One odd aspect of Burisma (the Ukrainian energy company)...they went out and hired not only Hunter to be on the board ($50k a month)...but they also hired Joseph Black who was a Bush-appointee, and had a lot to do with anti-terrorism operations. It doesn’t really explain his knowledge on oil/natural gas, and it’s a puzzling part of the whole story.
The Chinese connection to Hunter? Somewhere in the middle of this deal....a billion-dollar equity fund? How much was Hunter’s cut? Unknown.
Hunter was like some James Bond character....walking into some room and having cash thrown at him. It doesn’t make any sense.
2017 report: Kathleen and Hunter formally separated in October 2015 — right around the time that Joe Biden, citing his grief over Beau, said he would not run for president. ... Kathleen’s legal maneuvering comes after Hunter allegedly blew through $122,000 in just two months, her papers say. Beau Biden died of brain cancer in May 2015. His widow Hallie has since struck up a romance with Beau’s brother Hunter. Meanwhile, he cut back the money he sent to his wife and their kids to $7,500 from $17,000 a month, her papers say. “In spite of significantly reducing available funds for Ms. Biden and the children, Mr. Biden secretly continued to spend lavishly, while complaining to Ms. Biden through counsel about the financial issues of the family and Ms. Biden’s spending,” the filing says. ... Hunter has already “maxed out available cash advances” on his American Express credit card, the filing says. And the family is in a deep financial hole. They owe $313,970 in taxes, have a double mortgage on their home and recently bounced three checks to a housekeeper, according to the filing.