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THREAD: #WheresHunter?
Working a job he's qualified for, unlike Trump's kids. As he was on Burisma board, where he used Yale law degree + 9 yrs as partner in private firm to give legal counsel, and 3 yrs on Amtrak board + investing experience as they moved into foreign markets.
Working a job he's qualified for, unlike Trump's kids. As he was on Burisma board, where he used Yale law degree + 9 yrs as partner in private firm to give legal counsel, and 3 yrs on Amtrak board + investing experience as they moved into foreign markets.
"But he was working in Ukraine while his father was conducting diplomacy there, and in China too!" True, but no evidence of any illegal acts or intervention by Joe. But if that's your standard for corruption, I have some really, REALLY bad news about Trump and his kids...
We're gonna cover Ukraine in detail below, but a short primer on Trump and the GOP's many lies and distortions on Hunter's business dealings in China: https://www.factcheck.org/2020/05/the-rncs-misleading-message-about-the-bidens/
"But Burisma was a corrupt company!" In fact, the head of the company had been under investigation for actions he took with a different company, several years before Hunter joined Burisma. And the investigation was dormant before Hunter joined the board. https://www.justsecurity.org/66271/timeline-trump-giuliani-bidens-and-ukrainegate/
"But Biden said he'd withhold aid if Ukraine didn't fire the Ukrainian chief prosecutor, Viktor Shokin!" He did, in line with US policy, and working with EU, UK, IMF, and World Bank, after so much aid money disappeared, with no investigations by Shokin. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/viktor-shokin-ukraine-prosecutor-trump-biden-hunter-joe-investigation-impeachment-a9147001.html
In fact, after Shokin lost his position in the government, he was arrested for corruption, and government agents found bags FILLED WITH CASH AND DIAMONDS.
Fun fact: that's why he's called the "Diamond Prosecutor," as you can read about in the previous article.
Fun fact: that's why he's called the "Diamond Prosecutor," as you can read about in the previous article.
"But Joe did it to protect Hunter!" Nope. Again, Shokin was sacked for *not* prosecuting corruption, especially from Putin's Ukrainian allies. So if anything, Joe was raising the likelihood of investigation. But of course Hunter was never under investigation in the first place.
"Just because they didn't investigate Hunter..." After accusations were raised by Trump the GOP, and Putin's Ukrainian allies, they did. Multiple times. And guess what they found? Yup. Nothing. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-ukraine/ukraine-found-no-evidence-against-hunter-biden-in-case-audit-former-top-prosecutor-idUSKBN23B2RB
Who is the only person in this situation who has accused Joe of illegally intervening to protect Hunter?
You guessed it: Viktor Shokin!
Does he have any evidence beyond his claims?
You guessed it: nope. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7532409/Ukraines-former-prosecutor-claims-told-investigating-Biden.html
You guessed it: Viktor Shokin!
Does he have any evidence beyond his claims?
You guessed it: nope. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7532409/Ukraines-former-prosecutor-claims-told-investigating-Biden.html
A judge recently permitted the opening of a case file on the matter, but in Ukraine, this action does not even preliminary evidence or cause. In fact, it can be done at the request of a single parliament member, and Putin still has many allies there. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jul/28/viral-image/opening-case-file-does-not-mean-joe-biden-criminal/
But SURELY the GOP's sudden "concern" isn't just political opportunism! You're right, it's hypocrisy, too: in fact, many GOP backed US's effort to oust Shokin at the time, including @SenRonJohnson, whose part of the new "investigation." But he... forgot. https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/03/politics/gop-senators-echoed-biden-on-ukraine-reforms-kfile/index.html
Now Johnson refuses to say if the committee is laundering misinformation from Putin's Ukrainian allies, while Trump is retweeting bogus audio recordings of Joe speaking to Ukraine's president in 2015, saying Shokin wasn't corrupt. [Pause for laughter] https://twitter.com/AndrewDesiderio/status/1295168356526559233
In fact, Trump and his allies have enlisted a gallery of corrupt Putin allies in Ukraine to dig up dirt on the Bidens (and so far, have produced nothing but bogus claims and manipulated media). https://www.newsweek.com/kyiv-post-ukraine-newspaper-rudy-giuliani-resurfaces-front-page-1476046
Bill Barr, Trump's hand-picked AG who protected him from Mueller (go ahead, y'all--TEST ME on this one!), is happily accepting all of this bogus info, while telling the FBI they can't investigate any other presidential candidates without his permission. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/barr-acknowledges-justice-dept-has-created-intake-process-to-vet-giulianis-information-on-bidens/2020/02/10/0fba553a-4c1e-11ea-bf44-f5043eb3918a_story.html
Trump got himself impeached by attempting to extort the current Ukranian president just to ANNOUNCE an investigation into the Bidens, even if they didn't actually do the investigation.
It's all lies, and Trump's doing it because he knows he can win on his own merits.
It's all lies, and Trump's doing it because he knows he can win on his own merits.
UPDATE: even with the full power of the Senate behind him, while Giuliani was working directly with an active Russian agent and feeding it all to Bill Barr, @SenRonJohnson came up with a big ol' fat-filled NOTHINGBURGER--enjoy! https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/23/gop-senators-anti-biden-report-420362
More on @RudyGiuliani and his Russian-orchestrated misinformation campaign soon, but for now, a brief thread on why Hunter can't just say "the emails / texts aren't real" without falling into a dangerous trap: https://twitter.com/NoTeamsIndy/status/1317595618345406464
Disgusting/ inevitable: Team Trump's now using Putin's dirtiest trick by suggesting--w/o a SHRED of evidence--that there's child pornography on Hunter's (alleged) laptop. I won't amplify it by reposting, but here's a story on how Putin's used this tactic: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/09/world/europe/vladimir-putin-russia-fake-news-hacking-cybersecurity.html
To absolutely no one's surprise, Kremlin satellite @NYPost's "bombshell" story only ran because they were willing to accept a story planted by Giuliani and Bannon. Both @washingtonpost and @WSJ rejected it.
Falling apart quickly for Team Trump, y'all... https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/18/business/media/new-york-post-hunter-biden.html
Falling apart quickly for Team Trump, y'all... https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/18/business/media/new-york-post-hunter-biden.html
Team Trump's latest attempt to put a "legitimate face" on the Russian disinfo campaign has already fallen apart:
1. Business records don't show Joe involved in any way
2. No mention of Joe in materials (Bubolinski has only images--sound familiar?) https://www.wsj.com/articles/hunter-bidens-ex-business-partner-alleges-father-knew-about-venture-11603421247
1. Business records don't show Joe involved in any way
2. No mention of Joe in materials (Bubolinski has only images--sound familiar?) https://www.wsj.com/articles/hunter-bidens-ex-business-partner-alleges-father-knew-about-venture-11603421247
3. Bubolinski never *did* business with Hunter, as their only discussed deal fell through. He told Breitbart he was angry about it
4. Claims to be CEO of Sinohaw Holdings, so he could produce records of Biden's ownership, but hasn't
5. Attended final debate as Trump's guest
4. Claims to be CEO of Sinohaw Holdings, so he could produce records of Biden's ownership, but hasn't
5. Attended final debate as Trump's guest
More Russian disinfo update: the alleged Hunter Biden materials were being shopped for $5M in Ukraine as early as May, which completely disproves pro-Trump Delaware store owner's claim of Hunter abandoning laptop in his store. https://time.com/5902557/hunter-biden-rudy-giuliani-ukraine/?utm_source=reddit.com
OMG, I have just found SOLID proof Rudy framed Hunter with the help of a Burisma exec!!! Also, here's a pic of Trump smoking weed...
Okay, so these are fake, but FYI, it's *exactly* the kind of evidence Team Trump have produced so far, and we're supposed to believe it???
Okay, so these are fake, but FYI, it's *exactly* the kind of evidence Team Trump have produced so far, and we're supposed to believe it???
Of course, the biggest hole in this "cloak and dagger mystery theater" Team Trump is trying to run is that *we have 21 years(!) of Biden's tax returns on file, and ZERO of Trump's.
Also unlike Trump, Biden's doesn't have any secret foreign bank accounts!
https://www.taxnotes.com/presidential-tax-returns
Also unlike Trump, Biden's doesn't have any secret foreign bank accounts!
https://www.taxnotes.com/presidential-tax-returns
Needless to say, but everyone who knows anything about Russian disinformation campaigns realize that's exactly what this is, including all of these government officials who worked on exactly that (including some who worked for Trump)!
https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2020/10/19/hunter-biden-story-russian-disinfo-430276?__twitter_impression=true
https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2020/10/19/hunter-biden-story-russian-disinfo-430276?__twitter_impression=true
According to one of the Ukrainians who was working with Giuliani to dig up (read: "fabricate") dirt on the Bidens, the alleged Hunter Biden materials were being shopped in May 2019 by a Ukrainian oligarch who wanted to avoid scrutiny from the US DOJ. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/24/hunter-biden-hard-drive-lev-parnas-432108
Two big things:
1. Pro-Trump computer store owner's story not true, as this was before he claims Hunter abandoned laptops filled with sensitive material
2. Yet another "quid pro quo," as this oligarch has not been scrutinized by the US DOJ
All falling apart...
1. Pro-Trump computer store owner's story not true, as this was before he claims Hunter abandoned laptops filled with sensitive material
2. Yet another "quid pro quo," as this oligarch has not been scrutinized by the US DOJ
All falling apart...
More alleged emails, apparently from angry (now jailed) former business partner Bevan Cooney, are yet another part of Team Trump / Russia's psy-op:
1. Procured by "journalist" Matthew Tyrmand, who's known for stalking, insults, and DC political hit jobs. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/10/smears-against-biden-dont-need-make-any-sense/616824/
1. Procured by "journalist" Matthew Tyrmand, who's known for stalking, insults, and DC political hit jobs. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/10/smears-against-biden-dont-need-make-any-sense/616824/
2. Tyrmand collaborated w/Breitbart's Peter Schweizer on this. He also once worked with (the ironically named) Project Veritas, and was caught discussing plan to frame Soros.
4. And as always, even IF real, the emails show zero criminal or corrupt behavior by Joe or Hunter.
4. And as always, even IF real, the emails show zero criminal or corrupt behavior by Joe or Hunter.
So Rudy was using a Ukrainian company to make contacts in Ukraine and Russia, including the Ukrainian oligarch who was shopping the alleged Hunter emails in spring of 2019?
Kicker: it's website just disappeared. WOW, Team Trump is good at this!
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-02/giuliani-s-ukraine-work-tied-to-firm-whose-website-has-vanished
Kicker: it's website just disappeared. WOW, Team Trump is good at this!
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-02/giuliani-s-ukraine-work-tied-to-firm-whose-website-has-vanished
Team Trump's original scheme to plant the story on alleged Hunter Biden materials in the WSJ? Turns out it wasn't just Giuliani and Bannon.
It was also a *White House lawyer* Not a Trump lawyer. A lawyer who works for OUR government! Much illegality. https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/522706-white-house-lawyer-helped-shop-controversial-hunter-biden-story-to-wall
It was also a *White House lawyer* Not a Trump lawyer. A lawyer who works for OUR government! Much illegality. https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/522706-white-house-lawyer-helped-shop-controversial-hunter-biden-story-to-wall
KEY POINT on what Parnas saw while working with Giuliani, namely that Rudy was made aware that "the Russian security services had [the alleged Hunter Biden materials]."
Just in case folks are still trying to pretend it's not Putin. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/24/hunter-biden-hard-drive-lev-parnas-432108
Just in case folks are still trying to pretend it's not Putin. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/24/hunter-biden-hard-drive-lev-parnas-432108
SCORING UPDATE:
Dog 1, @TuckerCarlson's homework 0
https://www.foxnews.com/media/tucker-carlson-hunter-biden-documents-vanish-los-angeles
Dog 1, @TuckerCarlson's homework 0
https://www.foxnews.com/media/tucker-carlson-hunter-biden-documents-vanish-los-angeles
Trump's DNI appointee Ratcliffe claimed no evidence of Russian interference, but here's why he isn't credible: while giving FBI/CIA/DNI's statement on Iran email hack, he *adds* Team Trump's evidence-free interpretation.
He's pro-Trump, not pro-facts. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/28/john-ratcliffe-iran-433375
He's pro-Trump, not pro-facts. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/28/john-ratcliffe-iran-433375
UPDATE: one of the "leaked" docs on Hunter's work in China, on which several subsequent conspiracies were based? It was by a made up author, based on a document that was handed to someone at a firm known for spreading disinfo. But they won't say who... https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1245387?__twitter_impression=true
Well hello there, @TuckerCarlson's definitely sincere 180-degree turn, which is in no way inspired by a fear of a (fully justified) slander lawsuit after your entire conspiracy theory fell apart! 
https://www.thedailybeast.com/tucker-carlson-suddenly-says-its-time-to-leave-hunter-biden-alone?source=articles&via=rss
https://www.thedailybeast.com/tucker-carlson-suddenly-says-its-time-to-leave-hunter-biden-alone?source=articles&via=rss
For those suggesting major media outlets aren't reporting on Bobulinski's claims in order to protect Biden: nope, it's that he refuses to share the alleged materials with anyone but Fox News and WSJ, both of whom say they don't prove his claims. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/here-s-what-happened-when-nbc-news-tried-report-alleged-n1245533
