"This is something that was not on anybody's radar until Donald Trump brought it up"
THREAD:
"Revelations that Hunter Biden and Aleksander Kwasniewski serve on the board of a company controlled by a Yanukovych ally raise serious conflict of interest questions"
buzzfeednews.com/article/maxsed…
"The appointment of the VP's son to a Ukrainian oil board looks nepotistic at best, nefarious at worst"
"you have to wonder how big the salary has to be to put U.S. soft power at risk like this. Pretty big, we'd imagine."
washingtonpost.com/news/worldview…
"The son of the US vice-president has been chosen to take charge of energy firm Burisma's legal unit – a decision based purely on merit, of course"
"Chip off the old block"
"Putin's propaganda people can take a long weekend"
theguardian.com/business/short…
"It's Totally Normal That Joe Biden's Son Works for a Ukrainian Energy Company"
"there is more fishiness yet"
theatlantic.com/international/…
"Hunter Biden’s employment means he will be working as a director & top lawyer for a Ukrainian energy co. during the period when his father & others... attempt to influence the policies of Ukraine’s new government, especially on energy issues"
apnews.com/c49555d51eb243…
"Ukrainian Employer of Biden’s Son Hires DC Lobbyist"
"Since Hunter took the new job, his father, VP Joe Biden, has continued to serve as the Obama Admin point person on Ukraine..talking to Poroshenko by phone at least 5 times in [a] month"
time.com/2964493/ukrain…
"Joe Biden couldn’t resist the temptation last year to brag...about the time as VP he strong-armed Ukraine into firing its top prosecutor"
The prosecutor "was leading a wide-ranging corruption probe into Burisma Holdings"
thehill.com/opinion/white-…
"Hunter Biden...lacked any experience in Ukraine & just months earlier had been discharged from the Navy Reserve after testing positive for cocaine. He would be paid as much as $50,000 per month...for his work for the co., Burisma Holdings."
nytimes.com/2019/05/01/us/…
"In Dec 2015, as Biden prepared to return to Ukraine, his aides braced for renewed scrutiny of Hunter’s relationship w/Burisma"
"Dad said ‘I hope you know what you are doing,’ and I said, ‘I do’”
newyorker.com/magazine/2019/…
"Biden, Inc."
"Their ventures, over nearly half a century, have regularly raised conflict-of-interest questions and brought the Biden family into potentially compromising associations"
politico.com/magazine/story…
Just because you're running for president (and a Democrat) doesn't mean you get a pass
#DrainTheSwamp