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Now the flip flopping media on CNN is looking into what Biden's son did in Ukraine. (Original Post) mfcorey1 Sep 2019 OP
Yep! SOS yet again! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2019 #1
This is certainly meant to stop Biden's climb in the polls Freethinker65 Sep 2019 #2
Ivanka is Rome right now, parading around in a 14K dress... HipChick Sep 2019 #3
I've had Deja Vu for 2r hours for some reason. BigmanPigman Sep 2019 #4
Politifact doesn't do Biden any favors on that one, either, giving the charges a "half true." pnwmom Sep 2019 #5

Freethinker65

(9,999 posts)
2. This is certainly meant to stop Biden's climb in the polls
Fri Sep 20, 2019, 06:23 PM
Sep 2019

Biden will be questioned about it endlessly like Hillary was about Benghazi and her emails.
He needs to stay on message and not take the bait.
If he starts defending and explaining they will never let Biden talk about anything else, or certainly the media will never report about Biden talking about anything else. All of Hillary's amazing speeches and policies were ignored and/or muted to talk about crap.

Would not be surprised if the Senate does not call an investigation into it and someone in the FBI happens to leak they have been instructed to look into the matter.

This shit worked the last time, Will it work again?

Meanwhile Trumps kids continue to travel the world making deals because of their Daddy and enriching themselves and no one bats an eye.

pnwmom

(108,955 posts)
5. Politifact doesn't do Biden any favors on that one, either, giving the charges a "half true."
Fri Sep 20, 2019, 06:37 PM
Sep 2019

And it says Hunter's actions posed a conflict of interest -- which is true. And an appearance of conflict of interest, even if no one acted impermissibly, is something that should always be avoided.

https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2019/may/07/viral-image/fact-checking-joe-biden-hunter-biden-and-ukraine/

Key takeaways

Hunter Biden did hold a directorship for a Ukrainian gas company while his father was vice president. Experts agree that Hunter Biden's acceptance of the position created a conflict of interest for his father.

• Vice President Joe Biden did urge Ukraine to fire its top prosecutor, with the threat of withholding U.S. aid. But that was the position of the wider U.S. government, as well as other international institutions.

• We found no evidence to support the idea that Joe Biden advocated with his son's interests in mind, as the message suggests. It's not even clear that the company was actively under investigation or that a change in prosecutors benefited it.

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