Biden’s ‘absolute’ defense of Hunter leaves media and Justice Department in a muddle

The Hill ^ | 4/02/22 | Jonathan Turley

[Libloather]

**SNIP**

The key in any influence peddling scheme is to protect the principle. People apparently were told to avoid directly referring to President Biden. In one email, Tony Bobulinski, then a business partner of Hunter’s, was instructed by Biden associate James Gilliar not to speak of the former veep’s connection to any transactions: “Don’t mention Joe being involved, it’s only when u [sic] are face to face, I know u [sic] know that but they are paranoid.”

Instead, the emails apparently refer to President Biden with code names such as “Celtic” or “the big guy.” In one, “the big guy” is discussed as possibly receiving a 10 percent cut on a deal with a Chinese energy firm; other emails reportedly refer to Hunter Biden paying portions of his father’s expenses and taxes.

Despite President Biden’s repeated claims he knew nothing about these dealings, Bobulinski has said he personally met with the senior Biden to discuss Hunter Biden’s business activities. Bobulinski had been selected by the family to handle these deals.

As vice president, Joe Biden flew to China on Air Force Two with Hunter Biden, who arranged for his father to meet some of his business interests. Hunter Biden’s financial interest in a Chinese-backed investment firm, BHR Partners, was registered within weeks of that 2013 trip. Yet, President Biden repeatedly insisted that he never discussed such dealings with his son, a claim Hunter Biden has contradicted.

There are emails of Ukrainian and other foreign clients thanking Hunter Biden for arranging meetings with his father. There are photos from dinners and meetings that tie President Biden to these figures, including a 2015 dinner with a group of Hunter Biden’s Russian and Kazakh clients.

[Libloather]

Maybe Gropin' Joe is just that forgetful.

[Libloather]

COVID lab leak, Hunter Biden stories ‘the exact same’: Bongino

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[Brooklyn Attitude]

Eventually the media defense of Joe will move to “whatever he did wasn’t wrong” and/or the “everyone does it” phase.

[nathanbedford]

Some of the facts that implicate Joe Biden in pay to play scheme:

1. Testimony of Tony Bobulinski alleging a personal conference with Joe discussing Hunter's "business activities."

2. Evidence that Hunter and Joe shared a bank account.

3. Statement in Hunter's own emails that he must kick back 10% to the "big man" who, in view of the admonition not to refer to Joe by name, must be regarded to be Joe Biden.

4. Email statements to Hunter's sister complaining that he must pay his father's expenses-up to 50%.

5. Documented meetings between Joe Biden and the businesses that paid Hunter Biden.

6. Lease arrangements made by Hunter providing offices for Joe, Jill and Hunter all to operate under corporate name.

7. Hunter accompanying Joe on Air Force to to China in context of lucrative deals signed very shortly thereafter.

8. Joe Biden's insistence the Ukrainian prosecutor investigating company paying his son be fired.

No doubt more to come. All it takes is one more break about some seemingly inconsequential fact and the whole scheme unravels.

It should go without the need by any of us to observe that all this depends on honest prosecution and honest media, both of which are far from likely although it does appear that the knives are coming out among the left. As predicted, the left will begin eating their own- the inevitable fallout among those whose moral compass points in only one direction: power.

[JonPreston]

The corrupt media using the word MUDDLE to cover for their lying. Don’t believe ANYTHING they are selling, including the beatification of Zelenskyy.

[Erik Latranyi]

The facts implicating Hillary Clinton were far greater and a more serious threat to the nation (mishandling of classified information) yet nothing came from that.

We have already heard that Hunter will be made to pay back taxes plus a fine. He will be registered as a foreign lobbyists retroactively to make everything legal.

The details will be ignored and washed over (like classified emails on Anthony Weiner’s laptop)

[snoringbear]

“Eventually the media defense of Joe will move to “whatever he did wasn’t wrong” and/or the “everyone does it” phase.”
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Biden may give us the answer to the question; “can a sitting president pardon himself.”

[Gay State Conservative]

A muddle? ROTLMAO! Initially they'll try some kind of faux investigation,led by the guy who believes that parents who express various concerns at school committee meetings are domestic terrorists,which will find him guilty of some minor misdemeanor for which he'll receive some kind of minor punishment...and which won't reflect badly of The Big Guy in the least.

And if the GOP takes the House or Senate and a subpoena is issued to Hunter thereafter...shazaam! a full Presidential pardon.

Case closed! Now let's get back to the real issue...the "insurrection"!

[Paperpusher]

“Some of the facts that implicate Joe Biden in pay to play scheme:

1. Testimony of Tony Bobulinski alleging a personal conference with Joe discussing Hunter’s “business activities.”

2. Evidence that Hunter and Joe shared a bank account.

3. Statement in Hunter’s own emails that he must kick back 10% to the “big man” who, in view of the admonition not to refer to Joe by name, must be regarded to be Joe Biden.

4. Email statements to Hunter’s sister complaining that he must pay his father’s expenses-up to 50%.

5. Documented meetings between Joe Biden and the businesses that paid Hunter Biden.

6. Lease arrangements made by Hunter providing offices for Joe, Jill and Hunter all to operate under corporate name.

7. Hunter accompanying Joe on Air Force to to China in context of lucrative deals signed very shortly thereafter.

8. Joe Biden’s insistence the Ukrainian prosecutor investigating company paying his son be fired.”

Dang. Who does Biden thunk he is, Hillery Clinton?

[RoosterRedux]

This is how Joe will resign from the Presidency (if and/or when he must to save the party). He won’t admit guilt but will resign because of mere sloppiness in the “appearance” of impropriety.

[Carl Vehse]

"Biden’s ‘absolute’ defense of Hunter leaves media and Justice Department in a muddle"

Given their past activities, the enemedia and [In]justice Department will likely continue their treasonous ways.

[gov_bean_ counter]

If Joe is willing to sacrifice a country to protect Hunter and himself, he darn sure will give up his party to do the same thing.

[laconic]

The criminal moron is now calling for the Justice Dept. to prosecute Trump. This is a tactic called “projection”, commonly used by communists, whereby you target your opponents with crimes that you yourself have committed. The hope by Senile is that it will divert attention from himself and his crooked son. But the evidence is clear - the son was bribed by two countries at war - Ukraine and Russia - and by our adversary China. A percentage of the bribe went to the imposter “president”; that is a crime in any lexicon and Trump had nuttin’ to do with it.

[RoosterRedux]

I'm not suggesting Joe will willingly resign.

His party will force him to resign if that becomes necessary.

The "laptop from hell" might have always been a card the Party wanted in their quiver...to keep Joe under their control.

[gov_bean_ counter]

I see your point now. IF the mid-terms are rough, the Dems may even support impeachment if the can’t get Joe to resign.

[RoosterRedux]

I should have been clearer in my first comment. Need more coffee.

[steve in DC]

Couple of things to note:

Apparently, somehow, a military encryption key found its way onto Hunter’s computer. I mean, who hasn’t had that happen to them?

Also, this is the second laptop Hunter “lost”. There is no knowing how many pedo videos were on that one, or what level of military access had been enabled on the machine.

Somehow I feel if anything like that had been discovered on a computer owned by any of the rest of us “civilians”, we’d have some splainin to do.

[gov_bean_ counter]

If I had more coffee I probably would have understood. LOL!!!

[gov_bean_ counter]

Occam’s razor says…

May we have the envelope please?

Joe (or someone representing Joe) was communicating with Hunter from their government computer.

[dforest]

Nah, Joe will pardon himself and Hunter and stay where he is at and the media will say how clever he is.