Trump lawyer Bondi played the vid of Joe Biden talking about trying to get Ukraine prosecutor Shokin fired. She said Shokin was "investigating Burisma."
She didn't say: A) Shokin was widely accused of corruption; B) Former Shokin deputy has said Burisma probe was dormant; 1/2
She didn't say: A) Shokin was widely accused of corruption; B) Former Shokin deputy has said Burisma probe was dormant; 1/2
C) Ousting Shokin was widely seen as a move that would increase, not decrease, the chance of aggressive action against companies like Burisma; D) Biden was acting in accordance with the policy of the US and its allies.
Bondi then read what Trump said on the Zelensky call - that "Biden went around bragging that he stopped the prosecution." She accused House managers of omitting this important fact.
Biden never bragged he stopped any prosecution. He bragged that he'd gotten a corrupt guy fired.
Biden never bragged he stopped any prosecution. He bragged that he'd gotten a corrupt guy fired.
In a speech in 2015, the US ambassador to Ukraine specifically castigated Shokin's office for its obstruction of the investigation into the owner of Burisma, and called for firings, "at minimum," of people in Shokin's office. rferl.org/a/us-ambassado…
I keep seeing this from people, so addressing it: Hunter Biden was serving on the Burisma board at the time Joe Biden applied the pressure in 2015/2016 and Shokin was ousted in 2016. Hunter Biden was on the board from 2014 until April 2019.
