2/Early 2014: Ukraine reform government opens investigation into Zlochevsky, owner of oil and gas company Burisma, for looting activity as a government minister. Zlochevsky seeks to assemble “high-profile international board” as PR move. (New Yorker, https://bit.ly/2XbRdwp )
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3/April 2014: Hunter Biden and associate Devon Archer join Burisma board immediately after U.K. Serious Fraud Office commences money laundering investigation and freezes Zlochevsky-related accounts. (Id.)
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4/May 2014-Oct 2015: Biden/Archer receive 2 simultaneous monthly payments of $83,333.33 from Burisma. (https://www.scribd.com/document/404001731/Rosemont-Seneca-Partners-Court-File …) Appears to be $1 million annual comp each. (Other, unsourced reports state Biden received $50,000 per month, $600,000 annually.)
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5/Feb 2014-early 2018: Hunter Biden is discharged from Navy Reserve after testing positive for cocaine, enters seven separate drug/alcohol treatment programs, begins an affair with his brother’s widow, buys crack at a homeless encampment in L.A., …
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6/… is charged for cocaine use in AZ, is sued for divorce, moves in with and later leaves his brother’s widow in MD, and finally moves to L.A. to “completely disappear.” (New Yorker)
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7/Nov 2015-May 2019: Although not in apparent shape to serve, Biden remains on Burisma board until he declines another term. (New Yorker) Assuming monthly $83,333.33 pay continued, he received $5 million for the complete tenure.
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8/Dec 2015: VP Joe Biden threatens to withhold $1 billion in loan guarantees unless Ukraine fires chief prosecutor Shokin — purportedly at behest of U.S./U.K. diplomats and IMF to counter foot-dragging in corruption investigations. (Politifact, https://bit.ly/2kL96oZ )
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9/Mar 2016: Ukrainian Parliament removes Shokin. (Politifact)
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10/Mar 2016-Aug 2019: Lutsenko, Shokin replacement who Biden described in 2018 as “solid,” fails to pursue the Burisma looting investigation; claims in Apr 2019 that the investigation was transferred to National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) then closed. https://bit.ly/2UqLQw6
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11/Question set 1: Did Burisma pay Hunter Biden $1 million per year? What services did Biden perform, given that he lacked experience as a practicing lawyer or expertise in Burisma’s business and was debilitated by personal crises? If none, why was Zlochevsky willing to pay?
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12/Question set 2: If VP Biden threatened Ukraine government to end foot-dragging, did he take further action in the nine remaining months of the Obama administration when Lutsenko and NABU continued the pattern? What action? If not, why not?
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13/Question set 3: If Biden’s threat, purportedly to force progress on corruption investigations including Burisma, was proper, why is Trump’s request for renewal of that effort grounds for impeachment? Who can contend that the Biden situation doesn't merit further inquiry?
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