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elleng

(130,732 posts)
Wed May 20, 2020, 04:14 PM May 2020

Senate panel approves subpoena in Hunter Biden probe.

'A Senate committee has voted to issue a subpoena as part of its investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden’s son, a move that met immediate opposition from Democrats who said the panel should be focused on overseeing the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday voted 8-6 to subpoena Blue Star Strategies, a lobbying firm that was a consultant to Burisma, a gas company in Ukraine that paid Hunter Biden to serve as a board member.

There is no evidence of wrongdoing by the Bidens, and Hunter Biden has denied using his influence with his father to aid Burisma. But Republicans coming to President Donald Trump’s defense during and after last year’s impeachment trial have encouraged investigations of Hunter Biden’s activities, questioning whether his highly paid job created a conflict of interest for Joe Biden as the former vice president worked on Ukraine policy in the Obama administration.

The chairman of the Republican-led panel, Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson, has repeatedly insisted that the investigation is not designed to hurt Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee in this year’s presidential election. Another Republican on the committee, Florida Sen. Rick Scott, said at the vote that “we need to get to the truth about the Bidens’ relationship with Burisma. These hearings will provide the Senate with the full picture.”'>>>

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/senate-panel-approves-subpoena-in-hunter-biden-probe?

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Senate panel approves subpoena in Hunter Biden probe. (Original Post) elleng May 2020 OP
"Take your subpeona and shove it" SoonerPride May 2020 #1
Of course they did. spanone May 2020 #2
They should ignore it just like all of Trump's people do. nt leftyladyfrommo May 2020 #3
what about these jackholes IcyPeas May 2020 #4
As tempting as it may be to ignore it, Bayard May 2020 #5
Fuck them. roamer65 May 2020 #6

Bayard

(22,005 posts)
5. As tempting as it may be to ignore it,
Wed May 20, 2020, 05:11 PM
May 2020

I don't think the Bidens will do that. They'll want to show they follow the rule of law, and they have nothing to hide.

And won't that just chap some rethug asses?

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