Dem senator says Zelensky was 'feeling the pressure' to probe Bidens

The Hill ^ | 11 19 2019 | Jordain Carney

[Fedora]

When Vice President Joe Biden’s son, R. Hunter Biden, joined the board of a private Ukrainian oil and natural gas company this spring, he explained his new job as a legal one, disconnected from any effort to influence the Obama Administration. In a press release, the younger Biden boasted of his abilities on issues like improving corporate transparency. But the company, Burisma Holdings, did not disclose at the time the scope of their plans for influencing the U.S. government. Recently released documents show that Biden’s hiring coincided with the launch of a new effort to lobby members of Congress about the role of the company in Ukraine and the country’s quest for energy independence. David Leiter, a former Senate chief of staff to Secretary of State John Kerry, signed on to work as a lobbyist for Burisma on May 20, 2014, about a week after Biden announced he was joining the company, according to lobbying disclosures filed this month. . .Some Democratic senators, meanwhile, have been working to secure more U.S. funding, either directly or through entities like the Export-Import Bank, to improve Ukraine’s domestic energy production potential. On June 27, Sen. Edward Markey of Massachusetts, wrote President Obama a letter with three other Democratic senators calling for increased aid. . .An aide in Markey’s office told TIME that Leiter, Biden and Archer were not part of discussions that led to the drafting of the letter or the legislation. Staff for the other senators who signed the letter, Ron Wyden of Oregon, Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire and Christopher Murphy of Connecticut, also said they did not have contact with Leiter, who could not be reached for comment.: Ukrainian Employer of Joe Biden’s Son Hires a D.C. Lobbyist (TIME 07/08/2014)

[OKITRUMP77]

All the “insiders” had no problem with Obama doing nothing for Ukraine during his time.

[mass55th]

Sen. Chris Murphy: "...Zelensky was being asked to become an actor in U.S. domestic politics."

That reminds me alot of Vindman telling Ukraine officials to stay out of U.S. politics. They've coordinated their talking points.

[LeoTDB69]

“’Nobody Pushed Me.’ Ukrainian President Denies Trump Pressured Him to Investigate Biden’s Son”

“To me, this was confirmation that Zelensky was indeed feeling the pressure I described.”

When will all these eyewitnesses and folks firsthand knowledge shut up and listen to the sensible lot that has hearsay and opinion.

Hearsay > Facts

[kiryandil]

Chris Murphy, suspected serial pedophile, wighs in.

[kiryandil]

Isn’t Murphy one of four Senators (Leahy, Menendez & Durbin) who actually are guilty of extortion, quid pro quo, etc.???

Yeah, that's when Murphy isn't butt-raping little boys...

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Murphy is one of the psychopathic Irish Democrats in Congress, including Maloney (NY), Murphy (NJ), Murray (Wash, etc.

They are all batshit crazy. Too much Irish whiskey me thinks.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Murphy is one of the psychopathic Irish Democrats in Congress, including Maloney (NY), Murphy (NJ), Murray (Wash, etc.

They are all batshit crazy. Too much Irish whiskey me thinks.

[jdsteel]

Feeling pressure to probe Bidens....wait....is that a Mayor Pete joke???