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Joe Biden did not push out a Ukrainian prosecutor for investigating his son, The Washington Post reports

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A series of emails obtained by the New York Post were published on Wednesday in a story alleging that Hunter Biden, the son of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, introduced his father to a top executive at Ukrainian energy firm Burisma, and that Biden pushed for the firing of a prosecutor investigating Burisma. However, according to The Washington Post, that prosecutor was not investigating Burisma at that time, and then-Vice President Biden played no role in pressuring Ukraine officials into firing the prosecutor for the reason alleged by the New York Post. It also doesn’t detail whether the elder Biden actually met with Hunter’s Ukrainian business associate. UPDATE: This Moment was updated to clarify the specific nature of Joe Biden’s role in the ouster of the Ukrainian prosecutor, as reported by The Washington Post.

A series of emails obtained by the New York Post were published on Wednesday in a story alleging that Hunter Biden, the son of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, introduced his father to a top executive at Ukrainian energy firm Burisma, and that Biden pushed for the firing of a prosecutor investigating Burisma. However, according to The Washington Post, that prosecutor was not investigating Burisma at that time, and then-Vice President Biden played no role in pressuring Ukraine officials into firing the prosecutor for the reason alleged by the New York Post. It also doesn’t detail whether the elder Biden actually met with Hunter’s Ukrainian business associate. UPDATE: This Moment was updated to clarify the specific nature of Joe Biden’s role in the ouster of the Ukrainian prosecutor, as reported by The Washington Post.

  1. 14 Oct 2020

    Hunter Biden emails show leveraging connections with his father to boost Burisma pay

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  2. 14 Oct 2020

    The New York Post story some are tweeting about has a huge falsehood in it: Story claims Biden pushed for the ouster of the Ukrainian prosecutor when he was investigating Burisma. Flatly false. And the ouster was backed by international institutions.

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  3. 19 Nov 2019

    Nunes repeats the falsehood that the prosecutor was investigating Burisma when Biden was fulfilling US policy to strengthen anti-corruption efforts in Ukraine. The problem was the prosecutor was NOT investigating the owner of Burisma.

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  4. 14 Oct 2020

    The NYP article includes a false statement in the lede about the prosecutor’s relationship to Burisma- he was actually attacked by the Obama admin for *not* investigating them. For those who would like a refresher on this fake scandal ->

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  5. 14 Oct 2020

    The story does not say that Joe Biden actually met with Hunter’s Ukrainian business associate.

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  6. 14 Oct 2020

    Again, stipulating that the suspect email is real, there's literally nothing in it that says Joe Biden met with a Burisma adviser. "The opportunity to meet," may just as easily have meant Hunter promised a meeting in the future that may never have occurred.

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  7. 14 Oct 2020

    Let’s try this one more time: the Ukrainian prosecutor was fired because he was NOT prosecuting corruption cases and there was NO Ukrainian investigation into Burisma. In addition to there being no evidence to support the bogus allegations, the basic premise is simply false.

    Again, stipulating that the suspect email is real, there's literally nothing in it that says Joe Biden met with a Burisma adviser. "The opportunity to meet," may just as easily have meant Hunter promised a meeting in the future that may never have occurred.
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  8. 14 Oct 2020

    Important addendum: Nothing about the premise of the story adds up. Every credible source has testified that the prosecutor involved was fired because he was *not* investigating corruption and removing him made it likelier Burisma would face a real probe.

    Let’s try this one more time: the Ukrainian prosecutor was fired because he was NOT prosecuting corruption cases and there was NO Ukrainian investigation into Burisma. In addition to there being no evidence to support the bogus allegations, the basic premise is simply false.
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  9. 14 Oct 2020

    Before more journos go peddling this story, they should do some diligence on the cover story for how Giuliani got the “hard drive.” Giuliani has been conspiring with Russian agents for months, including someone the US says is actively trying to interfere in this election

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  10. 14 Oct 2020

    .⁦⁩ spox Andrew Bates responds to ⁦⁩ story on Hunter Biden

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  11. 14 Oct 2020

    NEW: Biden aides who worked closely w the former VP in 2015 said no meeting between Biden and a Burisma adivser occurred. “I’ve literally never heard of this guy in my life,” said Amos Hochstein, Biden aide / energy expert w/

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  12. 14 Oct 2020

    The story does not show that Burisma was actually facing an investigation when Joe Biden pushed Ukraine to fire its top prosecutor, an official widely considered corrupt by U.S. and European officials.

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  13. 14 Oct 2020

    The story does not show that Hunter promised that Joe Biden’s visit to Ukraine would boost the company’s business in 2014. In fact, his email says, “what he will say and do is out of our hands.”

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  14. 14 Oct 2020

    The story does not say that allegations of Ukrainian corruption have been pushed by Russia to undermine Joe Biden, according to U.S. intelligence officials. Nor does it mention that Rudy Giuliani has worked with a Ukrainian lawmaker identified as a Russian agent.

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  15. 14 Oct 2020

    The story does not say when Rudy Giuliani obtained the hard drive. The store owner says he made a copy before turning the laptop over to authorities last December. Has Giuliani been holding onto it since then? Or did he get it more recently?

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  16. 14 Oct 2020

    The story does not identify the store owner, or his motivations for investigating the hard drive of his customer’s laptop or turning it over to Giuliani’s lawyer.

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  17. 14 Oct 2020

    Lastly, if such a meeting occurred, it should be pretty easy to pinpoint with accuracy when and where, which would seem an important part of reporting a story like this before blasting out the innuendo — especially given the suspect actors involved.

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