The Federalist’s Margot Cleveland first reported that public information has corroborated details of FBI documents implicating Hunter Biden in a corrupt deal with Ukrainian energy company Burisma.
of FBI document The information is based on information provided by a “critical confidential source,” who told the FBI that Burisma paid Hunter Biden to secure access to then-Vice President Joe Biden’s political bid to support the company’s efforts to make money. According to FBI documents and Margot Cleveland documents, public information corroborates details of Burisma transactions in 2015 and 2016, consistent with sources’ allegations that the Biden family was involved in corrupt activities in Ukraine. analysis.
According to FBI documents, the classified source claimed that Burisma intends to access the U.S. capital markets in late 2015 or early 2016 and is prepared to spend up to $30 million to do so. Hunter Biden advised Burisma executives to buy established U.S. energy companies to gain access to Western markets, as they can raise much more money through the U.S. market than elsewhere.
In January 2016, Burisma eventually purchased a majority stake in Canadian Stock Exchange-listed energy company KUB-Gas for $30 million. according to Interfax – to Ukraine. According to FBI documents and Cleveland analysis, Burisma does not appear to have accessed the American capital markets as expected, but the timing and size of the deals it has made to access Western capital markets are broadly consistent with claims by FBI sources. (Related: Obama stenographer says Hunter ‘knew’ was on Burisma board while Joe Biden pushed natural gas in Ukraine)
Thread Bulletin: We are doing open source research on FD-1023. Let’s see what we can confirm about Burisma’s plans to acquire public companies. 1/ pic.twitter.com/6Ybss6xAaN
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) July 21, 2023
Burisma paid Hunter Biden $50,000 a month despite having no relevant experience in the energy sector, according to FBI documents.
According to FBI documents, a Burisma executive told a confidential FBI source that he had Hunter Biden on the company’s board of directors “to protect us from all sorts of problems through his father.” The company was under investigation by Ukrainian prosecutors, according to FBI documents, which would likely block attempts to raise capital in the West, posing a problem for Burisma’s hopes of accessing U.S. capital.
The Ukrainian prosecutor was dismissed in March 2016. according to USA Today reported that then-Vice President Joe Biden used $1 billion in US aid to do just that.
Selinus, which was the majority owner of London-listed KUB Gas prior to its 2016 deal with Burisma, also has operations in Romania. according to to that website. The Bidens allegedly received money from corrupt Romanian oligarchs in exchange for access to political influence.
The confidential source report was released by Iowa Republican Senator Chuck Grassley, who received the document from an FBI whistleblower.
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