Posted on 08/06/2023 2:22:39 PM PDT by thegagline
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy suggested Saturday that the United States' involvement in the war in Ukraine is "likely" tied to allegations that President Joe Biden's son received bribes from overseas energy firm Burisma.
“The purpose of the U.S. military [is] to advance American interests, to protect the homeland. Not to aimlessly fight some random war that’s arguably a repayment for a private bribe that a family member of the United States received, $5 million from Burisma,” Ramaswamy said during a campaign event in front of around 60 Iowans in Council Bluffs.
Ramaswamy said it's "likely" that Hunter Biden's former dealings with Ukraine are intertwined with the current military crisis between Russia.
"Was the payment to Hunter Biden corrupt? Absolutely it was. Do I think that it has some relationship towards our posture toward Ukraine? I think it’s likely that it does," he said.
The $5 million that the presidential candidate spoke of echoes accusations made by Republican lawmakers, including House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY), who has accused the Biden family of taking bribery payments related to the younger Biden's foreign business dealings.
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A former business partner of Hunter Biden, Devon Archer, testified in a closed-door session for members of Congress. He said there were several business meetings the younger Biden had where his father would call in, but said business was never directly discussed and that the first son would use the "illusion" of power from his father to make deals.
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(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
he went there....
They’re not Humper’s business dealings! They’re Joe’s business dealings! Humper’s just the bag man, raised and trained by his criminal father.
It isn’t “likely.” It wasn’t “implied.” It is flat out fact, and was stated as such. The influence peddling of the Bidens in order to enrich themselves is more plain than a Senator Kennedy simile.
“They’re not Humper’s business dealings! They’re Joe’s business dealings! Humper’s just the bag man, raised and trained by his criminal father.”
Exactly.
BTTT
I like him.
He is right. Now the democrat establishment will find a way to punish him.
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It’s obvious.
Zelensky says how high, and they jump.
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In that case, Joe Biden to protect his son, has killed more Ukrainians since Feb 2022, than the number of Japanese killed by the atomic bombs dropped on Japan. Possibly at least twice as many.
Someone without an ax to grind one way or another would wonder, what kind of leverage does Z have.
- A former business partner of Hunter Biden, Devon Archer, testified ... that the first son would use the ***”illusion”*** of power from his father to make deals. -
there is virtually no article/podcast/broadcast that doesn’t include Dan Goldman’s “ILLUSION” BS. and it is Goldman’s BS, not Archer’s.
what chance do you have to go on the offensive when the other side has the entire FakeNewsMSM in their corner?
did AP start it? probably:
31 July: PBS: AP: Hunter Biden sold ‘illusion of access’ to his father, former business partner tells Congress
New York Rep. Dan Goldman, who was representing Democrats inside the room, told reporters after the interview that ***Archer testified that Hunter sold the “illusion of access” to his father by taking credit for things his father did as vice president that he had no part in...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/hunter-biden-sold-illusion-of-access-to-his-father-former-business-partner-tells-congress
did GOP correct it? no, it was ex-Fox, Catherine Herridge at CBS!
3 Aug: Real Clear Politics: CBS’s Catherine Herridge: Rep. Dan Goldman Is The One Who Used The Term “Illusion Of Access,” Not Devon Archer
by Ian Schwartz
(Goldman) “But in return for pressure from Burisma, he had to give the illusion — ***he used that term***, the illusion — of access to his father, and he tried to get credit for things that he, that Mr. Archer testified Hunter had nothing to do with, such as when Vice President Biden went to Ukraine on his own.”...
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2023/08/03/cbs_catherine_herridge_rep_dan_goldman_is_the_one_who_used_the_term_illusion_of_power_not_devon_archer.html
3 Aug: Post Millennial: CNN busted as transcript shows Devon Archer never used the word illusion, Dan Goldman did
“So when you talk about selling the brand” Goldman alleged, “it’s not about selling access to his father. It’s about selling the illusion of access to his father. Is that fair?”
by Libby Emmons
CNN used Goldman’s assertion to attempt to discredit Archers’ testimony. But it was Goldman, not Archer, who used the phrase “illusion of access.” And Archer did not confirm that this was the case...
https://thepostmillennial.com/cnn-relied-on-dan-goldmans-lies-to-discredit-devon-archer
3 Aug: Time Mag: Hunter Biden Sold ‘Illusion’ of Access to His Father, Former Associate Testifies
by Brian Bennett
Over the years, Hunter Biden had traded on the “illusion” of influence and his famous father’s brand name, but had not been able to influence him, Archer testified, according to Rep. Dan Goldman, a Democrat from New York who sat through the entirety of Archer’s recorded interview on Monday...
https://time.com/6299978/hunter-biden-devon-archer-testimony-access/
31 July: Axios: Hunter Biden associate describes “illusion of access”
by Stef W. Kight, Alex Thompson
A former Hunter Biden associate told Congress that Hunter sold “the illusion of access” by putting his father on speaker phone with business partners, but that then-Vice President Biden never talked shop, according to Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) and a source familiar with the testimony...
https://www.axios.com/2023/07/31/devon-archer-testify-hunter-biden
at ABC, Goldman/illusion rubbish is given prominence over GOP reaction; video of Goldman pops up when you open the page:
2 Aug: ABC America: Key takeaways from Devon Archer’s testimony about Hunter, Joe Biden
His House committee interview had both sides claiming he’d proven their points.
By Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News’ Lucien Bruggeman, Lauren Peller and Will Steakin contributed to this report.
Hunter sold the ‘illusion of access’ to Joe Biden, Democrats say
According to Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., Archer testified that Hunter Biden was “selling the illusion of access to his father.”
“His exact testimony was that he had — Hunter Biden possessed actual experience and contacts in Washington, D.C., in the political sphere, in the lobbying sphere, in the executive branch. And that he was — that is ultimately what he was providing to Burisma,” Goldman said.
“But in return for pressure from Burisma, he had to give the illusion — he used that term, the illusion — of access to his father, and he tried to get credit for things that he, that Mr. Archer testified Hunter had nothing to do with, such as when Vice President Biden went to Ukraine on his own,” Goldman continued.
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., also said in a statement after the hearing that Archer confirmed Hunter Biden was selling this illusion...
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/key-takeaways-devon-archers-testimony-hunter-joe-biden/story?id=101900501
1 Aug updated 2 Aug: NBC: Biden spoke with son’s business associates numerous times, former partner tells lawmakers
By Dareh Gregorian, Rebecca Kaplan and Kyle Stewart
(Dan Goldman) also said that Archer told the panel that Biden felt he had to give his employers “the illusion of access to his father.”...
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/biden-spoke-sons-business-associates-numerous-former-partner-tells-law-rcna97410
and the “illusion” went around the world:
1 Aug updated 2 Aug: ABC Australia: Hunter Biden is accused of creating an ‘illusion of access’ to Joe Biden during business dealings — here’s what you need to know
by ABC/Wires
Hunter Biden sought to create an “illusion of access” to his father while doing business in Ukraine, but Joe Biden played no role in any deals.
That’s according to witness testimony in an expanding congressional probe examining the Biden family’s businesses — and creating political headaches for the US president...
Dan Goldman, who was representing Democrats inside the room, told reporters after the interview that Mr Archer testified that Hunter Biden sold the “illusion of access” to his father by taking credit for things his father did as vice-president that he had no part in...
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-01/hunter-biden-joe-biden-influence-phone-calls-ukraine/102672150
Well DUH!!! Guessing that some Republicans are in on the CORRUPT UKRAINE GIVEAWAY!
Biden will do anything to protect his last son. It may be the main reason he ran at such an old age.
Columbo is needed to investigate the crimes. The dots should be connected and he needs to follow the money.
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