After Ukraine-Biden Scandal Fizzles, Trump Demands Probe Into China Ties

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Source: TPM



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So what’s the next big thing for Trump and the right-wing media machine?


The answer seems to be a China-Biden scandal.

In a preview of a Sunday interview with Fox News’ Steve Hilton, Trump demanded an investigation into the former Vice President’s apparent ties to China. Allegations that Hunter Biden took advantage of his father’s position to sign a lucrative business deal with the Bank of China apparently stem from Peter Schweizer’s 2018 book “Secret Empires,” which Schwiezer has been pushing in op-eds this week.

“Don’t you think that should be investigated?” asked Hilton, in a bizarre bid to cajole the president into demanding more investigations of a political opponent. “That financial connection – the Chinese government putting billions of dollars into Biden’s family businesses?”

“100 percent,” Trump replied, adding: “It’s a disgrace.”.................................

Read more: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/trump-demands-china-biden-investigation

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Leave it to Fox to make up more trouble.

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[Archae]

1. Peter Schweizer as a "source" will blow up in Trump's face.

He's the ditwit who wrote the "Clinton Cash" book that was long on accusations, but had zero evidence.

[SunSeeker]

2. The Kushners used their Trump ties to sell condos and visas to Chinese nationals.

It really is amazing how these scumbag Republicans always accuse others of their own misdeeds.

[pecosbob]

3. By all means let's investigate links to China...Trump's links to Chinese money and casinos in Asia

and while we're at it how about McTurtle?

[Lock him up.]

4. Oh yeah? How many hundreds of million dollars does dotard owe...

to China?

[sinkingfeeling]

5. Like, why the Chinese gave Ivanka all those deals?

[riversedge]

10. I have not read any follow ups from that original story. Fishy smelly that is for sure.

[Sapient Donkey]

13. They know they just have to say it once to plant the idea in the heads of Trumpettes

Now to them everything stated is absolute fact. They will not bother to research anything or look for rebuttals. It's how we still amazingly hear stories about how Hillary Clinton gave Russia 20% of Uranium stockpile. I mean, that's totally true in a world in which actual facts and truth don't matter. It doesn't matter how many times the facts are explained and confirmed, they will ignore it and continue repeating the misinformation they were told to believe.

[JudyM]

6. His use of the "disgrace" descriptor is beyond ludicrous.

Donnie the Disgrace.

[mcar]

7. Schweizer again?

Will the NYT print excerpts on their front page?

[Instant Liberal]

8. Sure, and let's investigate Ivanka's business ties to

China as well. Isn't she still using her position to land contracts? What about Jarad and the Arabs.

[mtngirl47]

9. Speaking of "Ties" what about those long red Trump Ties that are made in China? n/t

[tclambert]

11. Yeah, well somebody better find out if Biden has ever worn a tan suit

in Benghazi while reading an email.

[EleanorR]

12. Investigate your Transportation Sec, Mrs. Mitch McConnell, and her family business

Take a look at her using her position to help her family business, the Foremost Group.

Experts in government ethics said Elaine Chao’s media appearances with her father might violate a regulation that prohibits federal employees from using their public office for their “own private gain, for the endorsement of any product, service or enterprise, or for the private gain of friends, relatives, or persons with whom the employee is affiliated in a nongovernmental capacity.”

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Not only do the DOT flags appear prominently in the New China Press interview and several other interviews, the state flag of Kentucky appears in at least one, which points up her connection to her powerful husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/06/elaine-chao-father-james-transportation-department-569686

[nykym]

14. No lets instead innvestigate the

38 trademarks China gave to tRump.