I was asked to lie about Hunter Biden, admits Ukrainian businessman

[sabra]

Source: The Times UK

Hares Youssef claims he was promised a US visa in return for information that would damage Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, writes Manveen Rana

After an election campaign built on attacking the reputation of his rival’s son, Donald Trump is facing calls for a new legal investigation into his activities in Ukraine where he and his associates were looking for dirt on Hunter Biden.

The Stories of our Times podcast has spoken to a Ukrainian businessman who has admitted, for the first time, that he was asked to lie about Hunter Biden’s business dealings to damage Joe Biden’s reputation. In return, he was promised a US visa and legal immunity.

Read more: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/i-was-asked-to-lie-about-hunter-biden-admits-ukrainian-businessman-853krxgtz

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[exboyfil]

1. Story is behind pay wall

Who made the offer to him?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. I think that would be the very top of the tRump Gang who would order INS underling to make it happen

One thing about Authoritarian Dictatorships is that they are essentially massive bureaucracies where underlings insist on orders before taking risks, such as pushing through a visa outside of usual channels.

Parallel bureaucracies also generate their own "paper trails" (digital also) that can be used to convict them.

Biden should Day One seize private servers tRump Gang has been illegally using.

[cab67]

18. Those servers will probably be clean as a whistle long before January 20.

[JohnnyRingo]

6. That was my first thought.

It really matters. If it was Rudy, then he's personally responsible and should answer how he, as a private citizen, would grant a visa and immunity.

If it was Trump or his family, that's direct government corruption. Using govt resources to sway an election is serious enough to impeach him again.

President quid pro quo strikes again.

[OhNo-Really]

7. Rudy at the Hilton Hair Salom!

[exboyfil]

9. Any receipts?

Whatever assets Rudy G. has are going to Hunter. Hunter might also pick up a controlling interest in the NY Post as well.

I assume one of the 100 or so pardons Trump will issue will go to Rudy.

Then again maybe he will only take care of his family and himself instead (like always and not always his family).

it would be hilarious if the only pardons were for his kids and his son in law (and of course himself and Pence).

[42bambi]

2. Now you tell us ... where were you when we needed you, up Dotards butt?

[usajumpedtheshark]

3. "I am thoroughly surprised by this", said no one

[BobTheSubgenius]

5. I have the feeling that, now that the fear of The Wrath of Con has to be fading,

we will see more and more stories of this type.

[AlexSFCA]

8. i think trump admin will spent the remaining weeks destroying all documents

the punishment for destroying records is likely much less compared to what’s in those records.

[exboyfil]

10. Any whistleblowing patriots still left?

You know someone who could do a massive data dump to a little server sitting someplace relatively inaccessible. These folks would have to be supported by IT professionals someplace. Not all of them may be political loyalists.

[DENVERPOPS]

13. Maybe he will call in Oliver North

and North's Bimbo, Fawn Hall, to organize all the shredding ??????????????/

[herding cats]

11. I keep seeing this posted but I've yet to encounter anyone whose read the article.

It's obviously good clickbait, but it's behind a paywall to a Murdock publication. So, I'll wait until someone can provide more insight into legitimacy of it.

[LakeArenal]

12. Did he make up shit? Or not?

[Ilsa]

14. "I was asked..." BY WHOM??? nt

[muriel_volestrangler]

15. The 'offer' came from a member of Dmytro Firtash's 'team'

Mr Youssef claimed a member of Mr Firtash’s team approached him, saying: “We can solve this relationship with America if you can help us.” He said that he was told his friend’s extradition order could be rescinded if he could find enough evidence against Hunter Biden.
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Mr Youssef said that Mr Firtash was not involved in the approach and there is no suggestion that he was aware of the actions alleged to have been taken by his team.
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“Somebody from Firtash’s team asked me if I wanted to get my visa back and to be able to travel to the United States again,” Mr Youssef claimed. “They said if we solved the problem in the United States, we can solve the problem of your visa, you can even get immunity, if we can use your investment in mbloom in this Hunter Biden case.”

The allegations have been put to Mr Firtash’s team, but they responded by reiterating the businessman’s earlier claim that he “did not collect any information, didn’t finance anyone who would collect that information, and it would be a big mistake if I decided to get involved in such a fight”.

Colonel Vindman said "This is entirely consistent with what I was tracking".

The direct podcast may be available here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/stories-of-our-times/id1501716010

[crickets]

16. There it is: the Russian Mob.

We all knew they were still involved somehow, likely on many levels. This is just one of them.

[herding cats]

17. Thank you for the snip, Muriel.

I greatly appreciate it.

[Cha]

19. KR!

[Wednesdays]

20. K&R. nt