The current NYT view that JOE BIDEN did nothing questionable does not contradict what Vogel actually said. However, his saying that Hunter's role could be a liability and implying that Hunter Biden's role gave Joe Biden a conflict of interest are then read and tweeted as Joe Biden having done something unethical. As every fact checker has said, nothing Biden or the Obama administration did was a consequence of Hunter Biden's position.
Joe Biden, like many many previous Presidents and candidates, has a relative who has far lower standards than he does. Even the most ethical President we had for decades, Jimmy Carter, had Billy Carter as a brother.
However, with Trump - HE is the most unethical, amoral, dishonest person to ever be President.
Part of what is happening here - as in 2016 - is that the NYT and other media are investigating both parties and are writing stories on what they found. If this were the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, this would be exactly what is needed as investigative journalism. However, it creates the view that BOTH sides are corrupt -- and for those without time to read the full articles, they are seen as equally corrupt. Add to this that the right labels all mainstream sources as partisan and biased against them. For them, this renders anything against Trump and other Republicans just noise.
Here, what might be needed is papers, like the NYT, to put accusations in perspective. Here, early in the article, they should have stated that JOE Biden did nothing wrong ... and Hunter Biden has not been proven to have done anything other than to accept a very lucrative position that created the APPEARANCE of conflict of interest. More likely, this was actually something I don't know the word for and which I doubt is illegal - he may have used the perception in Ukraine that he was close to the administration to get that position. I wish he would have been pushed not to put the Obama's administration's reputation at risk, but as a private citizen, he was not under any of the laws, guidelines etc.
I can't imagine how this feels to Joe Biden. His integrity, that I don't think was ever questioned over his long career, is being challenged. Beyond that, the emphasis is on his already troubled son. I remember reading that his family knew they would be attacked. Their decision to support Joe says a huge amount. They saw the level the Republicans in every election since 2004 have sunk to. Their willingness to endure this shows their faith in Biden's ability to be a good President and their love for him.
= new reply since forum marked as read
