From Townhall:
Remember Eric Ciaramella? He’s the Ukraine whistleblower who lobbed a report sent to Rep. Adam Schiff’s (D-CA) office in 2019, which set off the first Trump impeachment effort. It’s where the whole drama started between Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky, and the perfect phone call where the crux of the charge against Trump is that there was an attempted quid pro quo arrangement: Zelensky would investigate Biden’s alleged felonious activities during the Burisma investigation, where a top Ukrainian prosecutor, Viktor Shokin, was fired, in return for the United States not cutting off military aid. With the backdrop of the 2020 election, Democrats alleged Trump was trying to get foreign actors to interfere in our elections. It was a circus that lasted weeks, distracting us from focusing on preparing for the coronavirus pandemic that was to be unleashed the following year. Hunter Biden was on the board of Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company, for which he had zero experience. It was a no-show job, and the fee he was earning was quite steep. Burisma was paying top dollar for government access and a legal shield. They got that, and the main allegation is that Biden wanted Shokin gone to keep the gravy train going. In 2014, Biden oversaw US policy implementation in Ukraine, and he boasted about getting Shokin fired since he threatened to withhold $1 billion in aid. Biden admitted to the very crime the Democrats accused of Trump, but you know why no one attacked him. New emails point to another allegation: Ciaramella had deep ties to the Biden family’s interest in Ukraine, considered a point person on some, and might have covered up the shady deeds in the process. RealClearInvestigations has reviewed more than 2,000 pages of newly disclosed archived emails from the former vice president’s office related to Ukraine, of which more than 160 contained references to Ciaramella. They reveal that his role advising Biden’s office potentially intersects with the current impeachment inquiry in several areas. Chiefly, Ciaramella focused on aid to Ukraine and anti-corruption reforms in the country. In that capacity, he: Hosted, cleared into the White House, and met face-to-face there with senior Ukrainian prosecutors. Gave a “readout” of the meeting to his superiors, who in turn pushed for Shokin’s firing. Traveled with Biden to Kyiv during the 2015 trip during which Biden demanded Shokin’s firing. Wrote media “talking points” for Ukrainian officials. Huddled with the top Biden officials involved in discussions concerning the $1 billion aid package and Shokin, including: Amos Hochstein; Victoria Nuland; Geoffrey Pyatt; Bridget Brink; and Michael Carpenter. Corresponded with Biden officials coordinating responses to negative media reports about Hunter’s cushy and controversial Burisma job.
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