*****BREAKING NEWS*****Ukraine Prosecutor Says No Evidence of Wrongdoing by Bidens

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Ukraine’s prosecutor general said in an interview that he had no evidence of wrongdoing by U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden or his son, despite a swirl of allegations by President Donald Trump’s lawyer.

The controversy stems from diplomatic actions by Biden while his son, Hunter Biden, sat on the board of Burisma Group, one of the country’s biggest private gas companies. As vice president, Biden pursued an anti-corruption policy in Ukraine in 2016 that included a call for the resignation of the country’s top prosecutor who had previously investigated Burisma.

Yuriy Lutsenko, the current prosecutor general, said that neither Hunter Biden nor Burisma were now the focus of an investigation. He added, however, that he was planning to offer details to U.S. Attorney General William Barr about Burisma board payments so American authorities could check whether Hunter Biden paid U.S. taxes on the income.

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-16/ukraine-prosecutor-says-no-evidence-of-wrongdoing-by-bidens

[highplainsdem]

1. Take that, Rudy!

[Shell_Seas]

2. Gee, I can't wait to see this report on Fox.

[sandensea]

3. Another TRUMPED-up charge bites the dust

[stonecutter357]

4. K&R

[comradebillyboy]

5. More good news for Biden.

[The_Counsel]

6. See, Don? THIS Is What "Complete and Total Exoneration" Looks Like...

Another phrase I'd use is "big fat waste of time," but whatever...

[djacq]

7. Much to do about nothing from the start.

[Honeycombe8]

8. A scandal involving Ukraine isn't good.

I'm MUCH prefer a candidate who has NOTHING to do with Russia, Ukraine, or any of the countries Russia has been involved in or with.

I see this as a problem.

[Loki Liesmith]

12. Lol ok

Did you read the headline?

[NYMinute]

13. Biden had nothing to do with Ukraine-nothingburger

They were trying to drag his son into a non-scandal and create guilt by association.

[Honeycombe8]

15. Well...the art. says he pushed policy to fire the Ukraine's top prosecutor...

so he did have something to do with Ukraine. The problematic part is that the prosecutor had investigated the Ukranian company that his son, Hunter, was on the board of.

So there is a connection with the country. I don't believe for a second that there was anything wrong with any of that. But I'd just prefer a candidate that has had nothing to do with Ukraine or Russia or other Russia-connected countries.

[oasis]

18. To the half dozen people who want to hang on to this story.

Best of luck.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

14. "Lol ok."

[zentrum]

16. Agree.

[Cha]

37. Of course you do.

[zentrum]

46. Any time. Glad to give you the opportunity

...to comment.

[SouthernProgressive]

17. How would a VP have nothing to do with the things you mention?

[TrollBuster9090]

21. You see LOTS OF HEADLINES explaining that Biden Insisted prosecutor Viktor Shokin be fired because..

...because Shokin BLOCKED INVESTIGATIONS INTO CORRUPTION as bad news for Biden?

I don't. If the right wing noise machine wants to make an issue out of this on Fux Noise, more power to them! But if I were them, I'd shut up about it, and hope everyone forgets it as soon as possible. Back to childish nicknames and Anita Hill. That's the best they can do against Biden.

[Honeycombe8]

28. That's not what the article says.

If the article is wrong, someone should have flagged it as incorrect.

It says the prosecutor investigated the company. Not that he blocked an investigation. This is the excerpt in the OP:

As vice president, Biden pursued an anti-corruption policy in Ukraine in 2016 that included a call for the resignation of the country’s top prosecutor who had previously investigated Burisma.

In any case, this is why I'd prefer a candidate w/o any ties to Russian-connected countries. This is not the conversation we should be having about a candidate.

[Demsrule86]

31. I won't let the right wing pick my candidates for me.

[stonecutter357]

26. lol you fell for it ?

[Honeycombe8]

30. Are you saying that the Bloomberg article is wrong or misleading?

Bloomberg is a legit news source. But if the article is wrong, shouldn't you tell the OP that she cited an incorrect article?

[trueblue2007]

34. NO PROBLEM,....... DIDN'T YOU READ THE ARTICLE ? It's a nothingburgergerger.

[Honeycombe8]

38. Point out what's wrong in the OP, please.

I read the excerpt, which is clear about the facts. There's nothing to the accusations, of course. It's the facts I was referring to, and I said that.

[Cha]

36. Of course you do. It's NOT a

problem.

[Honeycombe8]

40. I understand he's your guy.

But there's no need to do the "of course you do" to every post that expresses a wish to have a candidate without an issue like this.

There is no reason to assume I would feel that way, since I am not supporting any of the candidates thus far. Altho I'm leaning away from Biden. That may change.

It's not up to me or you, though.

[Cha]

41. Yeah, there is.. because of course you do.

[Honeycombe8]

42. You're bordering on a personal attack for someone expressing a non-hateful opinion.

I expressed a calm, non-hateful genuine opinion. Unless you're very insecure, there's no reason to personally attack me or the others who expressed the same opinion.

Each of us is entitled to an opinion.

All things being equal, it's just common sense that it would be better not to have a Ukraine-connection issue. I said, and I repeat, the accusations about the connection are false, but the underlying facts about the connection are real, if the OP excerpt is correct. If it's not correct, you need to report it to the OP, so he/she can remove the incorrect post.

When you attack people for expressing what amounts to a minor opinion on a minor subject, it moves people away from your candidate.

[George II]

9. "No collusion, no obstruction"!

[MontanaMama]

11. Except that's for real this time!!

[LibFarmer]

10. Gosh darn it

Now they'll have to keep digging for more nothingburgers in the nothingburger mine.

[muntrv]

29. Or nothingberders?

[Jarqui]

19. This bugs me some

"He added, however, that he was planning to offer details to U.S. Attorney General William Barr about Burisma board payments so American authorities could check whether Hunter Biden paid U.S. taxes on the income."

On what basis does AG Barr get access to Hunter Biden's tax returns or get someone to review them for him? Why only Hunter Biden? Are there no other American board members?

Hypocritical for this administration, isn't it (given what they're fighting over in court about the President's tax returns)?

Not that that would bother Barr or Trump ...

[LuvNewcastle]

22. That's what I thought.

If Barr can get H. Biden's returns, why can't the House get Trump's?

[TrollBuster9090]

20. Joe Biden is a public figure, Hunter Biden is a private citizen who has just been SLANDERED.

Maybe he should SUE that old reptile, Giuliani, for damages?

[highplainsdem]

23. Raw Story: Internet ridicules 'humiliated' Giuliani for epic failure

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/05/internet-ridicules-humiliated-giuliani-for-epic-failure-in-trying-to-create-a-conspiracy-about-biden-family/

[mcar]

24. Glad this is off the table

At least, it should be. Any media outlet that continues to report the Rs lies about this is committing journalistic malpractice.

[highplainsdem]

25. Eric Boehlert: NYT correction runs when?

Link to tweet

[muntrv]

27. THiIS is a nothing buger.

[calimary]

32. They're ALL nothingburgers. If a republi-CON starts yowling about wanting another

investigation of anybody on our side of the aisle, ANY of it is bound to be a nothingburger.

Maybe they just automatically assume everybody cheats like they do.

[muntrv]

43. Or a nothingberder?

[patphil]

33. No collusion! No collusion! No collusion!

Who ho!

Lets investigate the investigator...Rudy Giuliani!

Patrick Phillips

[Cha]

35. KR!

[Gothmog]

39. Trump And Giuliani Humiliated As Ukraine Finds No Evidence Of Biden Wrongdoing

Link to tweet

[Scurrilous]

44. K&R

[oasis]

45. Kick for clearance. nt