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Posted on 10/05/2019 9:56:47 AM PDT by jazusamo
President Trump exhibited a "proper exercise of power" when he asked for information on former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden from Ukraine's president, Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett said Saturday.
Appearing on "Fox & Friends" with host Griff Jenkins, Jarrett said the president "had every right to ask Ukraine to look into" whether Biden's son's work in Ukraine during his time in office represented a conflict of interest.
"If the president is aware of potential evidence in the hands of a foreign government that a U.S. official, Joe Biden, misused his office to confer a benefit on that nation in exchange for something of value -- protecting his son -- that's a corrupt act, if proven," Jarrett told Jenkins.
"It is not just extortion and bribery, statutory crimes and Honest Services Fraud, it's a violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act," he said, adding, "There's a treaty that we have with Ukraine that requires them to provide this information."
"It is not an abuse of power to ask for information from a foreign government. Presidents to it all the time. Justice Department officials do it almost on a daily basis...It's a proper exercise of power," said Jarrett.
Ukraine’s top prosecutor said Friday that his office is "conducting an audit" of cases that have been previously investigated and closed, including the probe involving the energy giant Burisma, where Hunter Biden had served on the board.
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Bump!
Fighting corruption is proper? Who knew?
By the way, The Federalist has obtained a full transcript of the Volker testimony, and what he says is basically the exact OPPOSITE of the Dem/media spin. It is must reading.
Maybe he could tell his buddy Chris Wallace.
Thanks, will check it out.
Thanks.
Is there a link to the Federalist transcript of the Volker testimony? Thanks.
Screw Fox. Gregg needs to have his own show akin to Justice of the Peace Nap but over on OANN!
Good, that Jarrett came out and made that point, which is right, but so far nobody else came out and said it.
Look at what democrats did when they had power!
I know. I am so disappointed in FOX. they are slowly becoming no more credible or ‘fair and balanced’ than MSNBC or CNN. Their ‘correspondents’ are all starting to come out of the closet, most recently Martha McCallum and Chris Wallace, to reaveal the true ‘sleeper cell’ Trump haters that they are.
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Darn right. Let the Rats whine.
I watched Martha MacCallum yesterday just ripping on Giuliani.
Whatever he said she tried to turn it around wouldn’t let him speak. She is nasty.
Gregg Jarrett did outstanding here. Props to him.
No! Once he announces his candidacy, Biden was untouchable!/s Jesse James did the same thing after his last train robbery. He announced his candidacy for POTUS, went home, noticed a picture was hung crooked, tried to right it, and just then his campaign advisers, tired of not getting paid, shot him in the back.
I would like to take a look at that document do you have a link where I could get it downloaded??
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