Posted on 12/30/2019 4:02:16 PM PST by Libloather
CNN host Jake Tapper conceded that Hunter Biden’s decision to take a job for a Ukrainian natural gas firm while his father was vice president “stinks.”
During an interview with Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Joe Kennedy III on Sunday, Tapper acknowledged that he found it suspicious that Biden, 49, landed a high-paying position on the board of Burisma while his father, Joe Biden, was leading diplomatic efforts in the region for President Barack Obama.
Tapper acknowledged that there is not evidence of criminal wrongdoing between the Bidens and Burisma but admitted that the optics were not great.
“It is true that there is no evidence of any wrongdoing by Vice President Biden or that Hunter Biden broke any laws at all, but frankly it does stink that Hunter Biden got this contract with no expertise in the energy sector and that he likely - he already said he probably got that money, which was significant, because of his connection with his father, the vice president at the time who also in charge of Ukraine at the time,” said Tapper.
He passed the question off to Kennedy, asking, “Do you think that future presidents and vice presidents should say my relatives cannot cash in in any way on their connection to me?”
Kennedy noted that, as a member of a political dynasty, he believes there must be a “very clear delineation” to ensure that it does not look as though families are profiting from public offices.
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Wait, I thought this was a “debunked conspiracy theory”
No mention of Joe getting the prosecutor fired of course. Despite a recording of Joe bragging about it. That remains “the now debunked story”.
LOL - so Kennedy thinks it is important that it not LOOK as if political families, like his, are VIEWED as profiting from their government connections. I’m very sure he is telling the truth. I think what he is really trying to say, it is it is just sloppy to be seen taking money from inside knowledge and connections.
And they still won’t investigate it. That would go against their narrative.
Now, what sort of cynic would believe that the Kennedys, the Clintons, the 0bamas, the Pelosis, the Kerrys, the Bushes, or the Bidens have profited from office? Why, people so admire them that they just give them money for no reason at all!
"You can't get rich in politics unless you're a crook." Harry Truman
No evidence at all that is "true". Quite a bit of evidence that is false.
Of course, if no one investigates, there won't be any evidence.
President Trump on the other hand, has been thoroughly investigated for years. No evidence there either, but [shrug] he's clearly guilty.
The facts are hard to ignore, as much as they try.
Bad optics is a term commies love to use when they talk about one of their own committing a crime..they pulled the same crap when they talked about bill Clinton meeting Loretta Lynch on the tarmac the commie media said “Oh well that is bad optics but he didnt do anything wrong”
Even the alphabets are having to admit to the reality of the situation to keep from totally losing all credibility.
Bad optics.
I suppose that analogy will work for him when Pelosi and Schiff have their kids’ Ukraine profiteering brought up.
As it becomes apparent that Buzzy Ginsberg is not going to be replaced by another of her fellow travelers and by extrapolation corrupt Congress critters are going to be tried...suddenly the unthinkable becomes probable.
Or they won’t investigate and try it until Buzzy Ginsberg dies.
That would be double jeopardy.
I hear “stinks”...do I hear “Federal prison”?
Hunter has made millions exploiting his father's political connections around the globe.
Even scarier....his father was grooming him for elective office (yikes).
It's impossible to believe, seeing Hunter constantly at his father's side
--------speaking authoritatively from the VP's podium (above)-------
that Joe Biden would not ask Hunter where he's getting tons of money to support
his expensive cocaine habit, his lifestyle, his various girlfriends and children.
Hunter throwing around $thousands at a DC gentlemen's clubs where he impregnated a stripper
never got even a smidgen of interest from his dad?
More Biden malarkey.
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