KIEV - During his time on the board of one of Ukraine’s largest natural gas companies, Hunter Biden, the son of former U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden, was regarded as a helpful non-executive director with a powerful name, according to people familiar with Biden’s role at the company.
Revelations in a whistleblower complaint that Trump and his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, pressed the Ukrainians to pursue investigations into Burisma and the role of Hunter Biden have sparked an impeachment inquiry by Democrats in the House of Representatives. Trump faces allegations that he withheld U.S. military assistance for Ukraine to place pressure on Kiev to investigate his potential Democratic rival in next year’s U.S. presidential election.
Biden, in the interview added that he didn’t discuss his business dealings in Ukraine with his father, other than one brief exchange in which his father told him “I hope you know what you’re doing.”Joe Biden has also denied any wrongdoing, saying he called for the removal of then-chief prosecutor Viktor Shokin in 2016 because of his ineffectiveness in tackling corruption in Ukraine.
Oleksandr Onyshchenko, a businessman and former member of the Ukrainian parliament who knows the Burisma founder, said it had been Zlochevsky’s idea to appoint Biden as a director. “It was to protect ” at a time when it was facing investigations, said Onyshchenko, who left the country in 2016. In the run up to Biden’s appointment, a popular uprising led to the removal of the Russian-backed Yanukovich in February 2014.
Another source close to Burisma said Biden assisted with analysis of oil and gas assets the company was considering buying abroad, though a deal didn’t go through. The company was considering possible acquisitions in Europe, Kazakhstan and the United States, the source and another person close to Burisma said.
Now fill in the rest of his career. That's only a part of it.
so he did his job? Is that news these days?
Like Son like Father !
And this is news because . . . . .?
The funniest thing about the Hunter Biden story is that apparently people didn't realize this is business as usual in the corporate world. This is not at all unusual. It's evidence every big corporation is ripping you off (especially when you consider they avoid paying taxes)
So, the boss of a Ukrianian oil company is under investigation. To 'protect the company' the boss hires Hunter and a Yale chum for a 'ceremonial position' at $83k A MONTH. Hunter's pay is scrutinized. Joe swoops in, and the prosecutor is gone. But Trump's claims are unsupported?
That’s $25K a meeting - if you’re counting
That is the same for other board member isn’t it?
Is there something indecent about that?
What sources? A middle school student you found on the sidewalk?
Ooooh, how corrupt
Now do the tRump kiddos!!
trump towers in istanbul
He attended two board meetings a year!!!?
At was remuneration!!!
Trump is stealing from America, write about that.
So he did his job
ok then. That definitely justifies the $50k/month salary.
And?
How can Rueters claim the President’s accusations are unsupported when we have all seen the video of Biden bragging about getting the prosecutor investigating Hunter fired under threat of withholding funds Rueters is just trash!!
Just read the words unsupported and understand that the talk is from cowardly, lying Trump. Get the trash out of the WH.
Just Trump trying to smear his political opponents by blackmailing Ukraine and withholding aid unless they give fake dirt on Bidens. Absolutely no dirt was found but a lot found on Trump for blackmailing Ukraine.
Oh FFS!
Uh oh! It changed from “conspiracy theory” to “unsupported accusations”. Biden is done. 😂😂😂
I still don't understand how Hunter has to go all the way to Ukraine to get gainfully employed. Why couldn't he get a job with an American company Dupont or Exxon Mobil or some other company? So incompetent? Something fishy right there! Will truth ever come out from the powerful?
I remember all the Russian collusion stories saying 'unsupported' in them. oh wait...
Biden will deny, deny, deny until the truth seekers find the proverbial “BLUE DRESS”.
Reuters role in 'reporting news' has come under scrutiny following unsupported accusations by U.S. President Donald Trump that it is part of the fake mainstream news media. i.e. don't amplify the claims of a rumor monger with a laundry list of impeachable and reportable crimes.
'Crazy homeless man yells about lizard Illuminati conspiracy at poor woman just trying to get to work. Both sides have a point.'
Two crooks in the picture.
They're all corrupt.
This report, in its very wording, is deliberately skewed.
How many of ya’ll... Are in absolute control of your kid’s Especially your adult kid’s... Comings and goings? Wanna bet the farm on it?
GASTEK- BURISMA -ANATOLIA -MIKHAIL AFENDIKOV -ROBERT JOSEPH BRENSH -CUB ENERGY-- PELICOURT LTD- 3P ENERGY- HALTON IMPEX - LOREN LONG- DANA BLAIR LINKD IN- BLUE STAR STRATEGIES - BLUE MOON ZINC- HONGHUA group etc... Ugh
'unsupported' Folks do not believe your senses, nothing to see or hear or or think about here...just a very qualified, smart as his father, man making his way on his own merit in the big bad world....with a few small addictive detours.
Accepting the position itself was wrongdoing. But carry on.
Now do the trumps...
Wasn't it shut down by his dad then Vice President?
Here we go again, false equivalence, different standards for Dems- while GOP rapes & pillages our constitution! ButHerEmails. Kushner uses WhatsApp to talk to Saudis and IvankaTrump has trademarks on VotingMachines, but by all all means, Biden. 🤬
Why waste time on conspiracy theories?
Nice piece of fiction Reuters.
Does he still building concentration camp in chinazi?
Interviews with people familiar with Hunter Biden. Who did they interview.. his daddy, Yovanovitch , RepAdamSchiff ? His dealer, banker ? Who... Trump2020LandslideVictory
OH FFS Now do these flaming criminals 👇 Priorities
But her emails! Oh wait, this is different?
Exactly what all privileged people who get cushy posts they didn't earn because of their family connections: sit back and cash the cheques. See: Trumps, Clintons, etc.
This vague headline bolsters Trump for lying. Do better.
Ffs
WTF are the Trump kids doing... ivanka and Jared shenanigans should be full press
Really Reuters?! The grifter in the white house should be your story all the time! Talk about all his lies, deceit and need to remove him!
Cocaine
Who cares about what a private citizen did? How is this even remotely comparable to what the President is currently doing? I feel like the entire world has gone stupid, like majorly stupid.
Would you have written this article if you had to pay for the space?
I'm guessing it went like this
In 2015 an American Diplomat raised concerns about this. He was shut down. Have you viewed this on our leftist news networks? Of course not...
Which ticket is Hunter Biden running on? Focus people: Trump confessed to Soliciting Foreign Interference into our elections. Released a memo confirming his confession was accurate. Mulvaney confessed the same crimes yesterday. This is THE story Americans need to see.
So I guess we’re doing this again. Is Hunter Biden running for President? Are questionable ethics by politicians sons campaign killers not because.. Don Jr
This is a waste of time and a distraction. Trump is abusing his power.