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Beyond Shokin's word, there's never been evidence Biden fired him to protect his son. But you can believe that and still see that crucial details about this story have been left out or distorted in US reporting, erring in Biden's favour. Most have been covered, but a few extra:
This Jan 2017 press release from Burisma (nearly a year after Shokin's firing) celebrating that "all legal proceedings and pending criminal allegations" were fully closed after "many months of full cooperation" with Shokin's successor: https://www.kyivpost.com/business-wire/cases-closed-burisma-group-president-nikolay-zlochevskyi-ukraine-company-cooperated-law-enforcement-agencies-paid-full-outstanding-fees.html
The NYT itself reporting that Zlochevsky (the corrupt oligarch who owned Burisma) and his people were pleased that Shokin was replaced by Lutsenko, because they thought they could work with him: https://twitter.com/BMarchetich/status/1264254548136407044
In February 2016, just one month before Shokin was fired, a court seized Zlovchesky's housing estate in response to a petition filed by Shokin's office. Which doesn't make sense if Shokin's investigation into Burisma was "dormant" when he was fired. https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/322395.html
Alas, my WiFi connection is too terrible to finish this thread now, but you get the idea.
