Posted on 12/10/2020 7:05:44 PM PST by Theoria
The attorney general knew for months about investigations into Biden’s business and financial dealings
Attorney General William Barr has known about a disparate set of investigations involving Hunter Biden’s business and financial dealings since at least this spring, a person familiar with the matter said, and worked to avoid their public disclosure during the heated election campaign.
Republicans and President Trump have pressed Mr. Barr for months to pursue Mr. Biden, especially as his father, Joe Biden, gained momentum in his ultimately successful bid for president. Mr. Barr has staved off pressure from Republicans in Congress for information into the investigations, the person said, without elaborating on his actions.
One investigation became public this week after federal investigators served a subpoena on Hunter Biden. The subpoena sought detailed financial information in connection with a criminal tax investigation by the U.S. attorney’s office in Delaware, according to people familiar with the matter.
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan had also been looking at Hunter Biden’s business and financial dealings, as part of a broader criminal investigation that two people familiar with the matter described as an international financial investigation that had been going on for at least a year. Hunter Biden is implicated in that investigation but was never a specific target for criminal prosecution, the people said. They declined to provide details on the substance of the probe.
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This is pretty bad.
Yes, but this is the fallback excuse for the media, politicians, and others. Oh, we don’t want to influence an election so we will influence an election.
Pshaw. He covered for Biden as any Deep Stater would.
The whole impeachment hoax was based on the idea that one candidate could not speak out against another candidate, even if it were true. (Of course, that only applies to Dem candidates. If the target is Republican, you can say or allege anything you want.)
Maybe Barr was afraid that his lawful investigation could be construed as "electioneering" for the President.
When the AG fears what people (in the opposition party, media) will think of his decisions, he ceases to be a good AG.
If true, why did Barr feel the need to protect Joe Biden? If a crime was uncovered in the investigation, which implicated Joe Biden, would Barr again protect Joe Biden?
That fat turd. He so piously speaks eloquently that he was so careful not to interfere in the election, he interfered in it by concealing something citizens have a right to know. We need to have the Civil War. We need to have this out once and for all.
Before this is all over, I’m predicting several million of us will wind up in DC, And not to protest, but to take over.
Well, how about “during the impeachment hearings?” Do you think that info would have been useful then?
I can visualize you both now.
oldernittany: Hey Bill, look up ahead. isn't that a massive iceberg that would destroy the ship and kill thousands of innocent passengers?
Bill Barr: nittany, how many times have I told you? Our job is to have these chairs ready for the morning when the passengers get up and want to have their coffee while watching the waves and reading the paper. Now back to work. We have very specific rules that we must follow!
From the Wall Street Journal? Why’d they wait so long to publish?
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It was known long ago.
Joe’s bribing of Ukraine was in early 2016!
Biden’s Foreign Money Operation has been going on at least 10 years.
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I think that information has been useful from the moment it was discovered. What is patently unuseful is for the media and general public to root around in it like ignorant pigs.
DOJ guidelines inhibit the DOJ from digging up trash.
Barr goes by the book.
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They knew long ago and this story and crimes are miles from being ‘trash’ ( your word).
Barr is the one person the left knew that they needed on their side or all their plans would fail. Very disturbing that Barr has allies here.
I still root against Penn State. I will through eternity.
Figures.
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