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To: longnshort who wrote (1185393)	12/15/2019 8:55:25 AM
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MIND-BLOWING: Impeachment Is Hurting Biden, Not Trump By Matt Margolis 2019-12-14T12:31:32 pjmedia.com While most on the left have claimed that there was nothing inappropriate about Hunter Biden's $80,000+/month position on the board of Burisma Holdings, it says a lot when the reliably anti-Trump talk show "The View" have hosts breaking ranks and seeing it for what it is. "Look, the Hunter Biden thing, there's a legitimate issue there," said Ana Navarro during Friday's episode. "I think that Joe Biden is going to have to answer that. I think that it doesn't pass the smell test." She wasn't alone, either. “The Burisma thing is nepotism,” said Joy Behar. "And let’s just call it what it is. It’s just nepotism." This is remarkable. Not only have weeks of impeachment hearings improved Trump's polling in key swing states, but it appears that Republicans have effectively communicated to the American people, even hosts on "The View," that there was something seriously sketchy about Hunter Biden's position at Burisma. As for voters, Biden once enjoyed a 20-point lead in South Carolina, and now only leads Bernie Sanders by a mere 7 points, according to a new poll. South Carolina is a must-win for Joe Biden, who, despite leading in the national polls, is having a hard time in Iowa and New Hampshire, and losses in those states will certainly resonate in Nevada and South Carolina, where it appears his comfortable leads aren't so comfortable anymore. Biden once had a commanding leading in New Hampshire, but eventually was passed by Sanders. But, once impeachment hearings started, Biden dropped from second place to fourth place, and is now in third, behind Buttigieg and Sanders. It's ironic, isn't it? Democrats are impeaching Trump for suggesting there be an investigation into Biden and his son over Burisma, and yet their efforts to protect the "frontrunner" for the Democratic nomination might just destroy his presidential ambitions by giving Republicans a highly watched platform to present the facts about Hunter Biden to the public. _____ Matt Margolis is the author of Trumping Obama: How President Trump Saved Us From Barack Obama's Legacy and the bestselling book The Worst President in History: The Legacy of Barack Obama. You can follow Matt on Twitter @MattMargolis pjmedia.com

To: longnshort who wrote (1185393)	12/15/2019 4:59:05 PM
From: Brumar89	1 Recommendation Recommended By rdkflorida2 Respond to of 1583813

Shokin was fired for NOT investigating corruption. Shokin was appointed Prosecutor General of Ukraine on 10 February 2015, replacing Vitaly Yarema. He was a controversial appointee due to his perceived role in blocking prosecutions against those accused of shooting demonstrators in the 2014 Ukrainian revolution. As Prosecutor General, he was accused of blocking major cases against allies and influential figures and hindering the fight against corruption in Ukraine. .............. Through 2015 and early 2016, domestic and international pressure (including from the IMF, the EU, and the EBRD) built for Shokin to be removed from office. The Obama administration withheld $1 billion in loan guarantees to pressure the Ukrainian government to remove Shokin from office ......... Shokin wrote the affidavit in support of Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash. John Herbst, the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine during the George W. Bush administration, said that Shokin's support of Firtash, who had been arrested for bribery in 2014, undercuts Shokin's claims to be motivated by transparency. "Firtash is arguably the most odious, or one of the most odious oligarchs in Ukraine," according to Herbst.