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Social media angle of Hunter Biden email story has dominated coverage. But remember NYP headline: & #39;Smoking-gun email reveals how Hunter Biden introduced Ukrainian businessman to VP dad.& #39; 1/12 https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/on-hunter-biden-remember-the-real-story">https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/c...
Yes, social media angle is important. But big story is: Did Hunter Biden introduce that Ukrainian businessman to his vice president dad? Important for two reasons... 2/12
First, we already know that a corrupt Ukrainian company, Burisma, put Hunter Biden on its board to win influence with Obama administration. NYP story suggests Burisma actually got something for its money. 3/12
Second, NYP story might also shed light on Joe Biden& #39;s flat denial of knowledge about Hunter Biden& #39;s Burisma connection. "I have never spoken to my son about his overseas business dealings," Joe Biden said. 4/12
Biden campaign denies NYP story. Spox: & #39;We have reviewed Joe Biden& #39;s official schedules from the time and no meeting, as alleged by the New York Post, ever took place.& #39; 5/12
Seems clear. But then Politico reported this: 6/12
Oh. That reporting, if accurate, makes things murker. Maybe there was an & #39;informal& #39; interaction between Joe Biden and the Ukrainian. & #39;Cursory.& #39; In other words, the NYP article might be accurate. 7/12
And then the Washington Post factchecker wrote this: 8/12
A question: Does anyone remember the Trump-Russia investigation? There were news stories that characterized a handshake and chat between a Trump figure and a Russian, like Sergey Kislyak, as & #39;contacts with Russians& #39; worthy of investigation. 9/12
Robert Mueller& #39;s prosecutors probed one such meet-and-greet moment at 2016 Republican convention, taking testimony under oath from Jeff Sessions, JD Gordon, and others. Also questioned Jared Kushner about another handshake. 10/12
Now, when Biden campaign allows there might have been & #39;informal& #39; and & #39;cursory& #39; encounter between Joe Biden and an executive from the corrupt Ukrainian company that was paying his son $50,000 a month to do nearly nothing... 11/12
...much of the political world& #39;s reaction is not only to deny the story without investigating but to praise social media companies for banning it. Link: On Hunter Biden, remember the real story. 12/12 End. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/on-hunter-biden-remember-the-real-story">https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/c...
