Federal criminal investigation Hunter Biden focuses on his business dealings (Update: DOJ appoints special counsel) (2 Viewers)

[SaintForLife]

Hunter Biden received a $3.5 million wire transfer from Elena Baturina, the richest woman in Russia and the widow of Yury Luzhkov, the former mayor of Moscow, Senate Republicans revealed in their report on the younger Biden’s work in Ukraine.

Baturina is referenced in the 87-page report, which was released Wednesday, addressing her payment to Biden’s investment firm in early 2014.

“Baturina became Russia’s only female billionaire when her plastics company, Inteko, received a series of Moscow municipal contracts while her husband was mayor,” it said in providing background on the businesswoman.

The report described her involvement with Biden as “a financial relationship,” but declined to delve deeper into why the wire transfer was made.

The probe also found that Baturina sent 11 wires transfers between May and December 2015 to a bank account belonging to BAK USA, a tech startup that filed for bankruptcy in March 2019.

Nine of those 11 wire transfers were first sent to Rosemont Seneca Partners, the investment firm founded by Biden and Chris Heinz, stepson of former Secretary of State John Kerry, before being transferred to BAK USA.

Hunter Biden received $3.5M wire transfer from Russian billionaire: Senate report

Hunter Biden received a $3.5 million wire transfer from Elena Baturina, the richest woman in Russia and the widow of Yury Luzhkov, the former mayor of Moscow, Senate Republicans revealed in their r…

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We all know their is massive corruption on both sides of the aisle. Here is an alleged allegation against Hunter Biden who was allegedly enriching himself because his Dad was Vice President.

 

[SaintForLife]

I typically avoid responding to your stuff because, well... they make little sense. So I just laugh and move along. But I just need to say, the more you post this drivel, the less credibility you have, if there is any. In all due seriousness, if you can't post anything of substance to make a point, whether agreed to or not, why post at all?

That entire thread is full of nonsense that has already been torn down.

Do us a favor and criticize your president. What he and his kids have done makes what the Bidens allegedly done look like less than jaywalking from a legal standpoint.

It's nonsensical and truly naive.

Did you forget about the Trump Tracker thread?

Don't worry. I don't pay enough attention to your posts to even laugh to myself.

 

[LA - L.A.]

Bottom line reality:

If Bobulinski had any credible evidence of Joe Biden or Hunter Biden doing anything illegal, he would have taken it to AG Barr and Barr would have had a news conference about it.

If Bobulinski had any credible evidence of Joe Biden or Hunter Biden doing anything corrupt, he would have taken it to a Republican Senate committee chairperson and that chairperson would have started a very public hearing on the matter.

The fact that neither of those has happened is fairly credible and compelling evidence that Bobulinski doesn't have any credible evidence to support any of the criminal or corrupt actions that he's accusing Joe Biden and Hunter Biden of doing.

 

[DaveXA]

Bottom line reality:

If Bobulinski had any credible evidence of Joe Biden or Hunter Biden doing anything illegal, he would have taken it to AG Barr and Barr would have had a news conference about it.

If Bobulinski had any credible evidence of Joe Biden or Hunter Biden doing anything corrupt, he would have taken it to a Republican Senate committee chairperson and that chairperson would have started a very public hearing on the matter.

The fact that neither of those has happened is fairly credible and compelling evidence that Bobulinski doesn't have any credible evidence to support any of the criminal or corrupt actions that he's accusing Joe Biden and Hunter Biden of doing.

Yeah, I think to think it's a nothing burger myself. Nothing but a naked attempt to influence the election.

 

[wardorican]

He is just cashing on on gossip.

 

[coldseat]

My favorite part of this whole Hunter/Joe Biden corruption computer/email "controversy" is the crying by the right wing press that the story isn't being picked up by major media outlets . Just read this story below, they're butt hurt as all hell that their little propaganda story isn't being spread widely and effecting the election. It's so rich. Fox News themselves called Carlson's show tabloid press in court, but they want everybody to take it seriously. It deserves one of those, "Oh sweetie, that's so adorable" condescending responses. The comments are priceless, as always in any Fox News article.

I have to applaud the major news outlets for not being passive enablers this time around.

‘Lapdog press’ blacks out explosive Tony Bobulinski claims as CNN, MSNBC, NYT, WaPo skip story

Critics are baffled that the mainstream media has largely ignored Tucker Carlson’s interview with Tony Bobulinski, a former business associate of Hunter Biden who said the Biden family shrugged off concerns that Joe Biden’s alleged ties to his son's business deals could put a future presidential...

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[SaintForLife]

Yeah, I think to think it's a nothing burger myself. Nothing but a naked attempt to influence the election.

Of course they are trying to influence the election just like Hillary did when she started the Trump Russia rumors in July of 2016.

The main question should be is the information accurate and it appears that at least Tony Bobulinski is credible. He spoke with the FBI and turned over all the emails, text messages, etc to the FBI. Assuming it's true wouldn't you want to know if the guy who might be the next President is corrupt and was profiting off of his position as VP?

These two clips contain audio recordings of Rob Walker and Huter Biden for those still thinking it's Russian disinformation.

 

[SaintForLife]

He is just cashing on on gossip.

But he has emails and text messages to prove what he is claiming. How is that gossip?

 

[Saint by the Bay]

The challenge is the right-wing press and their lapdogs that sop up everything they say and spread it like melted butter on toast have been all over the place on this. The narrative has been so chaotic they haven't been able to get it to stick because most people can't even understand it. With Hillary it was pretty easy:

• She sent classified emails from a private email address and should be in jail.

Stupid, but simple. Everyone that wanted an excuse to say "BuT theY da' same!" had an easy chicken nuggie to chew on.

The Hunter/Joe story though...

• Burisma!
• Oh, wait, Joe fired the prosecutor for Hunter!
• Oh, oh, wait! China... 1.5 Billion!
• Oh, Oh, Oh, wait! Russia Mayor 3.5 million!
• Laptop! Laptop! Laptop!
• Child Porn!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Joe was selling influence in 2017 (when he was out of government)
• Biden Crime Family! His brother!
• Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh! Clandestine meetings in hotel bars with this one dude!

It's like the dog in Up screaming "Squirrel!" in the middle of sentences. They haven't had a simple direct narrative (because there isn't one). They have been so good at getting people to bite on misinformation that they think they can just shout random stuff and everyone will buy it.

Once again, not saying it won't work. I have no faith in the American electorate anymore. However, it sure is crazy to watch.

 

[Dragon]

But he has emails and text messages to prove what he is claiming. How is that gossip?

If those e-mails and text messages could stand up to even a preliminary examination Trump would already have forced Barr to charge him
The problem is that they don't.

 

[bdb13]

SFL

The challenge is the right-wing press and their lapdogs that sop up everything they say and spread it like melted butter on toast have been all over the place on this. The narrative has been so chaotic they haven't been able to get it to stick because most people can't even understand it. With Hillary it was pretty easy:

• She sent classified emails from a private email address and should be in jail.

Stupid, but simple. Everyone that wanted an excuse to say "BuT theY da' same!" had an easy chicken nuggie to chew on.

The Hunter/Joe story though...

• Burisma!
• Oh, wait, Joe fired the prosecutor for Hunter!
• Oh, oh, wait! China... 1.5 Billion!
• Oh, Oh, Oh, wait! Russia Mayor 3.5 million!
• Laptop! Laptop! Laptop!
• Child Porn!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Joe was selling influence in 2017 (when he was out of government)
• Biden Crime Family! His brother!
• Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh! Clandestine meetings in hotel bars with this one dude!

It's like the dog in Up screaming "Squirrel!" in the middle of sentences. They haven't had a simple direct narrative (because there isn't one). They have been so good at getting people to bite on misinformation that they think they can just shout random stuff and everyone will buy it.

Once again, not saying it won't work. I have no faith in the American electorate anymore. However, it sure is crazy to watch.

We may just have been too polarized this go 'round for the Hunter Biden stuff to stick, but I agree with you that the Trump campaign hasn't found a central message that's easily conveyed and understoodon Hunter Biden and that at this point I think they've waited too long to deploy it for it to have any meaningful effect prior to the election.

 

[Maxp]

SFL, when you use an ounce of your effort to look into the billion with B bailout of Jared Kushner by Qatar or any other easily verifiable profiteering by the Trump family, maybe we'll take your posts seriously.

 

[FullMonte]

The challenge is the right-wing press and their lapdogs that sop up everything they say and spread it like melted butter on toast have been all over the place on this. The narrative has been so chaotic they haven't been able to get it to stick because most people can't even understand it. With Hillary it was pretty easy:

• She sent classified emails from a private email address and should be in jail.

Stupid, but simple. Everyone that wanted an excuse to say "BuT theY da' same!" had an easy chicken nuggie to chew on.

True...but at the same time, digging deeper shows that she didn't SEND classified emails from her private server. There were message chains that had classified information in them (some of which wasn't properly marked as classified)

The Hunter/Joe story though...

and..again, digging deeper.

• Oh, wait, Joe fired the prosecutor for Hunter! Except that he got the prosecutor fired because he wasn't investigating Burisma
• Oh, Oh, Oh, wait! Russia Mayor 3.5 million! Except that he didn't actually get that money. It went to a different company.
• Laptop! Laptop! Laptop! Which is VERY suspicious
• Child Porn!!!!!!!!!!!! So, we are supposed to believe the FBi sat on child porn evidence for a year
  
  Which is their biggest problem. With the Hillary emails thing, there was enough actual meat on the bone, verified by US law enforcement, that their misleading claim had legs. With the Hunter Biden story, there is nothing that has been actually verified as being true, and each time someone points out something questionable about the current story, it shifts to a completely different story.

 

[Saint by the Bay]

I agree, which is why I said the ButterEmails story was stupid but simple. This one is stupid and overly complex because they are trying to force-fit the pieces together and flailing when it doesn't stick.

 

[UriUT]

I agree, which is why I said the ButterEmails story was stupid but simple. This one is stupid and overly complex because they are trying to force-fit the pieces together and flailing when it doesn't stick.

Common folks. It's "Buttery males". It's a play on their homophobia and email hypocrisy.

 

[wardorican]

But he has emails and text messages to prove what he is claiming. How is that gossip?

1. Prove they came from Hunter.

2. If 1 is done, then, they may prove some specific dealings, but are any illegal or really improper?

3. I'm not up on Hunter's drug use and issues, was this during that time?

4. Doing business in Russia or China isn't illegal. For some industries, it's the only option.

The overall narrative about it, seems to be gossip. A lot of politics has turned to gossip.

 

[MT15]

It would also be easier to take it seriously if they had just one genuine news outlet verify any of it. But, we have in fact the opposite. Fox News and WSJ said there isn’t any smoking gun pointing to Joe Biden’s involvement in anything illegal or even unethical. Hunter isn’t running, it’s just that simple.

Oh, and didn’t Fox lawyers recently defend Tucker in court by saying he shouldn’t be taken seriously? He’s not a serious person. And we shouldn’t take him seriously.

 

[MT15]

Saw a YouTube video from that guy in Kentucky who is a leftist, but speaks some very practical common sense. He put this whole thing in perspective. He said there’s no evidence that any of it is true, that Joe Biden illegally took money from anyone. He’s not necessarily a Joe Biden fan, he calls him a “tourniquet”, someone who can stop the bleeding.

Here’s his pitch, as best as I can recall:

But, let’s say it’s all true, in fact let’s say that as soon as he is sworn in, Joe will take $1 billion dollars directly out of the US Treasury and put it in his pockets. Ridiculous, but let’s say it’s true.

As long as he actually runs the government competently, and combats the virus with science and common public health knowledge, it’s a damn bargain. Comes out to about $4000 per American life saved. Not to mention avoiding disastrous effects to our economy.

Of course we don’t have to make that choice, because Joe Biden won’t do that.

So, even if everything they say about Joe Biden is all true, Trump is so very bad for America that it makes not a bit of difference. That is why nobody can take this Hunter stuff seriously. And nobody should.

 

[SaulGoodmanEsq]

Of course they are trying to influence the election just like Hillary did when she started the Trump Russia rumors in July of 2016.

The main question should be is the information accurate and it appears that at least Tony Bobulinski is credible. He spoke with the FBI and turned over all the emails, text messages, etc to the FBI. Assuming it's true wouldn't you want to know if the guy who might be the next President is corrupt and was profiting off of his position as VP?

These two clips contain audio recordings of Rob Walker and Huter Biden for those still thinking it's Russian disinformation.

So assuming Biden is as corrupt as Trump the end result is... vote for neither? Great! I eagerly anticipate the thread evaluating Jo Jorgensen's and/or Howie Hawkins' policy issues. Could you get the ball rolling on that one? I suspect it will make for far more interesting discussion.