HunterJoe Biden Megascandal Megathread: Russian Intel involved in fabricating Hunter Biden scandal

[Sir Mohamed]

so what juicy impeachable information did the transcript give us?

Hunter Biden called Gaetz a druggie to his face when Gaetz try to question Hunter on his issues but next to that nothing

Hunter actually perfectly called their bluff a few weeks ago when was scheduled for a hearing. Also gave a good press conference. I never heard him speak before.

[Redban]

https://nypost.com/2024/03/01/us-news/joe-biden-got-40k-in-china-funds-brother-james-admits-in-bombshell-impeachment-interview/

Joe Biden got $40K from China funds, brother James admits in bombshell impeachment interview


Transcript in this link = https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-oversight-releases-james-bidens-deposition-transcript-impeachment-inquiry-moves-into-next-phase

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

https://nypost.com/2024/03/01/us-news/joe-biden-got-40k-in-china-funds-brother-james-admits-in-bombshell-impeachment-interview/

Joe Biden got $40K from China funds, brother James admits in bombshell impeachment interview


Transcript in this link = https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-oversight-releases-james-bidens-deposition-transcript-impeachment-inquiry-moves-into-next-phase

LOL NY Post and Fox News.

[7,052,770]

https://nypost.com/2024/03/01/us-news/joe-biden-got-40k-in-china-funds-brother-james-admits-in-bombshell-impeachment-interview/

Joe Biden got $40K from China funds, brother James admits in bombshell impeachment interview


Transcript in this link = https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-oversight-releases-james-bidens-deposition-transcript-impeachment-inquiry-moves-into-next-phase

Everyone now knows that the whole Hunter Biden thing is a hoax. Why are you still bothering to push it?

[wbrocks67]

https://nypost.com/2024/03/01/us-news/joe-biden-got-40k-in-china-funds-brother-james-admits-in-bombshell-impeachment-interview/

Joe Biden got $40K from China funds, brother James admits in bombshell impeachment interview


Transcript in this link = https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-oversight-releases-james-bidens-deposition-transcript-impeachment-inquiry-moves-into-next-phase

sis you're just embarassing yourself at this point

[Redban]

Everyone now knows that the whole Hunter Biden thing is a hoax. Why are you still bothering to push it?

There is an actual transcript released today in which James Biden reveals the $40k to Joe came from China's government

[GeorgiaModerate]

Everyone now knows that the whole Hunter Biden thing is a hoax. Why are you still bothering to push it?

There is an actual transcript released today in which James Biden reveals the $40k to Joe came from China's government

But wasn't the $40K a repayment of $40K Joe had loaned James earlier?  I believe there is documentation of the loan.  In that case, whether James got the money from China or anywhere else isn't relevant to the repayment.  It may (or may not) indicate something shady on the part of James, but not Joe.   It's nothing but an attempt to mislead and guilt-by-association to suggest that a loan repayment is some kind of payoff from China to Joe.

If you want to play that game, there's plenty of documented evidence that the Russians funneled a lot of dark money to the NRA (among others) who donate heavily to Republican candidates.  Do we then say that Russians are funding those campaigns?

[Redban]

As I previously said, the transcript is here: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-oversight-releases-james-bidens-deposition-transcript-impeachment-inquiry-moves-into-next-phase

Page 137 begins the questioning about the source of the money, so you can read it yourself there:



Q Regarding the $40,000 payment that you made, were you aware that the $40,000 was funded from money that was deposited by a CEFC entity?

Mr. Fishman. Was -- I'm sorry. Wasn't it deposited by Owasco -- from Owasco, I think?

Mr. . It goes from a CEFC entity to Owasco to a Lion Hall Group into Mr. Joseph Biden -- excuse me -- James Biden's --

Mr. Fishman. Uh-huh.

Mr. . -- personal account, and then it is written over to Joe Biden.

Mr. Fishman. Oh, okay.
...
Where did you believe the source of the money that was going into Owasco, prior to being sent to you, was coming from?

 Mr. Biden. CEFC.

[President Johnson]

https://nypost.com/2024/03/01/us-news/joe-biden-got-40k-in-china-funds-brother-james-admits-in-bombshell-impeachment-interview/

Joe Biden got $40K from China funds, brother James admits in bombshell impeachment interview


Transcript in this link = https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-oversight-releases-james-bidens-deposition-transcript-impeachment-inquiry-moves-into-next-phase

Everyone now knows that the whole Hunter Biden thing is a hoax. Why are you still bothering to push it?

Let alone the fact that 40k is barely a sum a former vice president would lift a finger. That's delusional to assume in the first place.

[emailking]

Sounds like a nothingburger, a pretty stale one too.

[7,052,770]

Everyone now knows that the whole Hunter Biden thing is a hoax. Why are you still bothering to push it?

There is an actual transcript released today in which James Biden reveals the $40k to Joe came from China's government

Find a new outlet for your desperation. No one is buying what you were selling other than people who are already committed to the Trump cult.

[MasterJedi]

Everyone now knows that the whole Hunter Biden thing is a hoax. Why are you still bothering to push it?

There is an actual transcript released today in which James Biden reveals the $40k to Joe came from China's government

Find a new outlet for your desperation. No one is buying what you were selling other than people who are already committed to the Trump cult.

It’s what happens after years of being force funneled all the fake news about the Biden’s that they just can’t let it go or they have an existential crisis

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

If Hunter stays off of booze and blow through November he will fade away.

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

Everyone now knows that the whole Hunter Biden thing is a hoax. Why are you still bothering to push it?

There is an actual transcript released today in which James Biden reveals the $40k to Joe came from China's government

Find a new outlet for your desperation. No one is buying what you were selling other than people who are already committed to the Trump cult.

It’s what happens after years of being force funneled all the fake news about the Biden’s that they just can’t let it go or they have an existential crisis

It's a facet of the modern GOP. Deep down, they all know that their whole political philosophy  - insofar as they have one beyond "Hail Trump" - is a tower of lies and rot with a coat of cheap red, white, and blue paint (recently retouched badly in bargain basement gold). If they let themselves question any of it, the illusion breaks and they get to do their best imitation of a cartoon coyote.

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

US firm that paid indicted FBI informant tied to Trump associates, records reveal

An American company that paid the now indicted FBI informant Alexander Smirnov in 2020 is connected to a UK company owned by Trump business associates in Dubai, according to business filings and court documents.

Back in 2020, Smirnov was paid $600,000 by a company called Economic Transformation Technologies (ETT), prosecutors said. That same year, Smirnov began lying to the FBI about the Bidens, according to the indictment.

Condon, Arjomand and Khan registered ETT Investment Holding Limited in the UK on 6 March 2020. Khan, an investor who purchased the Plaza hotel in 2018, and Arjomand have ties to Donald Trump through Trump associates and Damac, a major Middle East developer that has partnered with Trump for a decade. Arjomand, Khan and Condon owned 34%, 33% and 33% of ETT Investment Holding Limited respectively, according to UK business filings. No other information on the UK company is readily available.

The former Damac chairman Hussain Sajwani is also close to Trump and has been described as his friend in multiple news reports. Trump has called the billionaire a “friend” and a “great man”, and his family “the most beautiful people”.

[Redban]

Tony Bobulinski accused his former business partners Hunter and James of “perjury” during depositions they gave last month about President Biden’s alleged past involvement in their overseas business.
...
Bobulinski explained that, while serving as the CEO of Sinohawk as part of a partnership the Bidens sought with a Chinese state-linked energy firm, he “met with Joe Biden, Hunter Biden and Jim Biden at the Beverly Hilton in May 2017” — despite the first brother denying this meeting ever occurred.
...
Bobulinski also claimed that the first son lied about “important details concerning” a July 2017 shakedown text message he intended to send to an executive at the firm, CEFC China Energy, 10 days before $5.1 million was deposited in accounts linked to Hunter and James Biden.

https://nypost.com/2024/03/20/us-news/hunter-and-james-biden-accused-of-lying-by-house-gop-impeachment-witnesses/

[Landslide Lyndon]

Tony Bobulinski accused his former business partners Hunter and James of “perjury” during depositions they gave last month about President Biden’s alleged past involvement in their overseas business.
...
Bobulinski explained that, while serving as the CEO of Sinohawk as part of a partnership the Bidens sought with a Chinese state-linked energy firm, he “met with Joe Biden, Hunter Biden and Jim Biden at the Beverly Hilton in May 2017” — despite the first brother denying this meeting ever occurred.
...
Bobulinski also claimed that the first son lied about “important details concerning” a July 2017 shakedown text message he intended to send to an executive at the firm, CEFC China Energy, 10 days before $5.1 million was deposited in accounts linked to Hunter and James Biden.

https://nypost.com/2024/03/20/us-news/hunter-and-james-biden-accused-of-lying-by-house-gop-impeachment-witnesses/

[GeorgiaModerate]

Lev Parnas has apparently provided some bombshell testimony in the hearing today, but I've been too busy at work to follow closely.

[Landslide Lyndon]

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1770476731175985585

https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1770464274151882774

[7,052,770]

This would be incredibly embarrassing for Republicans if they had an ounce of shame.

[MasterJedi]

This would be incredibly embarrassing for Republicans if they had an ounce of shame.

Just read the thread, they don’t. Biden is still guilty because they’ve been told it by their propaganda and can’t be wrong now. They’ll just double down.

[Yoda]

That testimony from Parnas was something else. My God Ron Johnson should be in jail by now.

[longtimelurker]

https://nypost.com/2024/03/01/us-news/joe-biden-got-40k-in-china-funds-brother-james-admits-in-bombshell-impeachment-interview/

Joe Biden got $40K from China funds, brother James admits in bombshell impeachment interview


Transcript in this link = https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-oversight-releases-james-bidens-deposition-transcript-impeachment-inquiry-moves-into-next-phase

Are you seriously more concerned about this $40,000 figure than the $454,000,000 figure associated with a certain former GOP president and presidential nominee?

[ProudModerate2]

Conservative commentator Charlie Sykes said Republicans completely embarrassed themselves Wednesday as they continued to push their floundering impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.

“It is one thing to say that this thing is falling apart, but that actually understates how horrifically bad this is,” the MSNBC columnist said on the network Wednesday. “I mean, this was dumb and dumber. Lev Parnas coming out and just humiliating this committee.”

... “In one day, you encapsulated how absurd this was,” Sykes said. “And then juxtapose it with the actual serious business in front of Congress. We’re a few days away from a shutdown. And yet we have this incredibly inept circus going on.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/humiliating-conservative-pundit-says-republicans-just-had-a-very-bad-day/ar-BB1kidqb?ocid=mailsignout&pc=U591&cvid=103b433d355b49b4a85fd0d99a5cfae3&ei=24

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

I didn't see this part of Parnas' testimony mentioned yet (via emptywheel):
Lev Parnas Alleges Bill Barr Offered Dmitry Firtash Legal Relief if He “Played Ball”

   

Ro Khanna: Did Bill Barr know that you were involved in getting this dirt?

    Parnas: Absolutely. Bill, Bill Barr was informed of our investigation from the day he took office.

    Khanna: Did you ever have a conversation with Bill Barr being lenient towards Dmitry, in Bill Barr’s role as Attorney General?

    Parnas: I personally did not but I was witness to Victoria Toensing and Joe DiGenova, having a conversation with Bill Barr about Dmitry Firtash.

    Khanna: What did they say to Bill Barr?

    Parnas: Basically, they were telling him that the charges were false, and that he needs to drop the charges and, basically, end the case.

    Khanna: And why did they tell him to drop the charges on this Russian [sic] oligarch?

    Parnas: Because Dmitry Firtash was going to help us getting dirt on the Bidens, or whatever else the Trump campaign needed.

    Khanna: So my understanding is you have the Trump campaign telling you to talk to a Russian [sic] oligarch to get dirt, on the President of the United States for political reasons, and then someone from the Trump campaign is talking to the Attorney General to drop the charges because this foreign national is helping get dirt on a political candidate?

    Parnas: Absolutely.

He claimed that after Toensing had met with Barr, Rudy told him that Firtash would be okay if he played ball.

Firtash is the Ukrainian oligarch who has been fighting extradition to the US for years, who has a history of connections with Putin, Russian organized crime, and Trump associates.

As always the real "Russia hoax" is the false pretense that there are not extensive connections between GOP leadership & Putin's criminal government.