A bipartisan group of lawmakers echoed then-Vice President Joe Biden’s push for anti-corruption reforms in Ukraine, including within the country’s office of the prosecutor general, according to a 2016 letter unearthed by CNN. ”[We] urge you to press ahead with urgent reforms to the Prosecutor General’s office and judiciary.” The letter ― also signed by Sens. Trump claims Biden did so for the purpose of impeding an investigation into Burisma, a Ukrainian gas company upon whose board Hunter Biden served. Shokin’s office had opened an investigation into Burisma, but it was dormant by the time Biden was working on anti-corruption efforts in Ukraine. It’s about uncovering the truth.”ASSOCIATED PRESS Then-Vice President Joe Biden, left, waves as he walks out of Air Force Two with his granddaughter Finnegan Biden and son Hunter Biden in 2012.

Source: Huffington Post October 03, 2019 17:55 UTC