Hunter wasn’t earning fat checks from
Ukrainian energy companies because he was a uniquely gifted business mind. He was there because that’s a plausibly deniable way of funneling cash to Biden.
It feels really gross to sort of "defend" Joe Biden, but I don't think those payments went to him though (but I would love to be proven wrong). I think Joe Biden knew what was up and likely gave concessions to Ukraine because of it but even if Ukraine didn't get anything out of the deal, Joe was perfectly OK with since Hunter was getting paid big bucks for nothing. It strains credulity that anything about Burisma is above board though. The kind of people who get those spots on boards (when it's not naked corruption) are like retired energy industry bigwigs. Not failsons with a drug problem who have absolutely zero relevant experience.
No I don’t think the payments went to Joe’s account either but that doesn’t make it any less corrupt at all. Flowing the cash to Hunter is just an accounting exercise. It is no less corrupt to do it that way than to direct it to Biden. Literally no difference in terms of culpability for corruption.
Hunter wasn’t earning fat checks from Ukrainian energy companies because he was a uniquely gifted business mind. He was there because that’s a plausibly deniable way of funneling cash to Biden.
It feels really gross to sort of "defend" Joe Biden, but I don't think those payments went to him though (but I would love to be proven wrong). I think Joe Biden knew what was up and likely gave concessions to Ukraine because of it but even if Ukraine didn't get anything out of the deal, Joe was perfectly OK with since Hunter was getting paid big bucks for nothing. It strains credulity that anything about Burisma is above board though. The kind of people who get those spots on boards (when it's not naked corruption) are like retired energy industry bigwigs. Not failsons with a drug problem who have absolutely zero relevant experience.
No I don’t think the payments went to Joe’s account either but that doesn’t make it any less corrupt at all. Flowing the cash to Hunter is just an accounting exercise. It is no less corrupt to do it that way than to direct it to Biden. Literally no difference in terms of culpability for corruption.
Oh for sure.