the interview.

'For years, these false claims have been debunked, and no matter how much air time Fox gives them, they will remain false,' said White House spokesperson Ian Sams.

'Fox is giving a platform for these lies to a former Ukrainian prosecutor general whose office his own deputy called 'a hotbed of corruption', drawing demands for reform not only from then-Vice President Biden but also from U.S. diplomats, international partners, and Republican Senators like Ron Johnson.'

In December 2015, then-Vice President Joe Biden delivered a speech to the Ukrainian Rada during which he touted his anti-corruption efforts in the country and urged an overhaul and reform of the office of the general prosecutor. 

A few months later in March 2016, Joe Biden is alleged to have threatened to withhold $1 billion in aid to Ukraine if Shokin specifically was not fired for corruption - and he was shortly thereafter.

Years later, Biden actually bragged about his firing at a Council on Foreign Relations event in 2018.

Biden said that he would withhold a billion dollars in U.S. aid if the Ukrainians did not agree to fire Shokin.

'I looked at them and said, 'I'm leaving in six hours. If the prosecutor is not fired, you're not getting the money,' Biden said.

'Well, son of a b****. He got fired,' he continued.

Republicans have said Hunter's Burisma entanglement and possible influence in Shokin's firing is evidence of the Biden family's influence peddling scheme.

As part of a larger investigation, they are seeking records revealing Joe Biden's use of pseudonyms to discuss his activities related to Ukraine with his son Hunter during his time as vice president.

They specifically want an un-redacted document that indicates that then-Vice President Biden took a call with the president of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, on May 27, 2016.

Republicans say the document was emailed to 'Robert L. Peters' which is 'a pseudonym' the House Oversight Committee has 'identified as then Vice-President Biden,' a letter obtained by DailyMail.com states.

Hunter Biden's ex-business partner Archer testified before the House Oversight Committee earlier this month that Joe Biden's 'brand' protected Burisma because 'people would be intimidated to mess with them.'

Hunter's presence on Burisma's board and access to his father - then vice president - led to the company's 'longevity' because they had the 'capabilities to navigate D.C.,' Archer said according to the transcript.

Hunter's best friend and business associate sat with him on Burisma's board beginning in 2014. They also started Rosemont Seneca Partners, an investment advisory firm, together.

He confirmed that Hunter put Joe on speakerphone 20 times during business meetings over a 10-year period, which was a 'signal' of 'value,' and Hunter used his dad as 'defensive leverage.'

He also told lawmakers that Joe sat and had dinner in-person on at least two occasions with Hunter and his foreign business partners, who then wired money almost immediately after to Biden-affiliated companies.

During a dinner with Burisma executives at the Four Seasons in Dubai in December 2015, Hunter said he would be able to get 'help from D.C.' in order to relieve some 'government pressure' on the company.

Archer testified that Burisma was 'getting pressure' and as a result, they 'requested Hunter, you know, help them with some of that pressure.'

He said it was 'government pressure' from the ongoing Ukrainian investigation into the company at the time - led by top prosecutor Shokin.

'But yes, there was constant pressure. And it was like it was like whack a mole in regards to the pressures that had to resolve,' Archer continued.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12445811/Fired-Ukrainian-prosecutor-Sho...

Viktor Shokin said on Sunday that he believed – but with no direct evidence – that Joe and Hunter Biden received bribes

https://nypost.com/2023/08/25/fired-ukraine-prosecutor-viktor-shokin-says-he-bel...

Again - we don't like Joe but we have no evidence of anything.

Dnarever wrote on Sep 2^nd, 2023 at 11:45pm:


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Devon Archer was Hunters business partner, how much time did he spend in jail? 

whats wrong with that , if joe did do it ?

everyone wants to give their kids a leg up in life .

kerry packer helped James

Murdoch helped lachlan

in the afl, they even have laws that a son can play for his dads team and it reduces the salary cap restrictions.

this is perfectly natural behaviour.

hunter was a bit of a loose cannon and so joe used the tools at his disposal to help hunter out

its what any decent father would do.

do people expect hunter to go do some lame ass job at bunnings ?

get real

aquascoot wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2023 at 4:59am:


Hunter graduated Georgetown University (considered on par with ivy league schools) and then Yale law school.

Hunter has been a hedge fund principal and a venture capital and private equity fund investor. He formerly worked as a banker, a lobbyist, and a legal representative for lobbying firms.

Hunter is a lot more qualified and experienced than people seem to think.

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Given those reservations, it warned that the country’s Public Investment Fund should stay far, far away from Kushner’s firm—a recommendation that was overturned by the fund’s board, which happens to be led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

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Claims like this are meant to be evidence based not just part of a wish list.