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Joe did not commit his brag on video until 2018. The "in your face" admission to possible corruption or conflict of interest came well after trump was elected.
If it is OK to impeach Trump, because "we can't take the chance for him to win re-election in 2020", then why is it not acceptable to investigate admitted conflict of interest in a possible candidate for the same election?
It's a moot point.
AG Barr, Trump's henchman, has declared that NO 2020 candidate is allowed to be investigated.
I'm really confused why people keep on defending Hunter and Joe Biden. Take off your 'Hate Trump' hat for a minute, or better, imagine if this wasn't Hunter and Joe Biden but John (made the name up) and Mike Pence.
A 2018 survey from FW Cook, a well-regarded executive compensation consulting firm, shows that of the companies in the S&P 500, large-cap companies, which are companies with a market value of more than $10 billion, paid individual board members a median of $275,000 a year. Among S&P 500 companies in the energy industry, board members were compensated with a median $213,000 a year, with those in the 75th percentile of the salary range still only bringing in $289,000, less than half of what Hunter Biden has been reported earning at Burisma.
Last week, Mark Hemingway of RealClearInvestigations reported on a study from Watchdog Research revealing that Hunter Biden was paid 12 times the amount expected at a similarly sized company, whose board members are typically paid about $55,000 to $83,000 for an entire year.
Burisma, according to Reuters, had a revenue of $400 million last year. In comparison, ExxonMobil reported earnings of $20.8 billion.
Looking at director compensation on ExxonMobil’s board of directors provides an even better perspective on Biden’s pay from Burisma. According to a 2018 proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC), the average level of compensation for Exxon’s board of directors in 2017 was almost $365,000. The median compensation was nearly $337,000. Only one of the company’s members of the board made more than $350,000 in total benefits, which was Susan K. Avery, who brought in approximately $767,000 for her work on the board.
While more than Biden’s pay from Burisma, Avery boasts an impressive resume with extensive knowledge in the field. Her experience, according to the report, includes membership on scientific and research advisory committees of NASA, NOAA, the National Science Foundation, the National Park System, the Climate Change Science Program, the Center for Southern Hemisphere Ocean Research, the Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, and the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology.
She also came into the position at Exxon with experience serving as a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the United Nations Secretary-General and the National Research Council Global Change Research Program Advisory Committee. Even more, she was the president and director of the global research organization, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution from 2008 to 2015.
Hunter Biden’s qualifications? His father was the vice president of the United States and played a pivotal role in setting U.S. policy towards Burisma’s home country of Ukraine. It landed him a salary far above the typical board member.
Why is it so hard to admit that this is not okay?
Molly Hemingway, good grief talk about a biased source.
So now its not illegal but he is over paid, did she analyze any other board members in Russia or Ukraine.
Once Joe blackmailed Ukraine into firing prosecutor, what happened to Barisma investigation?
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Originally Posted by Toyman at Jewel Lake
The story the Dems like to tell is that the prosecutor Shokin wasn't "tough enough" on corruption and that is why Biden blackmailed Ukrainian leadership into firing him.
You cite an opinion piece from WSJ. That carries no weight. Could as well be Mad Magazine. You live in a Trump-created fantasy land. Biden did not blackmail, or bribe, or extort, or strong arm Ukraine. Our allies in Europe knew Shokin was a crook. The Russians owned Shokin and there was no real effort underway on corruption. Biden's role was a joint State Department effort with our allies to send Shokin packing. The Russians were selling the idea of Ukrainian election meddling and Trump was suckered in and bought it. The whole thing is Trump's conspiracy theory. God knows, Putin would not mislead Trump, right?
Not okay does not equal criminal corruption. Hunter Biden didn't commit any crimes. Neither did his father. Why is this so difficult to understand?
Not difficult....quid pro quo Joe abused his authority to get his son millions and abused his authority and blackmailed the Ukrainians....why is that so hard for Dims to admit?
Not difficult....quid pro quo Joe abused his authority to get his son millions and abused his authority and blackmailed the Ukrainians....why is that so hard for Dims to admit?
No. If Biden was sent by the State Department and instructed to push to oust Shokin, his very-public efforts to oust Shokin could not have been corrupt. Full stop.
What Trump did was secretly suspend aid in direct contravention to (and undermining) US policy in a manner the GAO has already determined to be illegal. You don't even need to go any further than that (e.g., Trump's motive) to see where these two situations diverge.
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