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Joe Biden’s Donors Got Special Treatment After Setting Up Drug-Addicted Son Hunter with Cushy Jobs and Lucrative Sweetheart Deals

Hunter Biden profited from his father ’ s political connections long before he struck questionable deals in countries where Joe Biden was undertaking diplomatic missions as vice president .
In fact , virtually all the jobs listed on his resume going back to his first position out of college , which paid a six-figure salary , came courtesy of the former six-term senator ’ s donors , lobbyists and allies , a RealClearInvestigations examination has found .
One document reviewed by RCI reveals that a Biden associate admitted “ finding employment ” for Hunter Biden specifically as a special favor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leader running for president .
He secured a $ 1.2 million gig on Wall Street for his young son , even though it was understood he had no experience in high finance .
Many of his generous patrons , in turn , ended up with legislation and policies favorable to their businesses or investments , an RCI review of lobbying records and legislative actions taken by the elder Biden confirms .
That the 50-year-old Hunter has been trading on his Democratic father ’ s political influence his entire adult life raises legal questions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former federal investigators say .
In addition , the more than two-decades-long pattern of nepotism casts fresh doubt on Joe Biden ’ s recent statements that he “ never discussed ” business with his son , and that his activities posed “ no conflicts of interest.
” TRENDING : Oh Boy : Hunter Biden 's Computer Camera Roll Turned Over to Bannon and Giuliani Contains 25,000 Images With Sexually Explicit Selfies and Porn No fewer than three committees in the Republican-controlled Senate have opened probes into potential Biden family conflicts .
Investigators are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have flagged suspicious activities involving Hunter ’ s banking transactions and business deals that may be connected to his father ’ s political influence .
U.S. ethics rules require all government officials to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest in taking official actions .
The Bidens have denied any wrongdoing .
While most of the attention on Hunter has focused on his dealings in Ukraine and China when his father was in the White House , he also cashed in on cushy jobs and sweetheart deals throughout his dad ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Hunter Biden ’ s Ukraine-China connections are just one element of the Biden corruption story , ” said Tom Fitton , president of the Washington-based watchdog group Judicial Watch , who contends Biden used both the Office of the Vice President and the Senate to advance his son ’ s personal interests .
In each case , Hunter Biden appeared under-qualified for the positions he obtained .
All the while , he was a chronic abuser of alcohol and drugs , including crack cocaine , and has cycled in and out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ programs , according to published reports .
He ’ s also been the subject of at least two drug-related investigations by police , one in 1988 and another in 2016 , according to federal records and reports .
A third drug investigation resulted in his discharge from the U.S. Navy Reserve in 2014 .
This comprehensive account of Hunter Biden ’ s “ unique career trajectory , ” as one former family friend gently put it , was pieced together through interviews with more than a dozen people , several of whom insisted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and after an in-depth examination of public records , including Securities and Exchange Commission filings , court papers , campaign filings , federal lobbying disclosures , and congressional documents .
Hunter Biden ’ s resume begins 24 years ago .
Here is a rundown of the plum positions he has managed to land since 1996 , thanks to his politically connected father and his boosters : Fresh out of college , credit-card giant MBNA put him on its payroll as “ senior vice president ” earning more than $ 100,000 a year , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MBNA at the time was Biden ’ s largest donor and lobbying the Delaware senator for bankruptcy reforms that would make it harder for consumers to declare bankruptcy and write off credit-card debt .
Besides a job for Hunter , bank executives and employees gave generously to Joe Biden ’ s campaigns – $ 214,000 total , federal records show – and one top executive even bought Biden ’ s Wilmington , Del.
, home for more than $ 200,000 above the market value , real estate records show .
The exec paid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the old house even though it lacked central air conditioning .
MBNA also flew Biden and his wife to events and covered their travel costs , disclosure forms show .
Sen. Biden eventually came through for MBNA by sponsoring and whipping votes in the Senate to pass the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention Act .
When NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw asked Biden during the 2008 presidential campaign whether it was wrong “ for someone like you in the middle of all this to have your son collecting money from this big credit-card company @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) floor protecting its interests , ” Biden gave an answer he would repeat many times in the future : “ Absolutely not , ” he snapped , arguing it was completely appropriate and that Hunter deserved the position and generous salary because he graduated from Yale .
Hunter also capitalized on the family name in 1998 when he joined President Clinton ’ s agency .
In spite of having no experience in the dot-com industry , he was appointed “ executive director of e-commerce policy coordination , ” pulling down another six-figure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ job after his father ’ s longtime campaign manager and lawyer William Oldaker called then-Commerce Secretary William Daley , who ’ d also worked on Biden ’ s campaigns , and put in a good word for his son , according to public records .
After Republican President George W. Bush took over the Commerce Department , Hunter left the government and joined Oldaker to open a lobbying shop in Washington , just blocks from Congress , where he gained access to exclusive business and political deals .
Federal disclosure forms show Hunter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dollars while lobbying on behalf of a host of hospitals and private colleges and universities , among other clients .
In a 2006 disclosure statement submitted to the Senate , Hunter said his clients were “ seeking federal appropriations dollars.
” Hunter won the contract to represent St. Joseph ’ s University from an old Biden family friend who worked in government relations at the university and proposed he solicit earmarks for one of its programs in Philadelphia .
The friend , Robert Skomorucha , remarked in a press interview that Hunter had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ really paid off in terms of our lobbying efforts.
” These clients , like MBNA , also favored bankruptcy reforms to make it harder for patients and students to discharge debt in bankruptcy filings .
At the same time Hunter was operating as a Beltway lobbyist , he was receiving “ consulting payments ” from his old employer MBNA , which was still courting his father over the bankruptcy reforms .
In 2007 , Hunter also dined with a private prison lobbyist who had business before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee Joe Biden chaired @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rules bar members or their staff from having contact with family members who are lobbyists seeking to influence legislation .
Hunter ’ s lawyer-lobbyist firm was embroiled in a conflict-of-interest controversy in 2006 when it was criticized for representing a lobbyist under investigation by the House ethics committee .
The lobbyist was still taking payments from his old K street firm while working as a top aide on the House Appropriations Committee .
Hunter at the time was lobbying that same committee for earmarks for his clients .
William Oldaker did not just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also secured a $ 1 million loan for him through a bank he co-founded , WashingtonFirst , that Hunter sought for an investment scheme , which later went sour .
Joe Biden deposited hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign and political action committee donations at WashingtonFirst , while funneling hundreds of thousands in campaign and PAC expenditures to Oldaker , Biden & Belair .
Joe Biden ’ s payments to Hunter ’ s lobbying firm , including more than $ 143,000 in 2007 alone , were listed as “ legal services ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did not respond to a request for comment left at his office .
While serving as a partner at Oldaker , Biden & Belair , Hunter also registered as a lobbyist for National Group , a lobbying-only subsidiary which shared offices with OB & B and specialized in targeted spending items inserted into legislation known as “ earmarks.
” Hunter represented his father ’ s alma mater , the University of Delaware , and other Biden constituents and submitted requests to Biden ’ s office for earmarks benefiting these clients in appropriations bills @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was thinking about making another run at the White House , after a 1987 bid that ended in plagiarism charges , his lobbyist son was looking for a new line of work too .
In early 2006 , Wall Street executive and Biden family friend Anthony Lotito said , Biden ’ s younger brother , Jim , phoned him on behalf of the senator .
He said Biden wanted his youngest son – whom he still called “ Honey ” – to get out of the lobbying business to avoid allegations of conflicts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s presidential bid .
“ Biden was concerned with the impact that Hunter ’ s lobbying activities might have on his expected campaign [ and asked his brother to ] seek Lotito ’ s assistance in finding employment for Hunter in a non-lobbying capacity , ” according to a January 2007 complaint that Lotito filed in New York state court against Hunter over alleged breach of contract in a related venture .
( Jim and Hunter Biden denied such a phone call took place as described . )
Lotito told the court he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the senator , who had served on the powerful banking committee .
He figured “ the financial community might be a good starting place in which to seek out employment on Hunter ’ s behalf , ” the court documents state .
But he quickly found that Wall Street had “ no interest ” in hiring Biden .
So the Bidens hatched a scheme to buy a hedge fund , “ whereby Hunter would then assume a senior executive position with the company.
” And Lotito helped broker the deal .
Despite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was appointed interim CEO and president of the Paradigm investment fund and given a $ 1.2 million salary , according to SEC filings .
Lotito joined the enterprise as a partner , and agreed to shepherd Hunter , still in his mid-thirties , through his new role in high-finance .
“ Given Hunter Biden ’ s inexperience in the securities industry , ” the complaint states , it was agreed that Lotito would maintain an office at the new holding company ’ s New York headquarters “ in order to assist Biden in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the venture failed , Lotito sued the Bidens for fraud .
The Bidens countersued and the two parties settled in 2008 .
During this same period , Hunter was appointed vice chairman of the taxpayer-subsidized rail line , thanks to the sponsorship of powerful Democratic Sen. Harry Reid , a political ally of his father .
In a 2006 statement submitted to the Senate during his confirmation , Hunter asserted that he was qualified for the Amtrak board because “ as a frequent commuter and Amtrak customer for over 30 years , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Amtrak.
” Amtrak has been a major supporter of Joe Biden , donating to both his Senate and presidential campaigns and even naming a train station after him in Wilmington .
In return , Biden has supported taxpayer subsidies for the government railroad throughout his political career .
In his testimony , Hunter denied his Amtrak appointment pushed conflict-of-interest boundaries .
Hunter co-founded the investment firm five months after his father moved into the White House and incorporated it in his father ’ s home state of Delaware , which has strict corporate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama had tapped Vice President Biden to oversee the recovery from the financial crisis .
Three weeks after Rosemont was incorporated , Hunter and his partners set up a subsidiary called Rosemont TALF and got $ 24 million in loans from the federal program known as the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility .
TALF was designed to help bail out banks and auto lenders hit by the crisis .
Within months , Rosemont had secured a total of $ 130 million from the program .
Some of the government cash was then funneled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cayman Islands , SEC records show .
Such offshore accounts are commonly used to evade taxes .
The move raised ethical flags with government watchdogs who suspected the bailout cash was used to benefit a well-connected insider .
Other records reveal that another subsidiary created years later – Rosemont Realty – touted to its investors that board adviser Hunter was politically connected .
It highlighted in a company prospectus that he was the “ son of Vice President Biden.
” On his resume , Hunter also lists himself as “ founder ” of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s articles of incorporation show it was actually set up by a major Biden donor , Jeffrey Cooper , who put Hunter on his board after his father became vice president .
A self-described “ friend of the Biden family , ” Cooper also happened to run one of the largest asbestos-litigation firms in the country — SimmonsCooper LLC — and had courted Biden to make it easier to file asbestos lawsuits by defeating tort reforms .
As a leader on the Senate Judiciary Committee , Biden had blocked reform of asbestos @ @ @ @ @ @ @ floor .
Cooper ’ s law firm , which directly lobbied the Delaware senator ’ s office to kill such bills , donated more than $ 200,000 to Biden ’ s campaigns over the years , as well as his Unite Our States PAC , FEC records show .
In fact , SimmonsCooper was one of Biden ’ s biggest donors during his failed 2007-2008 run for president , pumping $ 53,000 into his campaign .
The firm also put up $ 1 million in investment capital to help his son buy out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the arrangement brokered by another Biden family friend , Lotito , to find non-lobbying work for Hunter..
Thanks in large part to Biden ’ s effort to kill bills reining in asbestos trial lawyers , SimmonsCooper has hauled in more than $ 1 billion for alleged asbestos victims .
Attempts to reach Cooper for comment were unsuccessful .
When Joe Biden became Vice President , Hunter landed a high-paying , no-show job at the New York-based law firm , a Democrat shop long tied to the Clintons .
Another major Biden donor , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of counsel.
” Boies Schiller brought Hunter aboard in 2009 after the Bidens hired the firm to defend Hunter against charges he defrauded partners in the Paradigm investment venture .
Boies Schiller managed to get the case dismissed .
In 2014 , a corrupt Ukrainian oligarch , who was under investigation and looking to repair his reputation to attract Western investors , started sending large payments to Boies to support Hunter for unspecified work .
It ’ s unclear what Hunter did for the oligarch , who ran the gas giant Burisma , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same time his father was tapped by Obama to play a central role in overseeing U.S. energy policy in Ukraine .
Boies Schiller has pumped more than $ 50,000 into Biden ’ s campaigns , Federal Election Commission records show .
After Obama named Biden his point man on China policy , Rosemont Seneca set up a joint venture worth $ 1 billion with the Bank of China called BHR – and Hunter was named vice-chairman and director of the new concern .
Following in the shadow of his father ’ s political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ won the first-of-its-kind investment deal with the Chinese government at the same time Biden was jetting to Beijing to meet with top communist leaders .
Secret Service records reveal Hunter flew to China on Air Force Two with his father while brokering the December 2013 deal .
He arranged for one of his Chinese partners to shake hands with the vice president .
BHR was registered 12 days later .
Beijing OK ’ d a business license shortly afterward .
“ No one else had such an arrangement in China , ” said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Accountability Institute .
Hunter resigned from the board of the Beijing-backed equity firm earlier this year as his father faced growing criticism on the campaign trail over what critics called a glaring conflict of interest .
He did not , however , divest his 10 % equity stake in the Chinese fund , which is estimated to be worth tens of millions of dollars .
Schweizer , whose books include “ Profiles in Corruption : Abuse of Power by America ’ s Progressive Elites , ” said Biden went “ soft ” on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ cash in ” on China business deals .
Biden insists he did not discuss the venture with his son before , during or after his official visit to Beijing .
But others see obvious hypocrisy at play in the Biden family ’ s self-dealing in notoriously corrupt China .
“ Biden was one of the most vocal champions of anti-corruption efforts in the Obama administration .
So when this same Biden takes his son with him to China aboard Air Force Two , and within days Hunter joins the board of an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it does not matter what father and son discussed , ” said Sarah Chayes , author of “ Thieves of State : Why Corruption Threatens National Security.
” “ Joe Biden has enabled this brand of practice.
” Hunter was selected for a direct commission as a public affairs officer in a Virginia reserve unit .
He clearly received special treatment in securing the part-time post .
Officers had to issue him two waivers – one for his age and one for a previous drug offense .
His vice president father swore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a small , private ceremony .
Barely a year later , authorities booted Hunter from the Navy for cocaine use after he tested positive from a urine test .
The reason for his discharge was withheld from the press for several months .
The Ukrainian gas giant added Hunter to its board soon after Obama named his father his point man on Ukraine policy , focusing on energy .
The company paid his son as much as $ 83,000 a month , even though he had no energy experience to bring to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one board meeting a year .
At the time , the vice president was steering U.S. aid to Kiev to help develop its gas fields , which stood to benefit Burisma as the holder of permits to develop natural gas in three of Ukraine ’ s most lucrative fields .
Biden promised Ukrainian officials the US would pump more than $ 1 billion into their energy industry and economy during a visit to Kiev in late April 2014 .
He urged leaders to increase the country ’ s gas supply and to rely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than three weeks later , Burisma appointed his son to the board , after already retaining him for undisclosed services through Boies Schiller .
Burisma was run by an oligarch , Mykola Zlochevsky , who was under investigation at the time and seeking Western protection from prosecution .
In a move observers suspect was intended to send a message to prosecutors , the company sent out a news release in May 2014 claiming , falsely , that Hunter would be in charge of its “ legal unit.
” Burisma also trumpeted the fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the current U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden.
” Biden ’ s office was aware Burisma was under investigation .
The administration had tried to partner with the gas company through U.S. aid programs , but the outreach project was blocked over corruption concerns lodged by career diplomats .
In early 2016 , Biden threatened to withhold $ 1 billion in U.S. loan guarantees if Ukraine did not dismiss the country ’ s top prosecutor , Viktor Shokin , who was investigating Burisma .
“ If the prosecutor is not fired , ” Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ you ’ re not getting the money.
” The former vice president says he was carrying out official U.S. policy that sought to remove an ineffective prosecutor .
But Shokin had raided the home of Burisma ’ s owner and seized his property .
In addition , Shokin said that as part of his probe he was making plans to interview Hunter about millions of dollars in fees he and his partners had received from Burisma .
He insists he was fired because he refused to close the investigation .
“ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because I was leading a wide-ranging corruption probe into Burisma , and Joe Biden ’ s son was a member of the board , ” Shokin said in a recent sworn affidavit prepared for a European court .
“ I assume Burisma had the support of Joe Biden because his son was on the board.
” He added that the vice president himself had “ significant interests ” in Burisma .
The prosecutor who replaced Shokin shut down the Burisma probe within 10 months .
Burisma ’ s founder was also taken off @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden claims he only learned of his son joining the Burisma board from the news media .
But there is evidence Biden had been consulted in advance .
White House visitor logs show that Biden met with Hunter ’ s business partner Devon Archer on April 16 , 2014 .
Burisma put Archer on its board shortly thereafter , followed by Hunter the next month .
( Both Archer and Hunter maintain Burisma never came up during the private visit in Biden ’ s office , which lasted late into the night .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ s meeting with Hunter ’ s partner in the White House , Burisma executive Vadym Pozharskyi reportedly emailed Hunter to thank him for inviting him to Washington and “ giving an opportunity to meet your father and spent [ sic ] some time together.
” The Biden campaign asserts it can not find a meeting with Pozharskyi on the former vice president ’ s “ schedule , ” though it did not deny such a meeting could have taken place .
The Ukrainian official mentioned going out for coffee with Hunter on April @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was physically in D.C. at the time .
RCI has not confirmed the authenticity of the April 17 email document , first disclosed by the New York Post after obtaining it from a hard drive allegedly copied from a laptop of Hunter Biden left at a computer repair shop in Wilmington , Del .
Pozharskyi did not respond to emails seeking comment .
Hunter stepped down from Burisma ’ s board in April 2019 , a month before his father announced his White House bid and after critics made an issue of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since kept a very low profile .
Unlike Trump ’ s children , Biden ’ s son is not out on the trail campaigning for him .
“ Hunter Biden had no experience in the field , but he did have a notable connection to the vice president , who publicly has bragged about making clear to the Ukrainians that he alone controlled U.S. aid to the country , ” noted Jonathan Turley , a public-interest law professor at George Washington University .
Retired FBI official I.C .
Smith , who led public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Ark.
, said both father and son should have known joining Burisma was a bad idea , adding that it gives at least the appearance he was leveraging his name for payoffs from shady clients abroad .
“ Clearly he ’ s led a troubled life and would be the sort of person susceptible to becoming engaged in this sort of rather sordid deal , ” Smith said of Hunter .
“ When he said his father asked if the deal was on the up and up and was assured it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s past , the father would have asked more questions , ” he added .
Hunter acknowledged in an ABC News interview last year that he lacked experience in both energy and Ukraine , but maintained that Burisma was impressed by other things on his resume .
“ Ironically , Hunter highlighted his work at MBNA and his work on the board of Amtrak as evidence of his qualifications for the Burisma gig , ” said Fitton of Judicial Watch .
“ But both the MBNA and Amtrak jobs , under any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden.
” Fitton argued that Biden ’ s claim he never discussed his son ’ s jobs and business deals rings hollow against the lengthy record of something-for-nothing nepotism .
“ That ’ s campaign spin , ” he said .
“ Hunter has already admitted to having at least one conversation on the Ukraine issue with Vice President Biden.
” Biden defenders argue that many relatives of politicians are often involved in government and politics .
Ivanka Trump and Don Trump Jr. , for instance , have cozy relationships with , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may benefit from those decisions .
They also point out that , while they may look bad , there ’ s nothing illegal about such arrangements .
Fitton isn ’ t so sure .
He said Judicial Watch is demanding Obama administration documents related to Hunter ’ s Ukraine and China deals , as well as other business arrangements potentially monetizing Biden ’ s political power .
“ We can ’ t be sure if the arrangements were legal , ” he said .
“ If any payments or jobs were neither ordinary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issues.
” It ’ s a federal crime to provide a government benefit or favorable change in policy in exchange for something of personal value .
At a minimum , argued former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy , Biden “ had a conflict of interest with the position his son had ” on the Burisma board , noting that at the time , Biden was pushing energy policies that favored the gas giant .
Not all of Hunter Biden ’ s critics are coming from the right , either .
“ It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s foreign employers and partners were seeking to leverage Hunter ’ s relationship with Joe , either by seeking improper influence or to project access to him , ” said Robert Weissman , president of Public Citizen , a liberal watchdog group based in Washington .
While Joe Biden insists “ there ’ s been no indication of any conflict of interest from Ukraine or anywhere else , ” Senate investigators are seeking a number of related emails and memos generated during the Obama administration , as well as his 36-year Senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1973 to 2009 , coincides with a large chunk of his son ’ s resume .
However , Biden has sealed the bulk of the records at the University of Delaware Library , which refuses to release any of his papers until after the election .
It maintains more than 1,850 boxes of Biden records , including his speeches , voting records , position papers and notes from confidential interviews he ’ s conducted with foreign leaders , among other documents .
The papers the university is keeping a lid on could shed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ foreign policies and controversial bills he sponsored .
A spokeswoman said the library will not release any of Biden ’ s papers to the public until they are “ properly processed and archived.
” Until then , “ access is only available with Vice President Biden ’ s express consent , ” she said , while declining to answer whether the university would comply if the Senate subpoenaed documents as part of its investigation of the Bidens .
The university houses the Biden Institute , which is part of the Joseph R. Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Administration .
Through a lawyer , Hunter maintained he and his father dutifully avoided “ conflicts of interest ” — or even “ the appearance of such conflicts.
” In every business pursuit , he asserted , they acted “ appropriately and in good faith.
” However , in a moment of candor during a recent ABC News interview , Hunter confessed : “ I don ’ t think that there ’ s a lot of things that would have happened in my life if my last name wasn ’ t Biden , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s literally nothing my father in some way hasn ’ t had influence over.
” Still , the elder Biden argues it ’ s the Trump family who has the nepotism problem .
In a recent CBS “ 60 Minutes ” interview , he slammed the president for letting his daughter and son-in-law “ sit in on Cabinet meetings.
” “ It ’ s just simply improper because you should make it clear to the American public that everything you ’ re doing is for them , ” he intoned .
“ For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by The Gateway Pundit with permission .
Paul Sperry is the former D.C. bureau chief for Investor ’ s Business Daily , Hoover Institution media fellow , author of several books , including bestseller INFILTRATION

By Paul Sperry of RealClearInvestigations:
Hunter Biden profited from his father’s political connections long before he struck questionable deals in countries where Joe Biden was undertaking diplomatic missions as vice president. In fact, virtually all the jobs listed on his resume going back to his first position out of college, which paid a six-figure salary, came courtesy of the former six-term senator’s donors, lobbyists and allies, a RealClearInvestigations examination has found.
One document reviewed by RCI reveals that a Biden associate admitted “finding employment” for Hunter Biden specifically as a special favor to his father, then a Senate leader running for president. He secured a $1.2 million gig on Wall Street for his young son, even though it was understood he had no experience in high finance. Many of his generous patrons, in turn, ended up with legislation and policies favorable to their businesses or investments, an RCI review of lobbying records and legislative actions taken by the elder Biden confirms.
That the 50-year-old Hunter has been trading on his Democratic father’s political influence his entire adult life raises legal questions about possible influence-peddling, government watchdogs and former federal investigators say. In addition, the more than two-decades-long pattern of nepotism casts fresh doubt on Joe Biden’s recent statements that he “never discussed” business with his son, and that his activities posed “no conflicts of interest.”
No fewer than three committees in the Republican-controlled Senate have opened probes into potential Biden family conflicts. Investigators are also poring over Treasury Department records that have flagged suspicious activities involving Hunter’s banking transactions and business deals that may be connected to his father’s political influence.
U.S. ethics rules require all government officials to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest in taking official actions. The Bidens have denied any wrongdoing.
While most of the attention on Hunter has focused on his dealings in Ukraine and China when his father was in the White House, he also cashed in on cushy jobs and sweetheart deals throughout his dad’s long Senate career, records reveal.
“Hunter Biden’s Ukraine-China connections are just one element of the Biden corruption story,” said Tom Fitton, president of the Washington-based watchdog group Judicial Watch, who contends Biden used both the Office of the Vice President and the Senate to advance his son’s personal interests.
In each case, Hunter Biden appeared under-qualified for the positions he obtained. All the while, he was a chronic abuser of alcohol and drugs, including crack cocaine, and has cycled in and out of no fewer than six drug-rehab treatment programs, according to published reports. He’s also been the subject of at least two drug-related investigations by police, one in 1988 and another in 2016, according to federal records and reports. A third drug investigation resulted in his discharge from the U.S. Navy Reserve in 2014.
This comprehensive account of Hunter Biden’s “unique career trajectory,” as one former family friend gently put it, was pieced together through interviews with more than a dozen people, several of whom insisted on anonymity to describe private conversations, and after an in-depth examination of public records, including Securities and Exchange Commission filings, court papers, campaign filings, federal lobbying disclosures, and congressional documents.
Hunter Biden’s resume begins 24 years ago. Here is a rundown of the plum positions he has managed to land since 1996, thanks to his politically connected father and his boosters:
1996-1998: MBNA Corp.
Fresh out of college, credit-card giant MBNA put him on its payroll as “senior vice president” earning more than $100,000 a year, plus an undisclosed signing bonus. Delaware-based MBNA at the time was Biden’s largest donor and lobbying the Delaware senator for bankruptcy reforms that would make it harder for consumers to declare bankruptcy and write off credit-card debt.
Besides a job for Hunter, bank executives and employees gave generously to Joe Biden’s campaigns – $214,000 total, federal records show – and one top executive even bought Biden’s Wilmington, Del., home for more than $200,000 above the market value, real estate records show. The exec paid top dollar – $1.2 million – for the old house even though it lacked central air conditioning. MBNA also flew Biden and his wife to events and covered their travel costs, disclosure forms show.
Sen. Biden eventually came through for MBNA by sponsoring and whipping votes in the Senate to pass the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention Act.
When NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw asked Biden during the 2008 presidential campaign whether it was wrong “for someone like you in the middle of all this to have your son collecting money from this big credit-card company while you were on the (Senate) floor protecting its interests,” Biden gave an answer he would repeat many times in the future: “Absolutely not,” he snapped, arguing it was completely appropriate and that Hunter deserved the position and generous salary because he graduated from Yale.
1998-2001: Commerce Department
Hunter also capitalized on the family name in 1998 when he joined President Clinton’s agency. In spite of having no experience in the dot-com industry, he was appointed “executive director of e-commerce policy coordination,” pulling down another six-figure salary plus bonuses.
He landed the job after his father’s longtime campaign manager and lawyer William Oldaker called then-Commerce Secretary William Daley, who’d also worked on Biden’s campaigns, and put in a good word for his son, according to public records.
2001-2009: Oldaker, Biden & Belair
After Republican President George W. Bush took over the Commerce Department, Hunter left the government and joined Oldaker to open a lobbying shop in Washington, just blocks from Congress, where he gained access to exclusive business and political deals.
Federal disclosure forms show Hunter Biden and his firm billed millions of dollars while lobbying on behalf of a host of hospitals and private colleges and universities, among other clients. In a 2006 disclosure statement submitted to the Senate, Hunter said his clients were “seeking federal appropriations dollars.”
Hunter won the contract to represent St. Joseph’s University from an old Biden family friend who worked in government relations at the university and proposed he solicit earmarks for one of its programs in Philadelphia. The friend, Robert Skomorucha, remarked in a press interview that Hunter had “a very strong last name that really paid off in terms of our lobbying efforts.”
These clients, like MBNA, also favored bankruptcy reforms to make it harder for patients and students to discharge debt in bankruptcy filings. At the same time Hunter was operating as a Beltway lobbyist, he was receiving “consulting payments” from his old employer MBNA, which was still courting his father over the bankruptcy reforms.
In 2007, Hunter also dined with a private prison lobbyist who had business before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee Joe Biden chaired, according to published reports. Senate rules bar members or their staff from having contact with family members who are lobbyists seeking to influence legislation.
Hunter’s lawyer-lobbyist firm was embroiled in a conflict-of-interest controversy in 2006 when it was criticized for representing a lobbyist under investigation by the House ethics committee. The lobbyist was still taking payments from his old K street firm while working as a top aide on the House Appropriations Committee. Hunter at the time was lobbying that same committee for earmarks for his clients.
William Oldaker did not just make Hunter a rich lobbyist. Oldaker also secured a $1 million loan for him through a bank he co-founded, WashingtonFirst, that Hunter sought for an investment scheme, which later went sour.
Joe Biden deposited hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign and political action committee donations at WashingtonFirst, while funneling hundreds of thousands in campaign and PAC expenditures to Oldaker, Biden & Belair. Joe Biden’s payments to Hunter’s lobbying firm, including more than $143,000 in 2007 alone, were listed as “legal services” in Federal Election Commission filings.
Oldaker did not respond to a request for comment left at his office.
2003-2005: National Group LLP
While serving as a partner at Oldaker, Biden & Belair, Hunter also registered as a lobbyist for National Group, a lobbying-only subsidiary which shared offices with OB&B and specialized in targeted spending items inserted into legislation known as “earmarks.”
Hunter represented his father’s alma mater, the University of Delaware, and other Biden constituents and submitted requests to Biden’s office for earmarks benefiting these clients in appropriations bills.
2006-2007: Paradigm Companies LLC
In 2005, when Joe Biden was thinking about making another run at the White House, after a 1987 bid that ended in plagiarism charges, his lobbyist son was looking for a new line of work too.
In early 2006, Wall Street executive and Biden family friend Anthony Lotito said, Biden’s younger brother, Jim, phoned him on behalf of the senator. He said Biden wanted his youngest son – whom he still called “Honey” – to get out of the lobbying business to avoid allegations of conflicts of interest that might dog Biden’s presidential bid.
“Biden was concerned with the impact that Hunter’s lobbying activities might have on his expected campaign [and asked his brother to] seek Lotito’s assistance in finding employment for Hunter in a non-lobbying capacity,” according to a January 2007 complaint that Lotito filed in New York state court against Hunter over alleged breach of contract in a related venture. (Jim and Hunter Biden denied such a phone call took place as described.)
Lotito told the court he agreed to help Hunter as a favor to the senator, who had served on the powerful banking committee. He figured “the financial community might be a good starting place in which to seek out employment on Hunter’s behalf,” the court documents state. But he quickly found that Wall Street had “no interest” in hiring Biden.
So the Bidens hatched a scheme to buy a hedge fund, “whereby Hunter would then assume a senior executive position with the company.” And Lotito helped broker the deal. Despite having no Wall Street experience, Biden was appointed interim CEO and president of the Paradigm investment fund and given a $1.2 million salary, according to SEC filings. Lotito joined the enterprise as a partner, and agreed to shepherd Hunter, still in his mid-thirties, through his new role in high-finance.
“Given Hunter Biden’s inexperience in the securities industry,” the complaint states, it was agreed that Lotito would maintain an office at the new holding company’s New York headquarters “in order to assist Biden in discharging his duties as president.”
After the venture failed, Lotito sued the Bidens for fraud. The Bidens countersued and the two parties settled in 2008.
2006-2009: Amtrak
During this same period, Hunter was appointed vice chairman of the taxpayer-subsidized rail line, thanks to the sponsorship of powerful Democratic Sen. Harry Reid, a political ally of his father.
In a 2006 statement submitted to the Senate during his confirmation, Hunter asserted that he was qualified for the Amtrak board because “as a frequent commuter and Amtrak customer for over 30 years, I have literally logged thousands of miles on Amtrak.”
Amtrak officials and employees have been big supporters of Joe Biden — for example donating a total of $44,490 to Biden this year (vs. $12,413 to President Trump), according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Amtrak even named a train station after him in Wilmington.
In his testimony, Hunter denied his Amtrak appointment pushed conflict-of-interest boundaries.
2009- : Rosemont Seneca Partners LLC
Hunter co-founded the investment firm five months after his father moved into the White House and incorporated it in his father’s home state of Delaware, which has strict corporate secrecy rules.
At the time, Obama had tapped Vice President Biden to oversee the recovery from the financial crisis. Three weeks after Rosemont was incorporated, Hunter and his partners set up a subsidiary called Rosemont TALF and got $24 million in loans from the federal program known as the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility. TALF was designed to help bail out banks and auto lenders hit by the crisis.
Within months, Rosemont had secured a total of $130 million from the program. Some of the government cash was then funneled into an investment fund incorporated in the Cayman Islands, SEC records show. Such offshore accounts are commonly used to evade taxes.
The move raised ethical flags with government watchdogs who suspected the bailout cash was used to benefit a well-connected insider.
Other records reveal that another subsidiary created years later – Rosemont Realty – touted to its investors that board adviser Hunter was politically connected. It highlighted in a company prospectus that he was the “son of Vice President Biden.”
2009-2012: Eudora Global
On his resume, Hunter also lists himself as “founder” of yet another investment firm. But Eudora’s articles of incorporation show it was actually set up by a major Biden donor, Jeffrey Cooper, who put Hunter on his board after his father became vice president.
A self-described “friend of the Biden family,” Cooper also happened to run one of the largest asbestos-litigation firms in the country — SimmonsCooper LLC — and had courted Biden to make it easier to file asbestos lawsuits by defeating tort reforms. As a leader on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Biden had blocked reform of asbestos litigation every time bills reached the Senate floor.
Cooper’s law firm, which directly lobbied the Delaware senator’s office to kill such bills, donated more than $200,000 to Biden’s campaigns over the years, as well as his Unite Our States PAC, FEC records show. In fact, SimmonsCooper was one of Biden’s biggest donors during his failed 2007-2008 run for president, pumping $53,000 into his campaign.
The firm also put up $1 million in investment capital to help his son buy out the Paradigm hedge fund as part of the arrangement brokered by another Biden family friend, Lotito, to find non-lobbying work for Hunter.. Thanks in large part to Biden’s effort to kill bills reining in asbestos trial lawyers, SimmonsCooper has hauled in more than $1 billion for alleged asbestos victims.
Attempts to reach Cooper for comment were unsuccessful.
2009-2016: Boies Schiller Flexner LLP
When Joe Biden became Vice President, Hunter landed a high-paying, no-show job at the New York-based law firm, a Democrat shop long tied to the Clintons. Another major Biden donor, the firm gave him the title “of counsel.”
Boies Schiller brought Hunter aboard in 2009 after the Bidens hired the firm to defend Hunter against charges he defrauded partners in the Paradigm investment venture. Boies Schiller managed to get the case dismissed.
In 2014, a corrupt Ukrainian oligarch, who was under investigation and looking to repair his reputation to attract Western investors, started sending large payments to Boies to support Hunter for unspecified work. It’s unclear what Hunter did for the oligarch, who ran the gas giant Burisma, but $283,000 showed up at the same time his father was tapped by Obama to play a central role in overseeing U.S. energy policy in Ukraine.
Boies Schiller has pumped more than $50,000 into Biden’s campaigns, Federal Election Commission records show.
2013-2019: BHR Partners
After Obama named Biden his point man on China policy, Rosemont Seneca set up a joint venture worth $1 billion with the Bank of China called BHR – and Hunter was named vice-chairman and director of the new concern.
Following in the shadow of his father’s political trajectory, Hunter’s new venture won the first-of-its-kind investment deal with the Chinese government at the same time Biden was jetting to Beijing to meet with top communist leaders. Secret Service records reveal Hunter flew to China on Air Force Two with his father while brokering the December 2013 deal. He arranged for one of his Chinese partners to shake hands with the vice president. BHR was registered 12 days later. Beijing OK’d a business license shortly afterward.
“No one else had such an arrangement in China,” said Peter Schweizer, president of the Government Accountability Institute.
Hunter resigned from the board of the Beijing-backed equity firm earlier this year as his father faced growing criticism on the campaign trail over what critics called a glaring conflict of interest. He did not, however, divest his 10% equity stake in the Chinese fund, which is estimated to be worth tens of millions of dollars.
Schweizer, whose books include “Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power by America’s Progressive Elites,” said Biden went “soft” on the Chinese communists so his son could “cash in” on China business deals. Biden insists he did not discuss the venture with his son before, during or after his official visit to Beijing. But others see obvious hypocrisy at play in the Biden family’s self-dealing in notoriously corrupt China.
“Biden was one of the most vocal champions of anti-corruption efforts in the Obama administration. So when this same Biden takes his son with him to China aboard Air Force Two, and within days Hunter joins the board of an investment advisory firm with stakes in China, it does not matter what father and son discussed,” said Sarah Chayes, author of “Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens National Security.” “Joe Biden has enabled this brand of practice.”
2013-2014: U.S. Navy Reserve
Hunter was selected for a direct commission as a public affairs officer in a Virginia reserve unit.
He clearly received special treatment in securing the part-time post. Officers had to issue him two waivers – one for his age and one for a previous drug offense.
His vice president father swore him in at the White House in a small, private ceremony.
Barely a year later, authorities booted Hunter from the Navy for cocaine use after he tested positive from a urine test. The reason for his discharge was withheld from the press for several months.
2014-2019: Burisma Holdings
The Ukrainian gas giant added Hunter to its board soon after Obama named his father his point man on Ukraine policy, focusing on energy. The company paid his son as much as $83,000 a month, even though he had no energy experience to bring to the table and was required to attend just one board meeting a year.
At the time, the vice president was steering U.S. aid to Kiev to help develop its gas fields, which stood to benefit Burisma as the holder of permits to develop natural gas in three of Ukraine’s most lucrative fields. Biden promised Ukrainian officials the US would pump more than $1 billion into their energy industry and economy during a visit to Kiev in late April 2014. He urged leaders to increase the country’s gas supply and to rely on Americans to help them. Less than three weeks later, Burisma appointed his son to the board, after already retaining him for undisclosed services through Boies Schiller.
Burisma was run by an oligarch, Mykola Zlochevsky, who was under investigation at the time and seeking Western protection from prosecution. In a move observers suspect was intended to send a message to prosecutors, the company sent out a news release in May 2014 claiming, falsely, that Hunter would be in charge of its “legal unit.” Burisma also trumpeted the fact that Hunter was “the son of the current U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden.”
Biden’s office was aware Burisma was under investigation. The administration had tried to partner with the gas company through U.S. aid programs, but the outreach project was blocked over corruption concerns lodged by career diplomats.
In early 2016, Biden threatened to withhold $1 billion in U.S. loan guarantees if Ukraine did not dismiss the country’s top prosecutor, Viktor Shokin, who was investigating Burisma. “If the prosecutor is not fired,” Biden recalled telling Ukraine’s leader, “you’re not getting the money.”
Biden’s muscling worked: Shokin was sacked in March 2016.
The former vice president says he was carrying out official U.S. policy that sought to remove an ineffective prosecutor. But Shokin had raided the home of Burisma’s owner and seized his property.
In addition, Shokin said that as part of his probe he was making plans to interview Hunter about millions of dollars in fees he and his partners had received from Burisma. He insists he was fired because he refused to close the investigation.
“The truth is that I was forced out because I was leading a wide-ranging corruption probe into Burisma, and Joe Biden’s son was a member of the board,” Shokin said in a recent sworn affidavit prepared for a European court. “I assume Burisma had the support of Joe Biden because his son was on the board.” He added that the vice president himself had “significant interests” in Burisma.
The prosecutor who replaced Shokin shut down the Burisma probe within 10 months. Burisma’s founder was also taken off a U.S. government visa ban list.
Biden claims he only learned of his son joining the Burisma board from the news media. But there is evidence Biden had been consulted in advance. White House visitor logs show that Biden met with Hunter’s business partner Devon Archer on April 16, 2014. Burisma put Archer on its board shortly thereafter, followed by Hunter the next month. (Both Archer and Hunter maintain Burisma never came up during the private visit in Biden’s office, which lasted late into the night.)
The day after Joe Biden’s meeting with Hunter’s partner in the White House, Burisma executive Vadym Pozharskyi reportedly emailed Hunter to thank him for inviting him to Washington and “giving an opportunity to meet your father and spent[sic] some time together.” The Biden campaign asserts it cannot find a meeting with Pozharskyi on the former vice president’s “schedule,” though it did not deny such a meeting could have taken place. The Ukrainian official mentioned going out for coffee with Hunter on April 17, 2015, which indicated he was physically in D.C. at the time. RCI has not confirmed the authenticity of the April 17 email document, first disclosed by the New York Post after obtaining it from a hard drive allegedly copied from a laptop of Hunter Biden left at a computer repair shop in Wilmington, Del. Pozharskyi did not respond to emails seeking comment.
Hunter stepped down from Burisma’s board in April 2019, a month before his father announced his White House bid and after critics made an issue of the conflicts his sinecure posed. He has since kept a very low profile. Unlike Trump’s children, Biden’s son is not out on the trail campaigning for him.
1,850 Boxes Sealed Until After Election
“Hunter Biden had no experience in the field, but he did have a notable connection to the vice president, who publicly has bragged about making clear to the Ukrainians that he alone controlled U.S. aid to the country,” noted Jonathan Turley, a public-interest law professor at George Washington University.
Retired FBI official I.C. Smith, who led public corruption investigations in Washington and Little Rock, Ark., said both father and son should have known joining Burisma was a bad idea, adding that it gives at least the appearance he was leveraging his name for payoffs from shady clients abroad.
“Clearly he’s led a troubled life and would be the sort of person susceptible to becoming engaged in this sort of rather sordid deal,” Smith said of Hunter.
“When he said his father asked if the deal was on the up and up and was assured it was, I would think, given Hunter’s past, the father would have asked more questions,” he added.
Hunter acknowledged in an ABC News interview last year that he lacked experience in both energy and Ukraine, but maintained that Burisma was impressed by other things on his resume.
“Ironically, Hunter highlighted his work at MBNA and his work on the board of Amtrak as evidence of his qualifications for the Burisma gig,” said Fitton of Judicial Watch. “But both the MBNA and Amtrak jobs, under any sensible analysis, were obvious favors for Joe Biden.”
Fitton argued that Biden’s claim he never discussed his son’s jobs and business deals rings hollow against the lengthy record of something-for-nothing nepotism.
“That’s campaign spin,” he said. “Hunter has already admitted to having at least one conversation on the Ukraine issue with Vice President Biden.”
Biden defenders argue that many relatives of politicians are often involved in government and politics. Ivanka Trump and Don Trump Jr., for instance, have cozy relationships with, or financial stakes in, companies that may benefit from those decisions. They also point out that, while they may look bad, there’s nothing illegal about such arrangements.
Fitton isn’t so sure. He said Judicial Watch is demanding Obama administration documents related to Hunter’s Ukraine and China deals, as well as other business arrangements potentially monetizing Biden’s political power.
“We can’t be sure if the arrangements were legal,” he said. “If any payments or jobs were neither ordinary nor customary, there may be legal issues.”
It’s a federal crime to provide a government benefit or favorable change in policy in exchange for something of personal value. At a minimum, argued former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy, Biden “had a conflict of interest with the position his son had” on the Burisma board, noting that at the time, Biden was pushing energy policies that favored the gas giant.
Not all of Hunter Biden’s critics are coming from the right, either.
“It’s hard to avoid the conclusion that Hunter’s foreign employers and partners were seeking to leverage Hunter’s relationship with Joe, either by seeking improper influence or to project access to him,” said Robert Weissman, president of Public Citizen, a liberal watchdog group based in Washington.
While Joe Biden insists “there’s been no indication of any conflict of interest from Ukraine or anywhere else,” Senate investigators are seeking a number of related emails and memos generated during the Obama administration, as well as his 36-year Senate career. That period, spanning from 1973 to 2009, coincides with a large chunk of his son’s resume.
However, Biden has sealed the bulk of the records at the University of Delaware Library, which refuses to release any of his papers until after the election. It maintains more than 1,850 boxes of Biden records, including his speeches, voting records, position papers and notes from confidential interviews he’s conducted with foreign leaders, among other documents. The papers the university is keeping a lid on could shed light on Biden’s thinking behind foreign policies and controversial bills he sponsored.
A spokeswoman said the library will not release any of Biden’s papers to the public until they are “properly processed and archived.” Until then, “access is only available with Vice President Biden’s express consent,” she said, while declining to answer whether the university would comply if the Senate subpoenaed documents as part of its investigation of the Bidens.
The university houses the Biden Institute, which is part of the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration.
Through a lawyer, Hunter maintained he and his father dutifully avoided “conflicts of interest” — or even “the appearance of such conflicts.” In every business pursuit, he asserted, they acted “appropriately and in good faith.”
However, in a moment of candor during a recent ABC News interview, Hunter confessed: “I don’t think that there’s a lot of things that would have happened in my life if my last name wasn’t Biden,” before adding, “There’s literally nothing my father in some way hasn’t had influence over.”
Still, the elder Biden argues it’s the Trump family who has the nepotism problem. In a recent CBS “60 Minutes” interview, he slammed the president for letting his daughter and son-in-law “sit in on Cabinet meetings.”
“It’s just simply improper because you should make it clear to the American public that everything you’re doing is for them,” he intoned. “For them.”
BREAKING: Biden donors got special treatment after setting up unqualified, drug-addicted son in cushy jobs and lucrative sweetheart deals involving personal loans and investments over Hunter’s entire 24-year careerhttps://t.co/nbqLlNXlIO — Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) October 19, 2020
This RealClearInvestigations article was republished by The Gateway Pundit with permission.
Paul Sperry is the former D.C. bureau chief for Investor’s Business Daily, Hoover Institution media fellow, author of several books, including bestseller INFILTRATION
Clarification: Wednesday, October 21, 2020; 11:50 AM Eastern
An earlier version of this article referred imprecisely in the section about Amtrak to financial support for Joe Biden. Railroad officials and employees have been major contributors, not the company per se.
Correction, Tuesday, October 20, 2020, 12:40 PM Eastern
An earlier version of this article misstated the year when, according to the New York Post, a Burisma executive emailed Hunter Biden thanking him for “giving an opportunity to meet your father.” It was dated April 17, 2015, not 2014.


thegatewaypundit--2020-10-19--Developing: Ukrainian Lawmaker Says Government Has Seized Second Laptop Belonging to Hunter Biden’s

Developing: Ukrainian Lawmaker Says Government Has Seized Second Laptop Belonging to Hunter Biden’s Business Contacts

Ukrainian Pariamentarian Andriy Derkach ( pictured ) held a much publicized press conference last October in Ukraine .
In his press conference Derkach revealed that Joe Biden was paid $ 900,000 for lobbying efforts from Burisma Holdings in Ukraine .
Derkach even brought charts and images as proof during his presentation .
TRENDING : Oh Boy : Hunter Biden 's Computer Camera Roll Turned Over to Bannon and Giuliani Contains 25,000 Images With Sexually Explicit Selfies and Porn This is the same organization that paid Hunter Biden over $ 50,000 a month to sit on their board in an obvious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this development back in October last year… Former Vice President Joe Biden was personally paid $ 900,000 for lobbying activities from Burisma Holdings , according to Ukrainian MP Andriy Derkach .
Derkach publicized the documents at a press conference at the Interfax-Ukraine agency Wednesday as he said the records , “ describe the mechanism of getting money by Biden Sr. ” “ This was the transfer of Burisma Group ’ s funds for lobbying activities , as investigators believe , personally to Joe Biden through a lobbying company .
Funds in the amount @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S.-based company Rosemont Seneca Partners , which according to open sources , in particular , the New York Times , is affiliated with Biden .
The payment reference was payment for consultative services , ” Derkach said .
During his press conference Derkach even displayed images and a timeline of Joe Biden ’ s nefarious dealings in the Ukraine .
The entire press conference by Andriy Derkach was recorded and posted online .
For some strange reason the liberal mainstream media had NO INTEREST in reporting on this story at the time .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sunday Andrii Derkach announced a second laptop belonging to Hunter Biden ’ s business contacts in Ukraine has been seized by law enforcement .
A Ukrainian lawmaker has claimed a second laptop belonging to Hunter Biden ’ s business contacts in the country has been seized by law enforcement there .
Andrii Derkach posted to Facebook on Friday to say there is a ‘ second laptop ’ involving evidence of corruption and connected to the Bidens , The Daily Beast reports .
Rudy Giuliani , the president ’ s personal lawyer , has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hunter Biden emails first reported last week .
He says a laptop containing the correspondence and intimate photos was simply abandoned in a Delaware repair shop and the shop owner reached out to Giuliani ’ s lawyer .
Derkach is one of Giuliani ’ s principal contacts and was mentioned in an August intelligence assessment that described a concerted Russian effort to disparage Biden .
A Treasury Department sanction announcement from last month characterized Derkach as an ‘ active Russian agent for over a decade.
’ Now he claims to know of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ representatives for the interests of [ Burisma founder Mykola ] Zlochevsky.
’ Hunter served on the board of directors at Ukrainian energy company Burisma .

Ukrainian Pariamentarian Andriy Derkach (pictured) held a much publicized press conference last October in Ukraine.
In his press conference Derkach revealed that Joe Biden was paid $900,000 for lobbying efforts from Burisma Holdings in Ukraine.
Derkach even brought charts and images as proof during his presentation.
This is the same organization that paid Hunter Biden over $50,000 a month to sit on their board in an obvious pay-for-play maneuver.
Cristina Laila reported on this development back in October last year…
Former Vice President Joe Biden was personally paid $900,000 for lobbying activities from Burisma Holdings, according to Ukrainian MP Andriy Derkach.
Derkach publicized the documents at a press conference at the Interfax-Ukraine agency Wednesday as he said the records, “describe the mechanism of getting money by Biden Sr.”
“This was the transfer of Burisma Group’s funds for lobbying activities, as investigators believe, personally to Joe Biden through a lobbying company. Funds in the amount of $900,000 were transferred to the U.S.-based company Rosemont Seneca Partners, which according to open sources, in particular, the New York Times, is affiliated with Biden. The payment reference was payment for consultative services,” Derkach said.
During his press conference Derkach even displayed images and a timeline of Joe Biden’s nefarious dealings in the Ukraine.
The entire press conference by Andriy Derkach was recorded and posted online.
For some strange reason the liberal mainstream media had NO INTEREST in reporting on this story at the time.
They totally ignored the information.
On Sunday Andrii Derkach announced a second laptop belonging to Hunter Biden’s business contacts in Ukraine has been seized by law enforcement.
The Daily Mail reported:


thegatewaypundit--2020-10-20--Biden Supporter Arrested For Firing Shotgun at 2 Trump Supporters Who Honked at Him While Driving by

Biden Supporter Arrested For Firing Shotgun at 2 Trump Supporters Who Honked at Him While Driving by His Property

Kingsville , Maryland – A Biden supporter on Saturday was arrested and charged for firing a shotgun at 2 Trump supporters driving by his property .
The Biden supporter , 50-year-old Douglas Kuhn , was reportedly putting up a Biden 2020 sign on his yard when a father and son drove by in a truck with Trump 2020 flags and honked .
Douglas Kuhn became enraged , grabbed his shotgun and discharged his weapon .
The Trump supporters , Neal Houk and his son , Bradley Lang , sped off and called police .
TRENDING : BREAKING NEWS : Here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wife Paid Hunter Biden $ 3.5 Million ... And Likely More !
According to reports no one was injured and the truck was not damaged .
Trump supporters Neal Houk and his son , Bradley Lang , called it a neighborly act , a friendly honk to a Biden supporter they spotted putting up a Black Lives Matter sign .
“ It ’ s Kingsville , it ’ s a friendly area .
Everyone honks at each other .
We think we were hoping there could be some civility between people who support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Police said Kuhn picked up a shotgun and discharged it as the truck drove by .
The victims drove to a safe location and called police .
No one was injured and the truck was not damaged .
“ We were looking right down the barrel of a shotgun , ” Houk said .
“ He picked up a shotgun from near his feet and ran towards us aiming it and we got 100 , 200 feet down the road , he began to fire , ” Lang said .
“ We were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he missed , the truck was missed and we were alright.
” Kuhn allegedly initially told everyone that he had a shovel , not a shotgun in his hand .
There are witnesses who say otherwise .
Police arrested Kuhn and charged him with first-degree assault , reckless endangerment and using a firearm in the commission of a crime .
Police said officers confiscated two firearms from Kuhn ’ s property .
The judge assigned to the case was furious and scolded the shooter .
“ How did it get to the point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What has the world come to ?
This is beyond belief .
Free speech .
Why resort to weaponry .
This could have been horrible , ” Baltimore County District Court Judge Philip Tirabassi said during Monday ’ s bail hearing .
“ I would never think — especially in Kingsville — that anyone would be violent about this situation .
We all play nice here .
It is America , ” Houk said .
“ He obviously has his political beliefs , as he showed with his signs .
We were expressing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us for that , ” Lang said .
Kuhn was ordered to serve home detention until his next court date .

Kingsville, Maryland – A Biden supporter on Saturday was arrested and charged for firing a shotgun at 2 Trump supporters driving by his property.
The Biden supporter, 50-year-old Douglas Kuhn, was reportedly putting up a Biden 2020 sign on his yard when a father and son drove by in a truck with Trump 2020 flags and honked.
Douglas Kuhn became enraged, grabbed his shotgun and discharged his weapon.
The Trump supporters, Neal Houk and his son, Bradley Lang, sped off and called police.
According to reports no one was injured and the truck was not damaged.
WBALTV reported:
Trump supporters Neal Houk and his son, Bradley Lang, called it a neighborly act, a friendly honk to a Biden supporter they spotted putting up a Black Lives Matter sign. “It’s Kingsville, it’s a friendly area. Everyone honks at each other. We think we were hoping there could be some civility between people who support different candidates,” Lang said. Police said Kuhn picked up a shotgun and discharged it as the truck drove by. The victims drove to a safe location and called police. No one was injured and the truck was not damaged. “We were looking right down the barrel of a shotgun,” Houk said. “He picked up a shotgun from near his feet and ran towards us aiming it and we got 100, 200 feet down the road, he began to fire,” Lang said. “We were scared, although we were happy that he missed, the truck was missed and we were alright.” Kuhn allegedly initially told everyone that he had a shovel, not a shotgun in his hand. There are witnesses who say otherwise. Police arrested Kuhn and charged him with first-degree assault, reckless endangerment and using a firearm in the commission of a crime. Police said officers confiscated two firearms from Kuhn’s property.
The judge assigned to the case was furious and scolded the shooter.
“How did it get to the point where he pulls out a shotgun? What has the world come to? This is beyond belief. Free speech. Why resort to weaponry. This could have been horrible,” Baltimore County District Court Judge Philip Tirabassi said during Monday’s bail hearing.
“I would never think — especially in Kingsville — that anyone would be violent about this situation. We all play nice here. It is America,” Houk said.
“He obviously has his political beliefs, as he showed with his signs. We were expressing those same rights, and he attacked us for that,” Lang said.
Kuhn was ordered to serve home detention until his next court date.


thegatewaypundit--2020-10-20--UPDATE: Proof That Michigan Governor Whitmer Deliberately Displayed ‘Kill Trump’ Symbolism in Backgr

UPDATE: Proof That Michigan Governor Whitmer Deliberately Displayed ‘Kill Trump’ Symbolism in Background During Sunday Interview

Michigan Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer in an interview on national TV yesterday portrayed symbols in the background that can be interpreted as ‘ Kill Trump ’ .
Some individuals on Twitter shared their observations from yesterday ’ s interview with nasty Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer : TRENDING : BREAKING NEWS : Here 's Why the Mayor of Moscow 's Wife Paid Hunter Biden $ 3.5 Million ... And Likely More !
Gretchen Whitmer is a crazed tyrant , drunk on power who banned Michiganders from buying vegetable seeds at grocery stores this year using the pandemic as rationale for this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Whitmer called on Home Depot and Lowes to shut down certain sections like flooring , garden centers and plant nurseries .
Whitmer also was reportedly involved in keeping Big Ten football shutdown for the year affecting all the student-athletes at these fine institutions .
Whitmer ’ s actions were challenged in court and the Michigan Supreme Court unanimously said Governor Gretchen Whitmer ’ s attempt to continue a state of emergency after April 30 , 2020 without legislative approval was illegal .
Additionally , in a 4-3 decision , the Court ruled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of 1945 , which Governor Whitmer argued allowed her to maintain unilateral control for an indefinite period , is unconstitutional .
All executive orders issued after April 30 are null and void , pending an almost certain rehearing request from the governor and other state officials .
Of course Whitmer ’ s allies immediately cheered the nasty governor ’ s actions .
We have additional evidence Whitmer deliberately included the 86-45 symbolism in her interview on Meet the Press .
We know this because she didn ’ t have it in a separate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ held on Sunday as well : Whitmer ’ s actions related to the China coronavirus alone are anti-American and repulsive .
Her encouragement of killing President Trump is beyond repulsive and possibly criminal .

Michigan Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer in an interview on national TV yesterday portrayed symbols in the background that can be interpreted as ‘Kill Trump’.
Some individuals on Twitter shared their observations from yesterday’s interview with nasty Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer:
Governor @gretchenwhitmer has the gall to go on @MeetThePress this morning complaining about President @realDonaldTrump‘s rhetoric, but in the background displays a phrase which calls for the killing of President Trump! This is truly disgusting. #LeadRight #TVMI20 https://t.co/GFpA0Yzn4a — Laura Cox (@MIGOPChair) October 18, 2020
Gretchen Whitmer is a crazed tyrant, drunk on power who banned Michiganders from buying vegetable seeds at grocery stores this year using the pandemic as rationale for this and other insane directives. For example, Whitmer called on Home Depot and Lowes to shut down certain sections like flooring, garden centers and plant nurseries.
Whitmer also was reportedly involved in keeping Big Ten football shutdown for the year affecting all the student-athletes at these fine institutions.
Whitmer’s actions were challenged in court and the Michigan Supreme Court unanimously said Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s attempt to continue a state of emergency after April 30, 2020 without legislative approval was illegal. Additionally, in a 4-3 decision, the Court ruled that the Emergency Powers of Governor Act of 1945, which Governor Whitmer argued allowed her to maintain unilateral control for an indefinite period, is unconstitutional. All executive orders issued after April 30 are null and void, pending an almost certain rehearing request from the governor and other state officials.
Of course Whitmer’s allies immediately cheered the nasty governor’s actions.
Can we just bask in this glorious #BigGretch energy for a sec???? https://t.co/1LGp775B9g pic.twitter.com/iTsssrQg01 — Sara Rodriguez (@sara_bex) October 18, 2020
We have additional evidence Whitmer deliberately included the 86-45 symbolism in her interview on Meet the Press. We know this because she didn’t have it in a separate interview with a local NBC Channel 4 held on Sunday as well:
Whitmer’s actions related to the China coronavirus alone are anti-American and repulsive. Her encouragement of killing President Trump is beyond repulsive and possibly criminal.


thegatewaypundit--2020-10-20--Debate Commission Changes Rules Again, Will Cut Mics for Two Minute Responses by Trump and Biden

The Commission on Presidential Debates is at it again , making another last minute rule change to protect Joe Biden from being bested on stage by President Trump .
This time the commission announced that each candidate ’ s microphone will be muted while the other responds for two minutes to a question by moderator Kristen Welker of NBC News at Thursday ’ s third scheduled debate in Nashville .
During open discussion , Welker will be able to give a candidate more time to speak to make up for being interrupted .
The debate commission changed the rules for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Miami to a remote town hall after Trump came down with the COVID-19 Chinese coronavirus .
Trump rejected the change , prompting the cancellation of the debate .
Biden and a recovered and non-infectious Trump held dueling solo town halls last Thursday , the night planned for the second debate .
Trump was very aggressive against Biden in the first debate on September 29 in Cleveland , interrupting Biden numerous times to the point Biden snarled at Trump , “ Will you shut up , man !
” Trump was only doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Paul Ryan in their vice presidential debate in 2012 when Biden interrupted Ryan 82 times .
There were no calls for mics cuts back then .
In contrast to the present , Biden was cheered by the media for his performance ( The Guardian : Joe Biden ’ s alpha-male display leaves Paul Ryan overwhelmed in VP debate . )
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A copy of the debate commission ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sahil Kapur : The Trump campaign responded with a statement Monday night accepting the change , but noting Trump will be challenging Biden on the recent revelations alleging corrupt dealings between Joe Biden , son Hunter Biden and communist China .
TRUMP CAMPAIGN STATEMENT ON DEBATE COMMISSION RULE CHANGES “ President Trump is committed to debating Joe Biden regardless of last minute rule changes from the biased commission in their latest attempt to provide advantage to their favored candidate .
This was supposed to be the foreign policy debate , so the President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ answer the number one relevant question of whether he ’ s been compromised by the Communist Party of China .
Why did Biden allow his son Hunter to sell access to him while he was vice president , and why were there Chinese payment arrangements for Joe himself worked out by Hunter and his sketchy partners ?
If the media won ’ t ask Joe Biden these questions , the President will , and there will be no escape for Biden.
” Earlier Monday the Trump campaign sent the commission a letter protesting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : We write with great concern over the announced topics for what was always billed as the “ Foreign Policy Debate ” in the series of events agreed to by both the Trump campaign and Biden campaign many months ago .
The topics announced by moderator Kristen Welker ( Fighting COVID-19 , American Families , Race in America , Climate Change , National Security , and Leadership ) are serious and worthy of discussion , but only a few of them even touch on foreign policy .
Indeed , almost all of them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ debate won by President Trump over moderator Chris Wallace and candidate Joe Biden .
As is the long-standing custom , and as had been promised by the Commission on Presidential Debates , we had expected that foreign policy would be the central focus of the October 22 debate .
We urge you to recalibrate the topics and return to subjects which had already been confirmed .
We understand that Joe Biden is desperate to avoid conversations about his own foreign policy record , especially since President Trump has secured historic peace agreements among @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Bahrain .
We recall that Biden ’ s former Secretary of Defense , Robert Gates , maintains that Biden has been “ wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades.
” Biden has supported endless wars and given aid and comfort to our adversaries , including Iran , which was delivered pallets loaded with mountains of cash just as four Americans were released from captivity in Tehran .
Biden also has advanced the interests of China over his 47 years as a Washington politician @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of America workers .
New information recently revealed indicates that Biden himself was mentioned as a financial beneficiary of a deal arranged by his son Hunter and a communist Chinese-related energy company .
If a major party candidate for President of the United States is compromised by the Communist Party of China , this is something Americans deserve to hear about , but it is not surprising the Biden would want to avoid it .
It is completely irresponsible for the Commission to alter the focus of this final debate just days before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from his own history .
Sadly , this is not the first time the Commission has ceded to the wishes of the Biden campaign .
Despite the obvious fact that millions of Americans began casting votes early this year , the Commission steadfastly refused to move the debate schedule earlier or add another event , simply because the Biden campaign objected .
In this example , the Commission hid behind Biden ’ s unwillingness to be flexible with the schedule but has not hesitated to act unilaterally in other cases .
As the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to switch the scheduled second debate on October 15 in Miami to a virtual setting was done without consultation with our campaign at all .
Though the supposed reason for the change was public safety because of the coronavirus , the decision was made well before President Trump ’ s medical condition became apparent and well before the President was medically cleared as having tested negative for the virus .
Proof of the illogic of the Commission ’ s decision is the fact that this action resulted in both Biden and President Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the same night .
If the Commission ’ s action was intended to prevent one in-person event , creating two such events as a result revealed the pointlessness of the decision .
The Commission ’ s pro-Biden antics have turned the entire debate season into a fiasco and it is little wonder why the public has lost faith in its objectivity .
The moderator for the first debate styled himself as a third combatant on stage , with almost all of his venom directed at President Trump .
The moderator of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ revealed his anti-Trump bias by accidentally tweeting what was intended to be a direct message to a well-known Trump critic , and then lying that his Twitter account had been “ hacked.
” Incredibly , the Commission has yet to retract its public statement of support for the moderator ’ s bogus hacking cover story , which resulted in the moderator ’ s indefinite suspension from his place of employment .
Finally , the moderator of the third debate now has decided to pursue topics almost wholly unrelated to the purpose of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on foreign policy .
It is our understanding from media reports that you will soon be holding an internal meeting to discuss other possible rule changes , such as granting an unnamed person the ability to shut off a candidate ’ s microphone .
It is completely unacceptable for anyone to wield such power , and a decision to proceed with that change amounts to turning further editorial control of the debate over to the Commission which has already demonstrated its partiality to Biden .
This is reminiscent of the first debate in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ microphone was oscillated , and it is not acceptable .
For the good of campaign integrity , and for the benefit of the American people , we urge you to rethink and reissue a set of topics for the October 22 debate , with an emphasis on foreign policy .
This is what the campaigns had agreed to and it has been the tradition in past campaigns .
We await your immediate reply to these concerns .
We further advise you that there is no reason to consult with the Biden campaign before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think .

The Commission on Presidential Debates is at it again, making another last minute rule change to protect Joe Biden from being bested on stage by President Trump. This time the commission announced that each candidate’s microphone will be muted while the other responds for two minutes to a question by moderator Kristen Welker of NBC News at Thursday’s third scheduled debate in Nashville. During open discussion, Welker will be able to give a candidate more time to speak to make up for being interrupted.
The debate commission changed the rules for the second debate from an in-person townhall in Miami to a remote town hall after Trump came down with the COVID-19 Chinese coronavirus. Trump rejected the change, prompting the cancellation of the debate. Biden and a recovered and non-infectious Trump held dueling solo town halls last Thursday, the night planned for the second debate.
Trump was very aggressive against Biden in the first debate on September 29 in Cleveland, interrupting Biden numerous times to the point Biden snarled at Trump, “Will you shut up, man!”
Trump was only doing to Biden what Biden had done to Paul Ryan in their vice presidential debate in 2012 when Biden interrupted Ryan 82 times. There were no calls for mics cuts back then. In contrast to the present, Biden was cheered by the media for his performance (The Guardian: Joe Biden’s alpha-male display leaves Paul Ryan overwhelmed in VP debate.)
A copy of the debate commission’s statement was posted by NBC’s Sahil Kapur:
Full statement from the debate commission on the mic-muting rule in Thursday’s Trump-Biden debate: pic.twitter.com/UtBnJT75QC — Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) October 20, 2020
The Trump campaign responded with a statement Monday night accepting the change, but noting Trump will be challenging Biden on the recent revelations alleging corrupt dealings between Joe Biden, son Hunter Biden and communist China.
TRUMP CAMPAIGN STATEMENT ON DEBATE COMMISSION RULE CHANGES “President Trump is committed to debating Joe Biden regardless of last minute rule changes from the biased commission in their latest attempt to provide advantage to their favored candidate. This was supposed to be the foreign policy debate, so the President still looks forward to forcing Biden to answer the number one relevant question of whether he’s been compromised by the Communist Party of China. Why did Biden allow his son Hunter to sell access to him while he was vice president, and why were there Chinese payment arrangements for Joe himself worked out by Hunter and his sketchy partners? If the media won’t ask Joe Biden these questions, the President will, and there will be no escape for Biden.” – Bill Stepien, Trump 2020 campaign manager
Earlier Monday the Trump campaign sent the commission a letter protesting the change from a foreign policy debate:


thegatewaypundit--2020-10-20--O’Keefe Strikes Again! Google Program Manager Confirms Election Interference in Favor of Joe Biden (

O’Keefe Strikes Again! Google Program Manager Confirms Election Interference in Favor of Joe Biden (VIDEO)

Project Veritas on Monday evening released undercover video of a Google program manager confirming election interference in favor of Joe Biden .
“ When you type in Donald Trump it ’ s all negative and when you type in Joe Biden it ’ s all positive , ” Project Veritas said to Google program manager Ritesh Lakhkar .
Ritesh Lakhkar responded and said , “ It ’ s skewed by owners and drivers of the algorithm.
” TRENDING : BREAKING NEWS : Here 's Why the Mayor of Moscow 's Wife Paid Hunter Biden $ 3.5 Million ... And Likely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there will be riots…if the left wins , they will be ecstatic , ” Lakhkar said .
“ I disagree with the corporations playing God and taking away freedom of speech on both sides , basically .
“ When Trump won the first time , people were crying in the corridors of Google , ” he said .
“ There were like group therapy sessions for employees organized by HR .
Recall , over the summer Congressman Jim Jordan asked Google if they were actively helping Joe Biden win the 2020 election .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jim Jordan a “ yes ” or “ no ” answer during his appearance before the House Anti-Trust committee Congressman Jim Jordan asked Sundar Pichai several times if he can assure the American people that Google won ’ t tailor its features to help Joe Biden win the election .
Sundar Pichai didn ’ t say “ no , ” he just went into his carefully crafted talking points in an effort to sound neutral .

James O’Keefe strikes again!
Project Veritas on Monday evening released undercover video of a Google program manager confirming election interference in favor of Joe Biden.
“When you type in Donald Trump it’s all negative and when you type in Joe Biden it’s all positive,” Project Veritas said to Google program manager Ritesh Lakhkar.
Ritesh Lakhkar responded and said, “It’s skewed by owners and drivers of the algorithm.”
“If Trump wins, there will be riots…if the left wins, they will be ecstatic,” Lakhkar said. “I disagree with the corporations playing God and taking away freedom of speech on both sides, basically.
“When Trump won the first time, people were crying in the corridors of Google,” he said. “There were like group therapy sessions for employees organized by HR.
WATCH:
BREAKING: @Google Program Manager Confirms Election Interference In Favor of @JoeBiden Search “skewed by owners and drivers of the algorithm” “Plain and simple trying to play god” “If Trump wins, there will be riots…if the left wins, they will be ecstatic” #ExposeGoogle pic.twitter.com/2b8xUxUuj1 — James O’Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) October 19, 2020
Recall, over the summer Congressman Jim Jordan asked Google if they were actively helping Joe Biden win the 2020 election.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai refused to give Jim Jordan a “yes” or “no” answer during his appearance before the House Anti-Trust committee
Congressman Jim Jordan asked Sundar Pichai several times if he can assure the American people that Google won’t tailor its features to help Joe Biden win the election.
Sundar Pichai didn’t say “no,” he just went into his carefully crafted talking points in an effort to sound neutral.
WATCH:


thegatewaypundit--2020-10-20--AWFUL! Joe Buck and Troy Aikman Mock Military Flyover Before NFL Monday Night Game (VIDEO)

These millionaires really hate our country .
As if the NFL could not get more unbearable hosts Joe Buck and @ @ @ @ @ flyover before the game .
The NFL really–really hates America .
TROY AIKMAN : That @ @ @ @ @ jet fuel just to do a little flyover .
JOE BUCK : That ’ s @ @ @ @ @ tax dollars at work !
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AIKMAN : That stuff ain @ @ @ @ @ a ] Kamala-Biden ticket .
I ’ ll tell you that right now , partner @ @ @ @ @ league that kneels during the anthem and praises Castro-lover Colin Kaepernick .

These millionaires really hate our country.
As if the NFL could not get more unbearable hosts Joe Buck and Troy Aikman mocked the military flyover before the game.
The NFL really–really hates America.
TROY AIKMAN: That’s a lot of jet fuel just to do a little flyover. JOE BUCK: That’s your hard-earned money and your tax dollars at work! AIKMAN: That stuff ain’t happening with [a] Kamala-Biden ticket. I’ll tell you that right now, partner.
This is the same league that kneels during the anthem and praises Castro-lover Colin Kaepernick.
Via Brobible:


thegatewaypundit--2020-10-20--John Roberts Sides with Liberal Justices – Allows Pennsylvania to Count Non-Postmarked Ballots Three

John Roberts Sides with Liberal Justices – Allows Pennsylvania to Count Non-Postmarked Ballots Three Days After Election Day

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts joined with the three liberal justices on the court to allow Pennsylvania to count @ @ @ @ @ Election Day .
This is an invitation to election fraud .
America is the only @ @ @ @ @ such lax election laws .
Democrats want it that way .
Republicans are too afraid @ @ @ @ @ .
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The 4-4 SCOTUS split leaves PA Supreme Court alteration @ @ @ @ @ .
Another example of how important Amy Coney Barret confirmation is .
Roberts joined the @ @ @ @ @ stay ( in two cases , here and here ) of a Pennsylvania Supreme Court @ @ @ @ @ to be counted if received three days after Election Day — even if the envelope @ @ @ @ @ ’ s right , even if there is no postmark .
Justices Thomas , Alito @ @ @ @ @ would have granted the stay .

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts joined with the three liberal justices on the court to allow Pennsylvania to count non-postmarked ballots three days after Election Day.
This is an invitation to election fraud.
John Roberts doesn’t care.
America is the only country in the world with such lax election laws. Democrats want it that way. Republicans are too afraid to speak out about it.
Legal Insurrection reported:
The 4-4 SCOTUS split leaves PA Supreme Court alteration of election law in place. Another example of how important Amy Coney Barret confirmation is. Roberts joined the three liberals to reject a stay (in two cases, here and here) of a Pennsylvania Supreme Court Order that permits mail-in ballots to be counted if received three days after Election Day — even if the envelope has no postmark. That’s right, even if there is no postmark. Justices Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh would have granted the stay.
Read the rest here.


thegatewaypundit--2020-10-20--UPDATE: He Wasn’t Just Exposing Himself — CNN Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin Suspended After Masturbat

UPDATE: He Wasn’t Just Exposing Himself — CNN Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin Suspended After Masturbating on Zoom Call

Earlier today Cristina Laila reported— CNN legal analyst and writer Jeffrey Toobin was suspended by The New Yorker for exposing his penis during a Zoom call with his fellow magazine colleagues .
Toobin told Vice in a statement : “ I made an embarrassingly stupid mistake , believing I was off-camera .
I apologize to my wife , family , friends and co-workers.
” A spokeswoman for The New Yorker said , “ Jeffrey Toobin has been suspended while we investigate the matter.
” Toobin later apologized to family , friends and co-workers .
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VICE News posted an update later today — Toobin was masturbating on a Zoom call .
The New Yorker has suspended reporter Jeffrey Toobin for masturbating on a Zoom video chat between members of the New Yorker and WNYC radio last week .
Toobin says he did not realize his video was on .
“ I made an embarrassingly stupid mistake , believing I was off-camera .
I apologize to my wife , family , friends and co-workers , ” Toobin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was not visible on Zoom .
I thought no one on the Zoom call could see me .
I thought I had muted the Zoom video , ” he added .
Two people who were on the call told VICE separately that the call was an election simulation featuring many of the New Yorker ’ s biggest stars : Jane Mayer was playing establishment Republicans ; Evan Osnos was Joe Biden , Jelani Cobb was establishment Democrats , Masha Gessen played Donald Trump , Andrew Marantz was the far right , Sue Halpern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was the military , and Jeffrey Toobin playing the courts .
There were also a handful of other producers on the call from the New Yorker and WNYC .
Both people , who spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to speak freely , noted that it was unclear how much each person saw , but both said that they saw Toobin jerking off .

Earlier today Cristina Laila reported—
CNN legal analyst and writer Jeffrey Toobin was suspended by The New Yorker for exposing his penis during a Zoom call with his fellow magazine colleagues.
Toobin told Vice in a statement: “I made an embarrassingly stupid mistake, believing I was off-camera. I apologize to my wife, family, friends and co-workers.”
A spokeswoman for The New Yorker said, “Jeffrey Toobin has been suspended while we investigate the matter.”
Toobin later apologized to family, friends and co-workers.
VICE News posted an update later today — Toobin was masturbating on a Zoom call.
The New Yorker has suspended reporter Jeffrey Toobin for masturbating on a Zoom video chat between members of the New Yorker and WNYC radio last week. Toobin says he did not realize his video was on. “I made an embarrassingly stupid mistake, believing I was off-camera. I apologize to my wife, family, friends and co-workers,” Toobin told Motherboard. “I believed I was not visible on Zoom. I thought no one on the Zoom call could see me. I thought I had muted the Zoom video,” he added. Two people who were on the call told VICE separately that the call was an election simulation featuring many of the New Yorker’s biggest stars: Jane Mayer was playing establishment Republicans; Evan Osnos was Joe Biden, Jelani Cobb was establishment Democrats, Masha Gessen played Donald Trump, Andrew Marantz was the far right, Sue Halpern was left wing democrats, Dexter Filkins was the military, and Jeffrey Toobin playing the courts. There were also a handful of other producers on the call from the New Yorker and WNYC. Both people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to speak freely, noted that it was unclear how much each person saw, but both said that they saw Toobin jerking off.


thegatewaypundit--2020-10-20--WATCH: Crowd at Trump Rally Chants ‘Superman! Superman!’ as President Discusses Beating Coronavirus

The crowd at Monday ’ s Trump rally in Arizona broke into a chant of “ Superman ” after President @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus .
The president was discussing US advancements with coronavirus therapeutics and described feeling like @ @ @ @ @ “ I woke up and I felt good , I said ‘ get me out @ @ @ @ @ — Superman , ” President Trump said while miming pulling off his shirt in the @ @ @ @ @ : BREAKING NEWS : Here 's Why the Mayor of Moscow 's Wife Paid Hunter @ @ @ @ @ And Likely More !
To celebrate his visit to the battleground state , supporters of @ @ @ @ @ on Interstate 17 freeway , which stretched for some 30 miles .
Thousands of people @ @ @ @ @ .
“ It ’ s overwhelming and profound to see the support and the compassion @ @ @ @ @ , ” event organizer Theresa Montoy told a local television station .

The crowd at Monday’s Trump rally in Arizona broke into a chant of “Superman” after President Donald Trump described beating the coronavirus.
The president was discussing US advancements with coronavirus therapeutics and described feeling like Superman following his treatment.
“I woke up and I felt good, I said ‘get me out of here,’ boom — Superman,” President Trump said while miming pulling off his shirt in the classic Superman style.
“SUPERMAN! SUPERMAN!” chants the massive Arizona crowd as President Trump details US advancements with coronavirus therapeutics & the vaccine 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/61RPHB7Vu4 — Abigail Marone 🇺🇸 (@abigailmarone) October 19, 2020
To celebrate his visit to the battleground state, supporters of the president formed a caravan on Interstate 17 freeway, which stretched for some 30 miles. Thousands of people are estimated to have participated.
“It’s overwhelming and profound to see the support and the compassion and love for this president,” event organizer Theresa Montoy told a local television station.