Wyden: RonJohn Stumbled Upon Evidence Of Trump Corruption In Ukraine Probe

[riversedge]

Source: TPM



September 23, 2020 3:57 p.m.


Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) accidentally revealed more evidence of corruption in the Trump administration’s dealings with Ukraine in the course of his investigation into Hunter Biden, according to a letter from Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR).

In an unbelievable twist of irony, the corruption allegation has to do with a cabinet-level Trump official pressuring the Ukrainian government to alter the composition of the board of a Ukrainian energy company.

Lawmakers came across the evidence last week during the testimony of Amos Hochstein, who serves on the supervisory board of state-owned Ukrainian oil and gas holding Naftogaz.

Hochstein told the investigation that former Energy Secretary Rick Perry “inappropriately pressured the Ukrainian government” to place a Houston-based businessman named Robert Bensch on the board of Naftogaz, while other DOE officials pressed Kyiv to sign an agreement with a “private business entity connected to Mr. Bensh,” the letter reads.

Wyden addressed the letter to the Department of Energy Inspector General. He noted that the Senate Homeland Security and Finance Committees “are concluding an investigation into potential conflicts of interest related to executive branch officials who are responsible for carrying out the United States Government’s foreign policy in Ukraine.”


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[Maxheader]

1. Same ole stumpy...

Same gop .. monkeys..

See no evil....speak no evil..

Hear no evil.....

[mr_lebowski]

2. Whatever shady shit the 'Pukes are accusing Democrats of ...

It's axiomatic that it's something they are actually wrong doing themselves.

EVERY SINGLE TIME.

[diverdownjt]

13. Yes indeed...Every f&*$g Time....

Does anybody remember who pointed the finger at Hunter?

I'm asking because I don't remember...Could it be Rick Perry?

If you want to know what the rethug's are doing...just listen to who they
are accusing of this that and the other....and BINGO...you have your answer.
They do it to get ahead of the story. Think about it....if 2 people go to the cops
and accuse each other make sure you are the first to speak...because the
second guy get's arrested before he can give his side.

This is what they do...attack first on this particular topic(whatev)...and
get ahead of the story so you are on the defensive to start with.

This tactic is very effective...it worked on me many times at work when I was in
some disagreement with a Narcissist asshole who loves all things republican.
He's Hispanic...and he rejoices when Mexicans get blocked out of the country.
He thinks all homeless people choose to be on a street corner sleeping at night.
He loved Bush Jr. and Mitch McConnell. I hated this man with all I had.

He's homeschooled...and thinks only he can be right. I used to joke about how
got kicked out of home school for having an affair with the teacher.

[ResistantAmerican17]

4. Rick Perry.... of course.

[klook]

5. "Oops!" (nt)

[ResistantAmerican17]

6. Clearly the glasses didn't make him any less corrupt.

[PatSeg]

19. Yep

Guess he figured out what the Department of Energy was and was quick to take advantage of it.

[Lonestarblue]

10. Yes. His sudden resignation as Energy Secretary was quite suspicious. Now we know why.

[onetexan]

14. Yowza...time to lock him up! I've hated the fact Perry was Tx gov for nearly 15 yrs

He's as batsh!t crazy as any RW'er.

[gademocrat7]

7. Johnson and Grassley are corrupt thugs.

[usaf-vet]

15. RoJo for sure if and when the evidence come out about the 2016 Russian election interference I'll...

....BET Ron Johnson is complicit. Up to his eyeballs. Homeland Security Chairman my a$$. More like the fox guarding the hen house.

That doesn't leave Grassley clean and free from corruption.

[PatSeg]

20. Clearly the majority of republican politicians

are just well educated mob thugs. The few who aren't are enablers, complicit by their silence and inaction.

[mfcorey1]

8. "O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive!." Walter Scott

This is dedicated to all the rethuglicans in America who constantly seek to cheat their way in everything in life.

[True Blue American]

9. Talk about

Keystone Kops! These Republicans could not shoot straight if they were facing a robber!

[riversedge]

11. Ron Johnson fits into that description like a well fitting glove.

[DeminPennswoods]

12. Grifters gonna grift

nt

[lastlib]

16. Lock 'em ALL Up!

[Keth]

17. wow.

just a big wow. Wisconsin - I thought you were better than this. You could have had such a great senator.

Note to Biden advertising department. You need to make a commercial about this - along with a commercial about Trump not accepting the results of the election.

[bucolic_frolic]

18. Was Hitler after oil in the same region?

[aggiesal]

21. This is just scratching the surface ...

Once Biden moves into the WH, all he needs is a small garden shovel and dig just beneath the surface to find more corruption at all levels of all agencies.

Just pull on the thread and watch it all unravel.