NYT: “Let me state as clearly as I can: My father was not involved in my business.”
Hunter: “Let me state as clearly as I can: My father was not *financially* involved in my business.”
Yes. It puts the lengths to which Joe collaborated with Hunter in securing unwarranted funds from anywhere in perspective. Joe used INFLUENCE to secure payments to Hunter. Joe didn’t immediately and directly receive payments out of those funds - that came later in the 10% and 50% Hunter whined about in his emails. When you start qualifying statements, you admit there’s something there not yet discovered IMO.