Former Ukraine prosecutor says Hunter Biden 'did not violate anything' (Lutsenko)

[Nevilledog]

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Laurence Tribe
@tribelaw
Well, so much for that.

Former Ukraine prosecutor says Hunter Biden ‘did not violate anything’
Former prosecutor general Yuri Lutsenko also said no U.S. law enforcement officials came to Ukraine to help with corruption probes.
washingtonpost.com
3:01 PM · Oct 22, 2020

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/former-ukraine-prosecutor-says-hunter-biden-did-not-violate-anything/2019/09/26/48801f66-e068-11e9-be7f-4cc85017c36f_story.html

KIEV, Ukraine — A former top Ukrainian prosecutor, whose allegations were at the heart of the dirt-digging effort by Rudolph W. Giuliani, said Thursday he believed that Hunter Biden did not run afoul of any laws in Ukraine.

“From the perspective of Ukrainian legislation, he did not violate anything,” former Ukrainian prosecutor general Yuri Lutsenko told The Washington Post in his first interview since the disclosure of a whistleblower complaint alleging pressure by President Trump on Ukraine’s president, Volodymr Zelensky.

Lutsenko’s comments about Hunter Biden — which echo what he told Bloomberg News in May — were significant, because Trump and his personal attorney Giuliani have sought to stir up suspicions about both Hunter and former vice president Joe Biden’s conduct in Ukraine in recent weeks. Joe Biden is leading Trump in many opinion polls ahead of the 2020 election.

Hunter Biden has denied any wrongdoing, and there is no evidence he was involved in any lawbreaking in his work in Ukraine with the country’s largest private gas company.

*snip*


From 2019, use it to refresh your memory if necessary.

[Drunken Irishman]

1. Just for transparency sake: this article is from September, 2019.

I am not saying the basis of it is outdated but it doesn't have the context of the latest laptop chatter.

[Nevilledog]

2. I believe Tribe is just refreshing our memories cuz it's going to come up.

[Drunken Irishman]

4. In the context of that story, absolutely.

But the new accusations aren't really about Ukraine law, and whether Hunter violated it, but whether he sold access to his father while his father was VP. I don't believe it's true but this story is about whether there was corruption in the Ukraine with Burisma in regards to their own laws. I don't believe that is at the heart of the new Giuliani accusations.

[maxsolomon]

3. Lutsenko is the Prosecutor that VP Biden wanted out.

Who knows what his motive was for saying this about Hunter Biden? I trust him like I trust trump.

[karynnj]

6. No, it was a different prosecutor - Shokin

[maxsolomon]

11. You are correct. I forgot that name.

Lutsenko is a good guy? Sort of?

He's no Leshchenko, that's for sure.

[Cha]

5. Rt.. trump Got IMPEACHED because

he asked Ukraine for Dirt to be MANUFACTURED on Biden

[onetexan]

7. i hope Biden mentions this on the debate tonight

[Cha]

8. That would be important..

trump spewing Lies..

Biden should bring up some past Truths about trump.

Aloha, onetexan

[onetexan]

9. LOL i didn't even notice it was your post i responded to Cha

Aloha! I'm nervous about watching the crapshow that's about to take place given what happened last debate. I know Biden w do well but i can't bear to watch the bullying Conman behave so uncivily. I am so embarrassed and outraged by his behavior. Hope America can turn off this faucet of putrid filth once & for all in 12 days.

[Cha]

10. I won't be watching.. I will be reading

DU's reports & reactions.

I can't even stand to watch a clip of his in a TLP Anti-trump Ad.

Best of Luck to Democracy & all of us Tonight!

[onetexan]

12. Touche'...i hear ya

I'll see how much i can stand. Last time i could only watch 30 minutes of it, and wincing the whole time
I'm sure Biden will do well as usual and everyone knows there's only 1 sane guy in this debate