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On 03 Aug 2021, Vance <vancen@gmail.com> posted some news:sebbp2$m52$1@dont-email.me:

Of course Joe Biden was in on it. He has been taking money and
playing stupid every year he has been an elected Democrat politician.
He's a total shitbag.

A onetime business associate of Hunter Biden who has become a critic of
the Biden family testified before lawmakers Tuesday, reiterating claims
he made during the 2020 election that Joe Biden was "an enabler" of
several of his family's overseas business schemes that "sold out to
foreign actors who were seeking to gain influence and access to Joe
Biden and the United States government."

Tony Bobulinski appeared Tuesday before the House Oversight Committee as
part of the Republican-led impeachment inquiry into President Biden.

A retired Naval officer and self-described global businessman,
Bobulinski briefly collaborated with Hunter Biden in 2017 on a
prospective joint venture involving a Chinese energy firm. Others
involved in the ill-fated plan have since described Bobulinski as a
tangential figure in the negotiations.

In a prepared opening statement obtained by ABC News, Bobulinski told
lawmakers Tuesday that "Biden was more than a participant in and
beneficiary of his family's business; he was an enabler, despite being
buffered by a complex scheme to maintain plausible deniability."

Bobulinski first came forward in October 2020 with allegations that the
Biden family had lied to the public about the nature of then-candidate
Joe Biden's involvement in his son's proposed overseas business ventures
-- a claim promoted at the time by then-President Donald Trump and his
allies.

While working on the prospective Chinese joint venture, Bobulinski
penned an email proposing a 10% cut for the "the big guy," a reference
he said referred to Joe Biden, which Republicans have cited as evidence
of the president's involvement in his son's overseas work.

Others who were involved in those dealings have derided Bobulinski's proposition as "wishful" thinking, "ridiculous," and not serious, with
Rob Walker, another onetime associate of Hunter Biden's, testifying that
nobody responded to Bobulinski's email after he sent it.

Bobulinski's broader testimony about President Biden's alleged role in
his son's financial endeavors conflicts with what other businessmen have
told the House panel. Walker, for example, said the president "was never involved" in their business dealings.

Bobulinski's appearance before the committee marks the latest salvo in
his pitched battle with the Bidens. Last year, attorneys for Hunter
Biden urged the Justice Department to investigate Bobulinski over claims
that he lied to federal investigators during an interview in the weeks
leading up to the 2020 presidential election.

In his opening statement on Tuesday, Bobulinski called those allegations "laughable."

Several Democrats leaving Bobulinski's closed-door appearance Tuesday
blasted his testimony.

"He literally accused just about everyone else of lying, but claimed
that he is the only one who was telling the truth," said Rep. Dan
Goldman, D-N.Y. "That includes his business partners, that includes The
Wall Street Journal, that includes FBI agents, that includes a laundry
list of people. This is a witness that not only has no credibility, but
even when he's trying to fabricate the story does not have any factual
evidence to support it."

https://abcnews.go.com/US/biden-critic-worked-hunter-tells-lawmakers-joe- biden/story?id=107195062

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