Look at each key event in the process that led to President Trump’s impeachment in the House and likely acquittal in the Senate. The complaints included Shokin’s handling of the allegations against Burisma and the Ukrainian oligarch who founded it, Mykola Zlochevsky. But just as Hunter Biden was the tripwire that triggered Trump’s impeachment, so too was he the shadowy presence infusing the GOP defense of the president in the Senate. But Hunter Biden’s cash grab at Burisma gave Republicans enough material to cover the president’s actions in a layer of legitimacy. AdvertisementOne of the numerous ironies here is that Hunter Biden may also have damaged his father’s presidential bid beyond repair.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 31, 2020 18:11 UTC