John Solomon Reports-
State Department official who served in the U.S. embassy in Kiev told Congress that the Obama administration tried in 2016 to partner with the Ukrainian gas firm that employed Hunter Biden but the project was blocked over corruption concerns.
George Kent, the former charge d’affair at the Kiev embassy, said in testimony released Thursday that the State Department’s main foreign aid agency, known as USAID, planned to co-sponsor a clean energy project with Burisma Holdings, the Ukrainian gas firm that employed Hunter Biden as a board member.
At the time of the proposed project, Burisma was under investigation in Ukraine for alleged corruption. Those cases were settled in late 2016 and early 2017. Burisma contested allegations of corruption but paid a penalty for tax issues.
Kent testified he personally intervened in mid-2016 to stop USAID’s joint project with Burisma because American officials believed the corruption allegations against the gas firm raised concern.
“There apparently was an effort for Burisma to help cosponsor, I guess, a contest that USAID was sponsoring related to clean energy. And when I heard about it I asked USAID to stop that sponsorship,” Kent told lawmakers.
When asked why he intervened, he answered: “”Because Burisma had a poor reputation in the business, and I didn’t think it was appropriate for the U.S. Government to be co-sponsoring something with a company that had a bad reputation.” read more
How is this foolhardy Kent fellow still alive and out of prison?
And that stupid ambassador who just perjured herself under oath was probably pouring on the coal for the USAID/Burisma deal.
You don’t have to do this, Joe.
One of the reasons Obama didn’t want Slow Joe to run is that it would bring scrutiny to everything.
Politicians can sleep safe tonight, knowing the DOJ is protecting them from being prosecuted 24/7 365.
Gee Wally,it sure seems like democRATs were all over the Ukraine like fleas on a mangy dog!
No kiddin Beave, democRATs can smell corruption from 5,000 miles away!
IOTW should follow the MSM and put “bombshell” in every headline. That includes Claudia’s animal montages.
^^^ Replace “bombshell” with “Epstein didn’t kill himself” and you got it!
Boy, John Solomon is doing yeoman’s work on this, isn’t he.
I remember when the lockstep media narrative was “Trump needs adults in the room to guide him”. Meanwhile, the Obama regime was like a bunch of kids in the Ukraine Candy Shoppe, with dad’s credit card and apparently no chaperones except for Mr. Kent. Just more projection from the Dems.
And that closes the loop on that issue, right?
Trump for president and prison for traitors!
@TRF…….
Breitbart has censored…..
“Epstein didn’t kill himself.”
Just the tip of the iceberg.