By David Singer ——Bio and Archives--October 17, 2020
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The discovery of an email contradicting Joe Biden’s claims that he had no knowledge of the business deals done by his son Hunter Biden in Ukraine has the potential to derail Biden’s campaign for President and throw it into total disarray.
The email--dated April 17, 2015--was sent to Biden’s son Hunter after he had been appointed a director of a Ukrainian company - Burisma Holdings - in 2014--whilst his father Joe Biden was America’s Vice President:(See Below)“We have reviewed Joe Biden’s official schedules from the time and no meeting, as alleged by the New York Post, ever took place”The idea that a private off-the record meeting could have occurred is even more worrying and intriguing. The authenticity of the email was not disputed by Bates--having been discovered by a computer repairman on the hard drive of a computer left with him for service but never picked up by the customer and subsequently seized by the FBI in December 2019. Joe Biden - at the CNN-New York Times Democratic presidential debate held on 16 October 2019 moderated by leading CNN personalities Anderson Cooper and Erin Burnett and New York Times national editor Mark Lacey--had this exchange with Cooper:
COOPER: “Mr. Vice President, President Trump has falsely accused your son of doing something wrong while serving on a company board in Ukraine. I want to point out there's no evidence of wrongdoing by either one of you. Having said that, on Sunday, you announced that if you're president, no one in your family or associated with you will be involved in any foreign businesses. My question is, if it's not okay for a president's family to be involved in foreign businesses, why was it okay for your son when you were vice president? Vice President Biden? BIDEN: Look, my son did nothing wrong. I did nothing wrong. I carried out the policy of the United States government in rooting out corruption in Ukraine. And that's what we should be focusing on.”Cooper however pressed Biden in this further exchange:
“COOPER: Hold on, sorry, just to follow up. Mr. Vice President, as you said, your son, Hunter, today gave an interview, admitted that he made a mistake and showed poor judgment by serving on that board in Ukraine. Did you make a mistake by letting him? You were the point person on Ukraine at the time. You can answer. BIDEN: Look, my son's statement speaks for itself. I did my job. I never discussed a single thing with my son about anything having do with Ukraine. No one has indicated I have. We've always kept everything separate. Even when my son was the attorney general of the state of Delaware, we never discussed anything, so there would be no potential conflict.”
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David Singer is an Australian Lawyer, a Foundation Member of the International Analyst Network and Convenor of Jordan is Palestine International—an organization calling for sovereignty of the West Bank and Gaza to be allocated between Israel and Jordan as the two successor States to the Mandate for Palestine. Previous articles written by him can be found at: jordanispalestine.blogspot.com