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From the report, p. 17:

According to [Amos] Hochstein, he raised this issue with Vice President Biden because he was concerned that the Russians were using Hunter Biden’s role with Burisma to sow disinformation.⁵¹ Hochstein recounted that he spoke with Vice President Biden in the West Wing of the White House in October 2015.52 When asked why he decided to raise the issue of Hunter Biden’s position on Burisma’s board with Vice President Biden, Hochstein testified:
Hochstein: We were starting to think about a trip to Ukraine, and I wanted to make sure that he [Vice President Biden] was aware that there was an increase in chatter on media outlets close to Russians and corrupt oligarchs-owned media outlets about undermining his message—to try to undermine his [Vice President Biden’s] message and including Hunter Biden being part of the board of Burisma.⁵³
Hochstein also raised his concerns about Russian disinformation with Hunter Biden. Shortly after his conversation with Vice President Biden, Hunter Biden contacted Hochstein and asked to meet. According to Hochstein, Hunter became aware of Hochstein’s West Wing conversation with the Vice President, who had mentioned it to Hunter.⁵⁴ Hochstein described what he and Hunter Biden discussed at this November 2015 meeting at a coffee shop in Georgetown:⁵⁵

Joe Biden has repeatedly said that he never discussed his son's business dealings with him.

-PJ

Joe Biden has repeatedly said that he never discussed his son’s business dealings with him.

The worst part of this that GOP Senate had proof Joe Biden was lying for how many months? And then did nothing of substantive to overcome alleged FBI stonewalling? Something stinks here and it isn’t just Hunter Biden.