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Hunter Biden Hunter Biden introduced Ukrainian businessman to VP dad

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  1. FranchiseBlade

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    So nothing... Got it. Do you realize what you posted is nothing but a list of questions asked and the topics covered. There are no comments about the answers to those questions or proof of any wrongdoing?

    You posted no evidence, no indication that the investigators were troubled by answers given. Just another batch of nothing.

    If you wanted to have an impact with your posts you might want to wait until you have something damaging or troubling to post.
     
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    I wonder if Hunter uses a touchscreen laptop. I haven't upgraded mine since 2012.
     
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  3. basso

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    https://www.wsj.com/articles/barr-w...w-during-election-11607653188?mod=djem10point

    Barr Worked to Keep Hunter Biden Probes From Public View During Election

    Attorney General William Barr has known about a disparate set of investigations involving Hunter Biden’s business and financial dealings since at least this spring, a person familiar with the matter said, and worked to avoid their public disclosure during the heated election campaign.

    Republicans and President Trump have pressed Mr. Barr for months to pursue Mr. Biden, especially as his father, Joe Biden, gained momentum in his ultimately successful bid for president. Mr. Barr has staved off pressure from Republicans in Congress for information into the investigations, the person said, without elaborating on his actions.

    One investigation became public this week after federal investigators served a subpoena on Hunter Biden. The subpoena sought detailed financial information in connection with a criminal tax investigation by the U.S. attorney’s office in Delaware, according to people familiar with the matter.

    Federal prosecutors in Manhattan had also been looking at Hunter Biden’s business and financial dealings, as part of a broader criminal investigation that two people familiar with the matter described as an international financial investigation that had been going on for at least a year. Hunter Biden is implicated in that investigation but was never a specific target for criminal prosecution, the people said. They declined to provide details on the substance of the probe.

     
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  5. dachuda86

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    Lol and all yall hated him.
     
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    The guy could cure cancer and would still be the most partisan and destructive AG we’ve ever had. From Iran Contra to the Flynn case interference... he’s got a resume unlike any other.

    Also Hunter Biden targeting a week before the election wouldn’t have helped Trump at all. Even Ted Cruz admitted it wouldn’t change a vote.

    It might have actually hurt Trump as it would have reinforced he’s an autocratic thug who tries to jail his opponents kids. The only reason why the Comey letter had an impact was because Comey was an Obama appointee. Barr probably assumed he was doing him a favor.

    Where Trump made gains after the Comey letter a week before the election was because he was oddly on message, and didn’t act like he normally does which helped people swallow the Trump pill. Trump didn’t do that this election cycle and I think that hurt Trump as well with the sliver of Independents and Republicans that voted for Biden and a Republican down ballot. Barr is actually a skilled politician and has tried to help Trump at every step. Not leaking Hunter info was in service to Trump even though his cult followers wanted it.
     
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  7. basso

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    quite a take.
     
  8. vlaurelio

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    Wahh trump lost because hunter wasn't exposed
     
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  9. dobro1229

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    It is actually. Hunter being under investigation only looks like autocratic thuggery. Barr was doing Trump a favor giving him a chance to win the election on issues and not dictatorial crap. He managed to completely blunder both his digital election messaging and his debates where he couldn’t stay on message to save his life.

    And again investigations only are politically damaging if swing voters believe the prosecution to be legit and non partisan which is why Comey/emails worked and Hunter/emails didn’t.
     
  10. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    That's actually his job to make sure investigations don't impact the election
     
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    A recent poll indicated otherwise about Hunter affecting the case. OF COURSE it would. It's a damn bombshell.
     
  12. dachuda86

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    if someone did something criminal and is being investigated... the public should know. The law shouldn't hold off just because someone is a political candidate.
     
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    The important thing is to make sure the investigation stretches out for four years and we don't do anything else in the meantime.
     
  14. dobro1229

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    Over on 8Chan yeah I’m sure it’s a real bombshell alright.
     
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    I don't go there... but I mean it isn't a huge bombshell if you get all your views from corporate news and giant billionaire tech companies. If all your views align with those outlets by the way... then you must be such a critical thinker eh? Feel proud that you share opinions with the collective masses of totally smart critical thinkers who all agree that we shouldn't pay attention to a major scandal that involved the likely President.
     
  16. dobro1229

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    Why are you calling out Clutch like that? Everyone knows we get our news from Clutchfans.
     
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    I mean obv Clutchfans is the premier source of alternative far left news. I get all kinds of nice far left scoops around here.
     
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    Reminder: On the Durham front, I don’t think Repugs are going to love the Special Counsel statute that was setup that Mueller and now Durham has to abide by.

    For every prosecutorial decision Durham will have to first report those decisions to Biden’s AG or his deputy AG if he recuses.

    If the Biden AG or Deputy has a disagreement with Durham on the decision to prosecute a manner then Durham by the statute has the ability to go to.... Jerry Nadler in this case or the ranking member of whatever oversite House committee has jurisdiction. Maybe Ways and Means if it’s a Tax Crime.

    Then there’s also the grand jury who have the ability to (like they certainly must have done with the McCabe indictment) decline to authorize an indictment if it’s obvious that this is a partisan score to settle.

    So all this to say that Durham won’t have the level of support one might think to pursue a Ken Starr like charade that the Dashudas of Trumps base want. As we saw with the Mueller probe the special counsel statute is not that solid in reality. It’s not a whole heck of a lot different that any other district attorneys independence. The only difference is you really can’t fire one without making a ton of news which is about the only point.

    Also in this case we know damn well that the AG or the Deputy AG will fire him if he’s pursuing a personal vendetta that is not based on evidence without ANY Biden or White House involvement. Because in the firing of the Nixon Special Prosecutor and Trumps Almost Firing of Mueller the big scandal was White House involvement in firing a special counsel. In the this case Biden can have zero involvement and know that any legit AG will step in and fire a special counsel who is not pursuing equal justice. We’ll see pretty quick what Durham has been pursuing and if there is really anything to it.
     
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    They are investigating to determine IF he did something criminal. 2 years and no charges yet...
     
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    The point of an investigation is to DETERMINE if there is evidence of criminal activity and then collect that evidence. The FBI does not determine if someone did something criminal. That's for the courts to decide. The FBI investigates to see if there is evidence. That's why it's the Federal Bureau of Investigation and not the Federal Bureau of Investigate someone if they did something criminal.

    Given that the source of this investigation is Guiliani, no, it shouldn't be publicized. And by normative operation, the FBI does not make public ANY investigation - they are always done under the radar.
     
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