I always knew Joe Biden would end the Trump presidency

[beastie boy]

13. From the text you posted, one phrase jumped out at me:

"your agency might decide that you should not be involved in a certain assignment". It appears that the law requires a decision of one's agency to determine conflict or partiality. In Biden's case, his agency was probably Obama's Chief of Staff. I am not aware of anyone ever bringing up any such decision by any agency. In fact, if such decision existed, there would be no need for Trump or Giuliani to risk a fishing expedition in Ukraine in violation of the US law.

So far, Trump's clumsy attempt to dig dirt on Hunter Biden, let alone Joe Biden, has backfired spectacularly. Trump wasn't even trying to frame Joe, he was trying to frame Hunter and just pin him on Joe by association. But it appears there is nothing he found, or will find, that can implicate Hunter in any impropriety. Legally speaking, Hunter's conduct doesn't reflect on Joe at all as far as conflict of interest law is concerned, since Joe had nothing to do with Hunter's business at all, and there are no grounds to bring any charges for Joe in any event.

So ethically speaking, Joe is squeaky clean, and is so by design. After all, eight years of being a VP makes you aware of the laws you are sworn to uphold.

This is why Trump is a monumental fool, and is paying dearly for being a fool. As far as law is concerned, his fishing expedition was doomed from the outset.