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Hunter Biden asked US government for help with Burisma deal
By Ray Bogan (Political Correspondent)
Hunter Biden sought U.S. government assistance for the Ukrainian gas company Burisma while his father was vice president, according to a report from The New York Times. The Times article stated Hunter Biden wrote a letter to the U.S. ambassador to Italy in 2016, trying to get Burisma help for a lucrative geothermal energy project in Tuscany.
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Click to see story on ilmessaggero.itThe Times obtained documents from the State Department that revealed embassy officials in Italy were uneasy with the vice president’s son requesting help on behalf of a foreign company.
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A Commerce Department official based in Rome ultimately responded.
“I want to be careful about promising too much,” the official wrote. “This is a Ukrainian company and, purely to protect ourselves, U.S.G. should not be actively advocating with the government of Italy without the company going through the D.O.C. Advocacy Center,” the official wrote.
Hunter Biden’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, said it was a proper request and that Biden had reached out to multiple people for help.
“No meeting occurred, no project materialized, no request for anything in the U.S. was ever sought and only an introduction in Italy was requested,” Lowell said in a statement to the Times.
The Times said it obtained the documents as part of a Freedom of Information Act request dating back to June 2021. The news organization said the State Department was initially unresponsive, so it sued. The Times said it received some documents and ultimately kept pressing until the department released what it was looking for the week after President Biden ended his presidential campaign.
A State Department spokesperson told the Times the timing was coincidental.
Hunter Biden’s position on the board of Burisma has followed him and his father for years. According to reports that cite documents on his laptop, Hunter was paid $1 million a year to sit on the board while his father was vice president and head of U.S. foreign policy in Ukraine. For years, President Biden denied that he ever spoke to his son about his business dealings but congressional testimony, documents and communications showed that was not true.
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Hunter Biden’s trial for a tax evasion case is scheduled to begin Sept. 9. In a recent court filing, prosecutors alleged Biden accepted payments from a Romanian businessman who sought to “influence U.S. government agencies.”
[Ray Bogan]
Hunter Biden sought U.S. government assistance for the Ukrainian gas company Burisma while his father was Vice President, according to a New York Times report. The Times states Hunter Biden wrote a letter to the U.S. ambassador to Italy in 2016, trying to get Burisma help for a lucrative geothermal energy project in Tuscany.
The Times obtained documents from the State Department that reveal embassy officials in Italy were uneasy with the Vice President’s son requesting help on behalf of a foreign company.
A Commerce Department official based in Rome ultimately responded by saying, “I want to be careful about promising too much.”
“This is a Ukrainian company and, purely to protect ourselves, U.S.G. should not be actively advocating with the government of Italy without the company going through the D.O.C. Advocacy Center,” the official wrote.
Hunter Biden’s attorney Abbe Lowell said it was a proper request and that Mr. Biden had reached out to multiple people for help.
“No meeting occurred, no project materialized, no request for anything in the U.S. was ever sought and only an introduction in Italy was requested,” Lowell said in a statement to the Times.
The Times said it obtained the documents as part of a Freedom of Information Act request that dates back to June 2021. The news organization said the State Department was initially unresponsive, so they sued, received some documents, and ultimately kept pressing until the Department released what it was looking for the week after President Biden ended his presidential campaign. A State Department spokesperson told the Times the timing was coincidental.
Hunter Biden’s position on the board of Burisma has followed him and his father for years. According to reports that cite documents on his laptop, Hunter was paid $1 million a year to sit on the board of the company while his father was Vice President and head of U.S. foreign policy in Ukraine. President Biden for years denied that he ever spoke to his son about his business dealings but Congressional testimony, documents and communications showed that’s not true.
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Hunter Biden asked State Department to help with Burisma project when dad was VP
Click to see story on The IndependentHunter Biden sought help from US ambassador for Burisma, lawyer confirms
Click to see story on abc NewsThe New York Times: Hunter Biden asked State Department for help securing Burisma project in 2016
Click to see story on CNN“Hunter Biden asked the US government and the embassy in Italy for help for a Ukrainian company to open in Tuscany”
Click to see story on La RepubblicaHunter Biden sought help from US ambassador for Ukrainian company Burisma, lawyer confirms
Click to see story on abc 6 PhiladelphiaHunter Biden sought help from US ambassador for Ukrainian company Burisma, lawyer confirms
Click to see story on abc 13 Houston“Hunter Biden in 2016 asked the US ambassador to Italy for help with a project in Tuscany by the Ukrainian company Burisma”
Click to see story on Il Fatto QuotidianoHunter Biden sought help from US ambassador for Ukrainian company Burisma, lawyer confirms
Click to see story on abc11 RaleighHunter Biden sought help from US ambassador for Ukrainian company Burisma, lawyer confirms
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Click to see story on abc30 NewsHunter Biden sought State Department help for Ukrainian company – West Hawaii Today
Click to see story on West Hawaii TodayHunter Biden reportedly sought US government help for Ukrainian gas company Burisma
Click to see story on Bowen Island UndercurrentThe New York Times: Hunter Biden asked State Department for help securing Burisma project in 2016
Click to see story on KIFIThe New York Times: Hunter Biden asked State Department for help securing Burisma project in 2016
Click to see story on KRDOThe New York Times: Hunter Biden asked State Department for help securing Burisma project in 2016
Click to see story on KVIAHunter Biden sought US help in Burisma deal: Report
Click to see story on NewsweekHunter Biden sought father Joe Biden’s influence to help land ‘lucrative’ energy deal: Report
Click to see story on WIONHunter Biden reportedly sought US government help for Ukrainian gas company Burisma
Click to see story on WPLGHunter Biden sought help from US ambassador for Ukrainian company Burisma, lawyer confirms
Click to see story on abc 7 ChicagoHunter Biden sought help from US ambassador for Ukrainian company Burisma, lawyer confirms
Click to see story on abc 7 LAHunter Biden sought help from US ambassador for Ukrainian company Burisma, lawyer confirms
Click to see story on abc 7 NYHunter Biden and the ‘Italian Case’. In 2016 he asked the US embassy in Rome for help for the Ukrainian company Burisma
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Click to see story on Political WireHunter Biden reportedly sought US government help for Ukrainian gas company Burisma
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Click to see story on News Facts NetworkHunter Biden asked US embassy in Italy for help landing Burisma deal while Joe was VP: report
Click to see story on New York PostHunter Biden asked Obama administration for help securing foreign energy deal: Report
Click to see story on Washington ExaminerBiden’s son wrote to the embassy in Italy to help Burisma, media write
Click to see story on RIA Novosti [🇷🇺-affiliated]Hunter Biden reportedly sought US government help for Ukrainian gas company Burisma
Click to see story on MY NorthwestHunter Biden asked the US Government for help to favor a Ukrainian company when his father was vice president
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Hunter Biden reportedly sought US government help for Ukrainian gas company Burisma
Click to see story on Airdrie City ViewHunter Biden, business in Italy in the crosshairs: “He asked the US embassy for help for a Ukrainian energy project in Tuscany”
Click to see story on Quotidiano NazionaleHunter Biden treated the US Embassy in Rome as his own court
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