Ensnarled in an impeachment investigation over his request for Ukraine to investigate a chief political rival, President Donald Trump Thursday called on another nation to probe former Vice President Joe Biden: China.
“China should start an investigation into the Bidens,” Trump said in remarks to reporters outside the White House. Trump said he hadn’t directly asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to investigate Biden and his son Hunter but said it’s “certainly something we could start thinking about.”
Trump and personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani have also tried to raise suspicions about Hunter Biden’s business dealings in China, leaning on the writings of conservative author Peter Schweizer. But there is no evidence that the former vice president benefited financially from his son’s business relationships.
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Trump’s requests for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to dig up dirt on Biden, as well as Giuliani’s conduct, are at the center of an intelligence community whistleblower complaint that sparked the House Democratic impeachment probe last week.
Trump’s comments came as he publicly acknowledged that his message to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and other officials was to investigate the 2020 Democratic presidential contender. Trump’s accusations of impropriety are unsupported by evidence.
“It’s a very simple answer,” Trump said of his call with Zelenskiy. “They should investigate the Bidens.”
Trump has sought to implicate Biden and his son in the kind of corruption that has long plagued Ukraine. Hunter Biden served on the board of a Ukrainian gas company at the same time his father was leading the Obama administration’s diplomatic dealings with Kyiv. Though the timing raised concerns among anti-corruption advocates, there has been no evidence of wrongdoing by either the former vice president or his son.
(AP)
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He is right – He better fight back before they step all over him
WHATS HAPPENING WITH THE FAKE NEWS.
That’s silly. A Democratic victory would set the stage for China taking over Taiwan and abolishing Hong Kong’s democratic government. Trump, on the other hand, is a serious threat to China’s national security and is already undermining their economy, and threatening their regime.
The world will bow at his feet.
“The face of the generation will be like the face of a dog” The face of the generation is the leaders. With this election and the Israeli election, it cerrainly seems like moshiach is coming. The leaders of the political parties keep barking at each other.
“But there is no evidence that the former vice president benefited financially from his son’s business relationships.”
Which means what? So giving “business” to his son (at best “nepotism”) via the influence of his official office is somehow not considered as a benefit? The son who he had accompany him on actual AIrforce 2 in an actual official state visit (despite his son allegedly being a complete uninvolved civilian) and thus giving the son an aura of connectivity and influence? And the suspicion that the official policies may somehow have been influenced by what the Chinese did for his son from this official visit is just too remote to worry about?
All I can say is imagine honestly the media reaction had the visit been by Trump and his own son Trump Jr. under similar circumstances.
And Ukraine incidents as well. Joe Biden claims never to have discussed his son’s business, allegedly not even knowing at all where his son was even employed. But in an interview his son Hunter admitted openly they did talk about it at least once. So who is lying and why? And there is picture of Joe Biden in a golfing group with his son’s Ukranian business partner. Are we to believe that Joe Biden never asked who is that guy and why is he there what his son has to do with him?
And Joe Biden’s brother came out with all sorts boasts back years ago about all the money that is anxious to make their way to him exactly because of his brother.
And so forth.
trump is to stay 2020!!.
trump is to stay 2020!!.keep America greet