GOP's Star Witness in Hunter Biden Probe Has Ties to Russian Oligarch

[Nevilledog]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/gops-star-witness-tony-bobulinski-in-hunter-biden-probe-has-ties-to-russian-oligarch

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Tony Bobulinski, the high-flying investor who is the House GOP’s star witness in the Oversight Committee’s ever-expanding probe into Hunter Biden, has become the one Biden business associate that Republicans would like voters to believe.

“Of all of the guys that were involved in the Hunter Biden orbit, Tony Bobulinski appears to me to be the one solid guy that tried to do the right thing and was honest,” Oversight Chair James Comer (R-KY) told Lou Dobbs earlier this month.

But as Republicans examine Hunter Biden’s questionable business ties, it turns out Bobulinski is connected to one particular character perhaps more unsavory than any other figure in the inquiry’s constellation: Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg.

Vekselberg is a Ukrainian-born energy magnate who’s been a close ally of Vladimir Putin’s for decades. And in 2017, Vekselberg reportedly funneled $500,000 to an LLC run by Donald Trump’s former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen, supposedly with the intention of influencing the new administration to let Russia illegally occupy parts of Eastern Ukraine.

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[grumpyduck]

1. Surprise surprise

[NotHardly]

8. Actually, I'm not surprised ...

... Republicans in Russia during a 4th of July, "we're family here" referring to every Republican knowing who is in Putin's pocket, and the 147 Republican members of congress voting to overturn the election ... not surprised at all.

[Kid Berwyn]

2. Not just corrupt -- the GOP is a Terrorist Organization

Lock em ALL up.

[Delphinus]

7. Seems evident to all

except MAGAs.

[erronis]

18. And the courtier press.

A term used frequently at EmptyWheel. It seems to describe the old very Gray Lady and many of the crowd of reporters that love getting crumbs thrown at them by people like trump.

[Hekate]

3. Shocked, I tell you

[sheshe2]

4. Well, well, well. 🤔

[Bev54]

5. Any regular reader of Empty Wheel has known this for quite some time.

She is the only one that has kept us completely up to date with the Hunter Biden investigation and those involved.

[Nevilledog]

10. Absofuckinglutely. She's my go-to for detailed analysis.

[orangecrush]

6. Where is the counterintelligence operation

Looking for the source of Russian control of the traitor cowards in Congress?

Gee, who should be doing that?

Instead our TAX MONEY IS BEING USED TO FURTHER PUTIN'S INTERESTS.

[2naSalit]

9. Imagine that.

[republianmushroom]

11. Another republican witness who may have a poor memory when put under oath.

Will be interesting to watch.

[redqueen]

12. I am shocked! Shocked!

The GOP is owned by Putin.

[Mr. Evil]

13. As it is regularly stated in cases like this...

Follow. The. Money.

[WarGamer]

14. According to NBC... the Daily Beast article is crap.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/meet-nice-russian-oligarch-linked-trump-lawyer-michael-cohen-n872716

Vekselberg is a Ukrainian-born energy magnate who’s been a close ally of Vladimir Putin’s for decades.

Among U.S. officials who study Russia’s power elite, Viktor Vekselberg has a reputation as the “nice” oligarch, relatively free from the taint of thuggery. The 61-year-old is a world-renowned art collector, and isn’t ethnically Russian — he’s a Jewish Ukrainian.

Vekselberg has also criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin to U.S. officials and pushed a “reset” of U.S.-Russian relations. He even attended President Donald Trump’s inauguration last year.

Michael McFaul, a former U.S. ambassador to Russia, said of Vekselberg: “I would never describe him as being in the inner circle. He didn’t make his money under Putin. He made his money in the 1990s. But everyone has to make compromises. In fact, he has a complicated relationship with the Kremlin.”



with the intention of influencing the new administration to let Russia illegally occupy parts of Eastern Ukraine.

I've googled this claim and can't find a single legit report of this... except for Raw Story and Daily Beast in the last few hours. Both questionable outlets...

[Boomerproud]

15. Is the Daily Beast the only media outlet that has reported this?

If so...WHY?

[WarGamer]

16. Raw Story, too... lol

[Hassler]

17. What did Pelosi say about all roads with Chump lead to Putin.

[erronis]

19. And she had access to a lot of intel that would show these connections.