Remember that Biden Dinner That Joe Biden Never Attended? Well, he did.

Jonathan Turley ^ | August 6, 2023 | Jonathan Turley

[george76]

“The Bidens are the best at doing exactly what Chairman wants.” That WhatsApp message to a Chinese business associate was the perfect epitaph for the entire Biden corruption scandal. Part of the brilliance of the Biden influence peddling operation was to invest the media in the denial of any scandal. That is no more evident than the much discussed 2015 dinner of President Joe Biden with his son’s foreign associates. The alleged dinner demolished Joe Biden’s long denials of any knowledge of his son’s dealings. Accordingly, the Biden campaign denied he ever attended and the media happily dismissed the account. Well, the dinner meeting reportedly occurred, he attended, and, as usual, most of the media has not fully informed their readers or viewers. Indeed, even though Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates was central to this denial, most of the media cannot be bothered with such trivialities.

In 2020, the New York Post reported that Hunter introduced then-Vice President Biden to a top executive at Ukrainian energy firm Burisma, which was giving him more than $50,000 per month.

The Biden team and its media allies went into full crisis mode. Andrew Bates, who was still with the communication team of Biden’s 2020 campaign, assured the public that it was false. Politico reported that he had “reviewed Joe Biden’s official schedules from the time, and no meeting, as alleged by the New York Post, ever took place.” It also reported that Biden’s campaign was “punching back” on the Post’s story as false. Biden associate, Michael Carpenter, denounced it as part of “a Russian disinformation operation” and added “I’m very comfortable saying that.” You will recall that they said the same thing about the Hunter Biden laptop before the election … which the media also unquestioningly accepted.

A later Washington Post article in 2021 acknowledged that Joe Biden might have stopped by despite the prior denials. However, it reported that a “White House individual with knowledge of Joe Biden’s schedules said the decision to see Father Alex [Alex Karloutsos]” at the dinner was made late that day after the schedule was completed but Biden “didn’t even sit down” and that he “was not part of the dinner or part of the dinner discussion.” Again, problem solved.

Not quite. Former Biden associate Devon Archer just told Congress Joe Biden did attend, did sit down, and did engage all of their clients, including “Vadym P. from Burisma.” Archer said that, when Biden arrived, Biden “shook everybody’s hand” and joined their conversation. Moreover, emails show that it was long known that Karloutsos would be there in attendance.

Archer’s account supports an April 2015 email from Burisma board adviser Vadym Pozharskyi, who wrote Hunter Biden the day after the dinner to thank him for allowing him to meet his father and spend “some time together.” “It’s realty [sic] an honor and pleasure.” Pozharskyi added, “as we spoke yesterday evening, would be great to meet today for a quick coffee,” he continued. “What do you think? I could come to you [sic] office somewhere around noon or so, before or on my way to airport.”

A month before the dinner, Hunter and Archer discussed the dinner guests, including “Pozharskyi,” who was listed as “Vadim” and “Vadym.” Archer added “Obviously save a seat for your guy.” Biden associates were told not to refer to Joe Biden by name and referred to him as “your guy,” “my guy” or “the Big Guy.”

It was the same pattern that we saw with the laptop. The claims of Russian disinformation. The lack of media curiosity. The lack of coverage of the later disclosures. It is the hallmark of a state media, by consent rather than coercion. There are the denials of the incident, the dismissal of the story, and then the downplaying of the countervailing facts.

It is also an example of the only demonstrably true statement from Hunter in this corruption scandal. The Bidens truly are “the best” at this.

[traderrob6]

Turley has been tenacious (for him) the last few months.

[milagro]

Good to see Turley exposing the ROT in Biden’s Administration.
It’s stench is worse than the stuff in JB’s diapers!

[GOPJ]

Accordingly, the Biden campaign denied he ever attended and the media happily dismissed the account. Well, the dinner meeting reportedly occurred, he attended, and, as usual, most of the media has not fully informed their readers or viewers. Indeed, even though Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates was central to this denial, most of the media cannot be bothered with such trivialities.

Odd how this news didn't make the Sunday Morning LIberal Liars Shows.... they're 'reporting' on Jan 6th - which happen years ago - NOT last week. Disgusting corrupt press. Oh, by the way Chuckie Todd and George (Clinton's butt boy) Trump LEFT THE WHITE HOUSE ON THE EXACT DAY HE WAS SUPPOSE TO LEAVE AND BIDEN THE THUG MOVED IN ON THAT EXACT DAY.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Back in the old Soviet Union Leonid Brezhnev was reviewing the Victory Day Parade, along with his guests, the Ghosts of Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Napoleon Bonaparte. Unable to restrain himself watching the mighty assembly of arms and men, Alexander turns to Brezhnev and bursts out, "With an army like this, I could have conquered Asia!" Great Caesar's ghost one-upped him with, "I would have conquered the world!" The three of them turn to Napoleon, who is silently studying that day's edition of Pravda. Looking up, he tells them, "With a newspaper like this, no one would ever have known that I was defeated at Waterloo!"

[Presbyterian Reporter]

“”” Part of the brilliance of the Biden influence peddling operation was to invest the media in the denial of any scandal.”””

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I do not remember any White House employee or House member going to work for the media before George Stepanopolis did so around 2000.

Since then, many government folks have moved on to be media stars on MSNBC, CNN, or FOX.

So it is not surprising to see these former government pukes now running cover for Biden.

[Leaning Right]

That is a very relevant joke. When Watergate happened, the press made sure everyone knew about it. Now we have a scandal so much bigger than that.

But thanks to the lapdog press, maybe only 20% of the country knows about the depth of Biden’s corruption. And I might be quoting too high a number there.

[BradyLS]

I think most of the left knows. They just don’t care. “Orange Man gone” is all they’re worried about.

[Brooklyn Attitude]

When Traitor Joe was VICE President he had a very profitable influence peddling operation. How much more profitable is the operation now that he is President and has ALL the influence? Is anyone looking for the money that has flowed in during the last few years? The price has probably gone up 10 fold.

[logi_cal869]

It was the same pattern that we saw with the laptop. The claims of Russian disinformation. The lack of media curiosity. The lack of coverage of the later disclosures. It is the hallmark of a state media, by consent rather than coercion. There are the denials of the incident, the dismissal of the story, and then the downplaying of the countervailing facts.

Only possible with unbelievably stupid, blind adherents to the "all's good if it's not Trump" paradigm.

[sauropod]

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[Presbyterian Reporter]

Here is a short list of government pukes who are now media stars.

Andrew McCabe
John Brennan
James Clapper
James Baker
Peter Strock
John Bolton
Karl Rove
Dana Perino
Jason Chaffetz
Trey Gowdy
Joe Scarborough
Paul Ryan
George Stephanopoulos
kayleigh mcenany
Jen Psaki

[Buck-Toothed Knuckle Dragger]

None of these allegations matter. What matters is if there are consequences. If not, you can live your life knowing that you do not have a country any longer. A country in name only.

[AnthonySoprano]

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[Williams]

The state media is probably more frightening than the scandal.
They have been twisting what Americans know about everything for many decades.
But they used to have a degree of journalism and would eventually report a Democrat scandal.
Now they are just pigs.

[pepsionice]

To your topic that WH/Congress folks didn’t become messengers of the news after their ‘service’....this is true.

But remember to 2000...newspapers/news magazines still carried a big chunk of public news, along with the CBS/NBC/ABC and NPR/AP radio crowd.

After 2000, came Fox, MSNBC and CNN, who had to fill tons of air-time with ‘nothing’. After 2010, came social media (Twitter, FB/Meta, and Instagram), the bloggers, and the YouTube/Rumble ‘explainers’.

There’s probably 10,000 people today who have some job existing because of media influence.

Add to it (or subtract)...some, like Fox, are spiraling downward (loss of Tucker) and a bunch of no-name folks will arrive shortly to sell you another ‘brand’.

[Williams]

How scary when the media reports that any dem scandal has the “hallmarks of Russian disinformation.”

Not only do they say it with “no evidence” whatsoever. I’ve lived a pretty long life and have NEVER before heard that news stories were really “Russian disinformation”. Best I can tell it’s never happened.

[lewislynn]

Turley is a Murdoch/Fox/Dominion/Paul Ryan stooge. That’s all you need to know about that clown.

[AnthonySoprano]

[lewislynn]

This old regurgitated crap disguised as news is typical of Fox. Tucker made it a career.

Turley is a Murdoch/Fox/Dominion/Paul Ryan stooge. That's all you need to know about that clown.