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Stunner: Hunter Biden Signed off on Burisma Memo to Ukrainian Prosecutor Warning Against Investigation

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The House Ways and Means Committee released a 2016 memo sent from Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company, to Yuri Lutsenko, the prosecutor who replaced the previous official who had been investigating the company. Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s son, was serving on the company’s board of directors and signed off on the memo.

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The document sheds further light on the allegations and scandals that have dogged the Biden family for years, despite their constant denials of wrongdoing.

Burisma’s memo expresses concerns about allegations made by the new prosecutor’s office related to the company’s involvement in “illegal schemes,” and requests that it drop these allegations and water down its investigations into the company.

We have learned from your press conference on July 7, 2016, that the Office of the Prosecutor General has entered Burisma’s offices and property as well as the offices and residences of various members of Burisma’s staff and directors. You also announced several allegations against Burisma and its owner. You offered no evidence of a crime in your press conference but made allegations that Burisma has been involved in “illegal schemes” that your office would be investigating over a long period of time.

The memo continues:

As citizens of countries where adherence to the rule of law has the highest priority we are very concerned about your statements and the manner in which you are proceeding with this investigation. We know you are well aware that allegations made to the media of criminal misconduct does great harm to private sector enterprises. As members of the Board of Directors, we respectfully request that allegations of criminal activity made by you and/or officials in your office cease and that any investigation be conducted consistent with the standards of fairness and the rule of law.

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Devon Archer, a former Burisma board member, laid out the saga involving Hunter, Burisma, and the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s office. He explained that the company viewed the previous prosecutor, Viktor Shokin, as a threat due to his ongoing investigation into alleged corruption. Shokin’s probe applied tremendous pressure on the company, and its leadership sought to have him removed from his position. Then-Vice President Biden was instrumental in making this happen and allegedly used his office to pressure the Ukrainian government to fire Shokin, which eased the pressure on Burisma.

Other emails seem to suggest that Hunter played a prominent role in recruiting Blue Star Strategies, a government relations and public affairs consulting company, in 2015 to help Burisma “close down any cases/pursuits” against the company. They also revealed that Blue Star Strategies had ties to Lutsenko and had represented his interests in the United States while also working with Burisma.

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The ongoing flow of revelations about Hunter Biden, Burisma, and President Biden has continually raised complex ethical and political questions. The president’s alleged involvement in his son’s shady foreign business dealings has resulted in the pending impeachment inquiry launched by House Republicans.

After Seal-Clapping for a Literal Nazi, Justin Trudeau Blames ‘Russian Disinformation’

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During a recent visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Canada’s ruling class found itself giving a standing ovation to a former nazi SS soldier. The surreal scene was supposedly the result of a lack of due diligence. Apparently, no Canadian politician was expected to know that Ukraine was allied with Adolf Hitler during World War II. 

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Obviously, the goal was to virtue signal for Zelensky, who also seemed blissfully unaware of the implications. As I said in my initial write-up, this is the issue with so many global leaders trying to desperately to virtue signal about a single issue. This is a mistake that would have been easy to avoid if those involved had stopped for just a few moments and thought through things. 

Zelensky would be far better served remaining in his country to fight his war of self-defense, which he has every right to do. These international tours where he gives the same speech over and over while various global elites fall all over themselves to get a picture with him aren’t helping bolster support for Ukraine. Rather, it’s harming perceptions, especially when the elites Zelensky is hobnobbing with are deeply unpopular figures like Joe Biden and Justin Trudeau. 

Case in point? In response to the screw-up, Trudeau decided to warn everyone of the scourge of “Russian disinformation.” Again, I don’t think Zelensky cozying up to these ridiculous people is helping his cause. 

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Trudeau is such a weasel. In the clip, he attempts to completely absolve himself of blame while pivoting to the “Russian disinformation” in record time. Why? Because he knows that like mentioning “climate change,” saying the phrase “Russian disinformation” is a get-out-jail-free card for any politician.

It’s the go-to move anytime a politician says or does something stupid, including instituting terrible policies. Sure, the economy is in the dumps, but that’s fine because fighting climate change is the most important battle of our generation. Sure, honoring nazis is bad, but did you hear that the Russians are trying to spread disinformation? Look, a squirrel!

There’s also the fact that Trudeau doesn’t appear to be telling the truth. 

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According to the above MP, it was Trudeau who met with the former SS soldier and arranged for him to be honored in parliament. Trudeau trying to pass the buck is what you’d expect from one of the worst prime ministers in Canada’s history, though. He can say “Russian disinformation” as many times as he’d like. That reality isn’t changing. 

Report Uncovers Our Taxpayer Dollars Are Going to Far More Than a War Effort in Ukraine

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Ukraine has been begging America for billions of dollars since its war with Russia started and Washington has been more than happy to fork it over by the truckloads as a means to weaken Putin, but as it turns out, our money has been enriching Ukraine, not just helping it fight a war. 

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This report comes from CBS of all places. In a segment on “60 Minutes,” reporters went to Ukraine to see how our money was being spent. Sure enough, they found war machines and weapons, but then they left the front. 

While some of the money is being given to other war-adjacent efforts such as the training of rescue dogs and bomb detection in the rivers and creeks of Ukraine to keep unexploded bombs from harming civilians, our money is going to Ukraine’s economy in various ways.

As it turns out, our money is also going to farmers, purchasing seeds and fertilizer: 

American taxpayers are financing more than just weapons. We discovered the U.S. government’s buying seeds and fertilizer for Ukrainian farmers… and covering the salaries of Ukraine’s first responders – all 57,000 of them.

We’re also subsidizing Ukraine’s businesses: 

Russia’s invasion shrank Ukraine’s economy by about a third. We were surprised to find that to keep it afloat the U.S. government is subsidizing small businesses…

…like Tatiana Abramova’s knitwear company.

According to 60 Minutes, USAID has helped Abramova’s knitting business find customers overseas. The reason we’re paying for her business? According to Abramova, the Ukrainian economy is the backbone of the war. 

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Given the amount of money we’ve sent, it seems that the American taxpayer is the real backbone of this war: 

In total, America’s pumped nearly $25 billion of non-military aid into Ukraine’s economy since the invasion began – and you can see it working at the bustling farmers market on John McCain Street in central Kyiv.

 We’re also paying the salaries of Ukrainian first responders. All 57,000 of them. 

While it’s probably not surprising that billions of our taxpayer dollars are going to things other than the war effort, what really chaps American backsides is that all of this help is going to non-military Ukrainians while Americans are struggling in a myriad of ways themselves, especially in places like Maui where a fire sent the death toll to around 1,000 and the destruction they suffered was met with the Biden administration handing them a paltry $700. 

As Honolulu Civil Beat noted, the Biden administration sought more aid for Maui to the tune of $12 billion, but tying $24.1 billion in more aid to Ukraine to it, forcing Republicans to block it: 

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But the effort to get a speedy appropriation has foundered after the Biden administration sought $12 billion in emergency funding that would extend disaster relief programs while simultaneously requesting some $24.1 billion in military spending for Ukraine in the same package.

That means that funding Hawaii’s needs for Maui’s recovery has been tied to funding to back Ukraine’s military, an increasingly unpopular topic in some Republican circles. When the House passed its fiscal 2024 defense authorization bill early this summer, a contingent of several dozen House Republicans sought to prohibit additional U.S. assistance to Ukraine.

As all of this is happening, more and more is being revealed about the corruption in Ukraine. As RedState reported, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul himself denounced Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenski for canceling Ukraine’s elections and the ruling party effectively becoming tyrants:

They’ve banned the political parties, they’ve invaded churches, they’ve arrested priests. So no, it isn’t a democracy, it’s a corrupt regime. Are the Russians any better? No, the Russians are worse, but at the same time, we don’t always have to pick some side to be on, but the ultimate reason I’m against this is we don’t have the money and when we borrow more money it leads to more inflation, leads to more likelihood of recession in our country, and so we can’t keep doing it.

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We’re funding Ukraine to the detriment of the American people, and it would seem Democrats are more than willing to hurt the American people more in order to make Ukraine better. We don’t have the cash to fund Ukraine, and we especially have better uses for what we borrow here in the States. However, the Democrats are continuously choosing America last.

They’re certainly putting the Ukrainian people first. 

WATCH: Outrage Explodes After Canadian Parliament and Zelensky Honor Nazi SS Soldier

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Outrage is exploding after the Canadian Parliament and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave a standing ovation to a man named Yaroslav Hunka. 

Described as a Ukrainian war hero who fought the Russians by Speaker Anthony Rota, Hunka is seen on camera standing and pumping his fist while Zelensky and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau cheer. The problem? Hunka’s fight against the Russians came when he was a member of the Waffen SS fighting for nazi Germany.

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Canadian lawmakers cheered and Zelenskyy raised his fist in acknowledgement as Hunka saluted from the gallery during two separate standing ovations. Rota called him a “Ukrainian hero and a Canadian hero, and we thank him for all his service.”

The excuses began to flow immediately, with Rota claiming that he and Zelensky were unaware of Hunka’s background. That makes little sense given an announcement was made of his fighting during World War II against the Russians. You would expect everyone present, including a Ukrainian like Zelensky, to be aware that those who fought the nazis during that time period were fighting for Hitler. Everyone is now playing dumb in the aftermath, but it belabors belief that no one in the room realized what was happening.

To make matters worse, this happened on the eve of Yom Kippur, and the Waffen SS unit that Hunka served in was accused of committing atrocities against Jews. Further, there is no doubt that the unit was fully in collaboration with nazi Germany.

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Rota offered this apology along with an attempt to absolve everyone else who stood and applauded. 

“In my remarks following the address of the President of Ukraine, I recognized an individual in the gallery. I have subsequently become aware of more information which causes me to regret my decision to do so,” Rota said in a statement.

He added that his fellow Parliament members and the Ukraine delegation were not aware of his plan to recognize Hunka. Rota noted Hunka is from his district.

This is what happens when the entire world is so desperate to virtue signal that they break everything down into simple binary. That binary right now is Russia is bad, and Ukraine is good. The world is more complicated than that, though, and literal SS soldiers did not suddenly become worthy of honor just because they fought the Russians at some point in their lives. 

For Hunka to even show up for this event is astonishing. I know he’s really, really old, but he seems to be in good health. Did he really think it was fine to have the parliament honor him when his service happened at the behest of Adolf Hitler? The entire thing is just a cluster. Zelensky is going to need to address this directly. 

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It’s also worth noting that the ADL and its CEO, Jonathan Greenblatt, have not made a single comment about the incident. Once again, partisan politics appears to be getting in the way of an organization that claims to stand against anti-Semitism.

Speaker McCarthy Changes Course on Ukraine Funding in Defense Appropriation Bill

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Speaker Kevin McCarthy has reversed course and announced that $300 million in aid to Ukraine will be included in the Defense appropriation bill heading to the House floor next week. Friday, Speaker McCarthy announced he had stripped Ukraine funding out of the Defense bill after cutting a deal to bring key aide, Georgia representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, on board. Instead of stripping the funding from the bill, McCarthy will allow a floor vote to do the same.

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This nearly guarantees the bill, with Ukraine funding, will pass because any loss of Republican votes will be more than compensated for by Democrat votes. Matt Gaetz and some other GOP members had insisted that Defense, State, and Foreign Operations appropriations bills move forward together to protect them from the September 30 deadline to avoid constrained operations.

McCarthy acknowledged that he will lose Greene’s vote for the “rule” governing debate:

“I think Marjorie still has a problem,” McCarthy told reporters.

“I think she’ll vote no on the rule if it’s in there, that’s why I was trying to solve it where everybody could be there,” he later added. “But this one, it didn’t work out.”

But Gaetz and his allies had voted for the rule even when Rep. Greene opposed it, as Gaetz made clear when humiliating CNN’s paint-by-numbers interviewer Abbie Phillips earlier today (WATCH: Matt Gaetz Causes CNN Host to End Interview After Fact-Checking Her Live On-Air).

There are three things to keep in mind. First, the $300 million in the appropriation bills is chump change. Spending it or not spending it will not usher in a wonderous era of fiscal responsibility in Washington, nor will it increase profligacy on the part of the government. Voting against the Ukraine funding is simply to make a point that I must admit is lost on me. Every day, I try to wrap my head around the idea that there are conservatives who favor stronger countries carving up weaker neighbors as we do nothing. So far, I’m failing. Finally, the money appropriated is materially irrelevant if someone really wants to obstruct money going to Ukraine’s defense. On September 7, Defense released $600 million in weapons to Ukraine. This week, the Pentagon finalized another $325 million aid package. Over $5 billion...BILLION…more in military aid has been appropriated and not yet obligated.

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What is at stake is not funding for Ukraine but McCarthy’s credibility as Speaker, as he tries to shepherd through Congress appropriation bills to prevent a government shutdown.