Senate report on Hunter Biden's financial dealings flagged potential crimes ranging from sex trafficking to bribery.

[JimBowie1958]

We, the People, pick our Representative government, by majority vote, silly! We are a Republic!

Well, in most cases by plurality,,, but still.

 

[Care4all]

Jimbo....



Jon Greenberg
By Jon Greenberg
September 29, 2020

IF YOUR TIME IS SHORT

A Republican Senate committee report said a Russian widow sent $3.5 million to a partnership co-founded by Hunter Biden.

Biden’s lawyer says he did not co-found the partnership and had no stake in it.

Democrats say they reviewed the Republicans’ documentation but did not find a specific link to Hunter Biden.

President Donald Trump, who himself faces questions about his ties to Russia, hinted at some sort of murky dealings involving the son of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.

"Hunter Biden got three and a half million dollars from the wife of the mayor of Moscow, Trump said Sept. 27 at a press conference. "Why did he get three and a half million dollars?"

Any details or proof about that alleged transaction lie with undisclosed documents cited in a report issued by the Republican majority on the Senate Finance and Homeland Security committees. That report said Biden and his business partner Devon Archer had a financial relationship with Elena Baturina, the widow of a man who had been mayor of Moscow until 2010.

"Feb. 14, 2014, Baturina wired $3.5 million to a Rosemont Seneca Thornton bank account for a ‘Consultancy Agreement,’" the report said. "Rosemont Seneca Thornton is an investment firm co-founded by Hunter Biden."

The report also states that Rosemont Seneca Thorton served as a pass-through for Baturina’s investments in a Chinese-based tech start-up in Buffalo, N.Y.

We reached out to the Trump campaign and they said the Republican committee report was the source for the $3.5 million figure.

The report adds no more details about the significance of any of these transactions, although it notes that Baturina appeared to have benefited from her husband’s allegedly corrupt practices.

Hunter Biden’s lawyer George Mesires said Biden did not get $3.5 million and that the report has a key error.

"Hunter Biden had no interest in and was not a co-founder of Rosemont Seneca Thornton, so the claim that he was paid $3.5 million is false," Mesires said in an email.

We asked Mesire if he could share documents to show that Hunter Biden was not a co-founder, and he did not respond.

We asked Republican Senate staffers if they could show proof that Biden had a stake in Rosemont Seneca Thornton, and they also declined to respond.

The Senate report cites a Oct. 9, 2019, Financial Times story that says Hunter Biden was a co-founder, but the reporters don’t say in the story how they substantiated that — no source is cited. An email query to the Washington-based reporter on the story went unanswered.

Regardless, the Republican report doesn’t fully support Trump’s claim, because it never shows that Biden got the full $3.5 million.

Hunter Biden co-founded a firm called Rosemont Seneca in 2009, but the partnership with Thornton — even though it uses the Rosemont Seneca name — could exist without other partners in Rosemont Seneca having a stake. A business partner could have created this entity on his own. Without the ownership documents of Rosemont Seneca Thornton — which are not public — we simply can’t know.

As part of the committee investigation, Republicans on the Senate committees asked the Treasury Department for suspicious-activity reports. These come from banks and other financial institutions and often involve large sums and foreign transactions.

Democratic staff on the Finance and Homeland Security committees said the Republican paper trail doesn’t lead back to Biden.

"Democratic staff has reviewed all known information on file with the committees, however, including the confidential document cited by the Republicans (in the report), and are aware of no information in the committees’ possession showing Hunter Biden had any financial interest in this entity or transaction," they said in a statement.

We asked Republican staff whether Hunter Biden was named in any suspicious activity report. They did not respond.

If we receive clear evidence in the future, we will revisit this, but at this time, proof that Hunter Biden received money through this transaction is unproven.

Data hunt: Hunter Biden and $3.5 million from Russian widow

President Donald Trump, who himself faces questions about his ties to Russia, hinted at some sort of murky dealings invo

www.politifact.com

 

[JimBowie1958]

Jimbo....



Jon Greenberg
By Jon Greenberg
September 29, 2020

IF YOUR TIME IS SHORT

A Republican Senate committee report said a Russian widow sent $3.5 million to a partnership co-founded by Hunter Biden.

Biden’s lawyer says he did not co-found the partnership and had no stake in it.

Democrats say they reviewed the Republicans’ documentation but did not find a specific link to Hunter Biden.

President Donald Trump, who himself faces questions about his ties to Russia, hinted at some sort of murky dealings involving the son of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.

"Hunter Biden got three and a half million dollars from the wife of the mayor of Moscow, Trump said Sept. 27 at a press conference. "Why did he get three and a half million dollars?"

Any details or proof about that alleged transaction lie with undisclosed documents cited in a report issued by the Republican majority on the Senate Finance and Homeland Security committees. That report said Biden and his business partner Devon Archer had a financial relationship with Elena Baturina, the widow of a man who had been mayor of Moscow until 2010.

"Feb. 14, 2014, Baturina wired $3.5 million to a Rosemont Seneca Thornton bank account for a ‘Consultancy Agreement,’" the report said. "Rosemont Seneca Thornton is an investment firm co-founded by Hunter Biden."

The report also states that Rosemont Seneca Thorton served as a pass-through for Baturina’s investments in a Chinese-based tech start-up in Buffalo, N.Y.

We reached out to the Trump campaign and they said the Republican committee report was the source for the $3.5 million figure.

The report adds no more details about the significance of any of these transactions, although it notes that Baturina appeared to have benefited from her husband’s allegedly corrupt practices.

Hunter Biden’s lawyer George Mesires said Biden did not get $3.5 million and that the report has a key error.

"Hunter Biden had no interest in and was not a co-founder of Rosemont Seneca Thornton, so the claim that he was paid $3.5 million is false," Mesires said in an email.

We asked Mesire if he could share documents to show that Hunter Biden was not a co-founder, and he did not respond.

We asked Republican Senate staffers if they could show proof that Biden had a stake in Rosemont Seneca Thornton, and they also declined to respond.

The Senate report cites a Oct. 9, 2019, Financial Times story that says Hunter Biden was a co-founder, but the reporters don’t say in the story how they substantiated that — no source is cited. An email query to the Washington-based reporter on the story went unanswered.

Regardless, the Republican report doesn’t fully support Trump’s claim, because it never shows that Biden got the full $3.5 million.

Hunter Biden co-founded a firm called Rosemont Seneca in 2009, but the partnership with Thornton — even though it uses the Rosemont Seneca name — could exist without other partners in Rosemont Seneca having a stake. A business partner could have created this entity on his own. Without the ownership documents of Rosemont Seneca Thornton — which are not public — we simply can’t know.

As part of the committee investigation, Republicans on the Senate committees asked the Treasury Department for suspicious-activity reports. These come from banks and other financial institutions and often involve large sums and foreign transactions.

Democratic staff on the Finance and Homeland Security committees said the Republican paper trail doesn’t lead back to Biden.

"Democratic staff has reviewed all known information on file with the committees, however, including the confidential document cited by the Republicans (in the report), and are aware of no information in the committees’ possession showing Hunter Biden had any financial interest in this entity or transaction," they said in a statement.

We asked Republican staff whether Hunter Biden was named in any suspicious activity report. They did not respond.

If we receive clear evidence in the future, we will revisit this, but at this time, proof that Hunter Biden received money through this transaction is unproven.

Data hunt: Hunter Biden and $3.5 million from Russian widow

President Donald Trump, who himself faces questions about his ties to Russia, hinted at some sort of murky dealings invo

www.politifact.com

That is hilarious.

The accused is innocent because he denies the charges, your honor and his lawyers support his claim.

roflmao

 

[Care4all]

Jimbo....



Jon Greenberg
By Jon Greenberg
September 29, 2020

IF YOUR TIME IS SHORT

A Republican Senate committee report said a Russian widow sent $3.5 million to a partnership co-founded by Hunter Biden.

Biden’s lawyer says he did not co-found the partnership and had no stake in it.

Democrats say they reviewed the Republicans’ documentation but did not find a specific link to Hunter Biden.

President Donald Trump, who himself faces questions about his ties to Russia, hinted at some sort of murky dealings involving the son of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.

"Hunter Biden got three and a half million dollars from the wife of the mayor of Moscow, Trump said Sept. 27 at a press conference. "Why did he get three and a half million dollars?"

Any details or proof about that alleged transaction lie with undisclosed documents cited in a report issued by the Republican majority on the Senate Finance and Homeland Security committees. That report said Biden and his business partner Devon Archer had a financial relationship with Elena Baturina, the widow of a man who had been mayor of Moscow until 2010.

"Feb. 14, 2014, Baturina wired $3.5 million to a Rosemont Seneca Thornton bank account for a ‘Consultancy Agreement,’" the report said. "Rosemont Seneca Thornton is an investment firm co-founded by Hunter Biden."

The report also states that Rosemont Seneca Thorton served as a pass-through for Baturina’s investments in a Chinese-based tech start-up in Buffalo, N.Y.

We reached out to the Trump campaign and they said the Republican committee report was the source for the $3.5 million figure.

The report adds no more details about the significance of any of these transactions, although it notes that Baturina appeared to have benefited from her husband’s allegedly corrupt practices.

Hunter Biden’s lawyer George Mesires said Biden did not get $3.5 million and that the report has a key error.

"Hunter Biden had no interest in and was not a co-founder of Rosemont Seneca Thornton, so the claim that he was paid $3.5 million is false," Mesires said in an email.

We asked Mesire if he could share documents to show that Hunter Biden was not a co-founder, and he did not respond.

We asked Republican Senate staffers if they could show proof that Biden had a stake in Rosemont Seneca Thornton, and they also declined to respond.

The Senate report cites a Oct. 9, 2019, Financial Times story that says Hunter Biden was a co-founder, but the reporters don’t say in the story how they substantiated that — no source is cited. An email query to the Washington-based reporter on the story went unanswered.

Regardless, the Republican report doesn’t fully support Trump’s claim, because it never shows that Biden got the full $3.5 million.

Hunter Biden co-founded a firm called Rosemont Seneca in 2009, but the partnership with Thornton — even though it uses the Rosemont Seneca name — could exist without other partners in Rosemont Seneca having a stake. A business partner could have created this entity on his own. Without the ownership documents of Rosemont Seneca Thornton — which are not public — we simply can’t know.

As part of the committee investigation, Republicans on the Senate committees asked the Treasury Department for suspicious-activity reports. These come from banks and other financial institutions and often involve large sums and foreign transactions.

Democratic staff on the Finance and Homeland Security committees said the Republican paper trail doesn’t lead back to Biden.

"Democratic staff has reviewed all known information on file with the committees, however, including the confidential document cited by the Republicans (in the report), and are aware of no information in the committees’ possession showing Hunter Biden had any financial interest in this entity or transaction," they said in a statement.

We asked Republican staff whether Hunter Biden was named in any suspicious activity report. They did not respond.

If we receive clear evidence in the future, we will revisit this, but at this time, proof that Hunter Biden received money through this transaction is unproven.

Data hunt: Hunter Biden and $3.5 million from Russian widow

President Donald Trump, who himself faces questions about his ties to Russia, hinted at some sort of murky dealings invo

www.politifact.com

That is hilarious.

The accused is innocent because he denies the charges, your honor and his lawyers support his claim.

roflmao

He didn't own or have stake in the company, who got the money, Jim.

 

[John T. Ford]

Duh!

We, the People, pick our Representative government, by majority vote, silly! We are a Republic!

Google saves you .....

Nicely done.

 

[Claudette]

I kid thee not. The FDR Oligarchs are a mountain of perverts, child molesters and drug addicts. Hunter Biden is not the exception for them, he is TYPICAL.

Zerohedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

www.zerohedge.com

A long-awaited Senate report on Hunter Biden's financial dealings with Ukrainian, Chinese and Russian businesses created potential "criminal financial, counterintelligence and extortion concerns," and alarmed US officials who perceived an ethical conflict of interest and flagged potential crimes ranging from sex trafficking to bribery. ...​

​

The findings are contained in a joint report by the GOP-led Senate Homeland and Government Affairs and Senate Finance Committees, released just six days before the first Presidential Debate between Joe Biden and President Trump. ​

​

According to the Daily Caller's Chuck Ross, suspicious financial transactions between Hunter Biden's firms and foreign nationals from Russia and China - including a CCP-linked Chinese businessman, raised serious concerns. What's more, Hunter's seat on the board of Ukrainian energy giant Burisma while his father served as the Obama administration point-man for Ukraine, worried State Department officials in 2015 and 2016. ​

​

One official, Amos Hochstein, told the Senate Homeland Security and Senate Finance committees that he said to then-Vice President Joe Biden in October 2015 that Hunter Biden’s position on the board of Burisma “enabled Russian disinformation efforts and risked undermining U.S. policy in Ukraine.”​

Hunter Biden, now 50, joined Burisma’s board of directors in April 2014, shortly after his father, Joe Biden, took over as the Obama administration’s chief liaison to Ukraine. -Daily Caller​

As Ross notes, while the report does not produce direct evidence of wrongdoing by Hunter Biden, Republicans say the evidence paints a troubling picture of Biden receiving "millions of dollars from foreign sources as a result of business relationships that he built during the period when his father was vice president of the United States and after."​

​

Hunter Biden also received a $3.5 million wire transfer from Elena Baturina, the wife of the former mayor of Moscow, according to the report.​

​

And as Just The News' John Solomon writes, "Perhaps the most explosive revelation was that the U.S. Treasury Department flagged payments collected overseas by Hunter Biden and business partner Devon Archer for possible illicit activities."​

​

The so-called Suspicious Activity Reports flagged millions of dollars in transactions from the Ukrainian gas company Burisma Holdings, a Russian oligarch named Yelena Baturina, and Chinese businessmen with ties to Beijing's communist government, the report said. Senate investigators have yet to determine if the FBI or others investigated the concerns. -Just The News​

"The Treasury records acquired by the Chairmen show potential criminal activity relating to transactions among and between Hunter Biden, his family, and his associates with Ukrainian, Russian, Kazakh and Chinese nationals," reads the 87-page report. Other transactions involving Biden-controlled firms were flagged for "potential criminal financial activity," including wire transfers to Hunter's Uncle, James Biden. ​

​

The report focuses on millions of dollars in wire payments that Hunter Biden’s firms received from Ye Jianming, the founder of CEFC China Energy Co., and Gongwen Dong, a U.S.-based associate of Ye’s.​

According to Republicans, Ye has “extensive” connections to the Chinese government.​

The Senate report says that on Aug. 4, 2017, a subsidiary of Ye’s company called CEFC Infrastructure Investment (US) LLC, wired $100,000 to Owasco, the Biden law firm.​

A month later, on Sept. 8, 2017, Hunter Biden and Gongwen Dong applied for a $100,000 line of credit under a shell company they formed called Hudson West III LLC, according to the Senate report.​

Biden, his uncle James, and James’s wife, Sara Biden, accessed the account through credit cards, and spent $101,291 on what Republicans call “extravagant items,” including plane tickets, hotels, restaurants and items at Apple stores. -Daily Caller​

Meanwhile, according to US government records cited in the report, concerns were raised over potential ties to sex and human trafficking rings. ​

​

"Hunter Biden paid nonresident women who were nationals of Russia or other Eastern European countries and who appear to be linked to an Eastern European prostitution or human trafficking ring," the report reads.​

​

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson told Just The News that the sheer volume of potentially illegal activity in Hunter Biden's foreign dealings left Joe Biden vulnerable to illicit influence or extortion.​

But the 87-page document released on Wednesday by the Senate Homeland Security Committee contained no evidence that the former vice president improperly manipulated American policy toward Ukraine or committed any other misdeed.

Republican Inquiry Finds No Evidence of Wrongdoing by Biden

Of course he didn't break a law. He just used his position unethically. No law against that dumbass.

 

[Eyepublius]

If Hunter Biden is charged with a legal crime, then prosecute him fair and square ... but I think not. This amounts to raw, nasty, ugly GOP dirty tricks right in our face - ala Karl Rove, Roger Stone, or like the former not late Lee Atwater style politics ... a fact just to smear Joe Biden who is not guilty of anything.

 

[otto105]

I kid thee not. The FDR Oligarchs are a mountain of perverts, child molesters and drug addicts. Hunter Biden is not the exception for them, he is TYPICAL.

Zerohedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

www.zerohedge.com

A long-awaited Senate report on Hunter Biden's financial dealings with Ukrainian, Chinese and Russian businesses created potential "criminal financial, counterintelligence and extortion concerns," and alarmed US officials who perceived an ethical conflict of interest and flagged potential crimes ranging from sex trafficking to bribery. ...​

​

The findings are contained in a joint report by the GOP-led Senate Homeland and Government Affairs and Senate Finance Committees, released just six days before the first Presidential Debate between Joe Biden and President Trump. ​

​

According to the Daily Caller's Chuck Ross, suspicious financial transactions between Hunter Biden's firms and foreign nationals from Russia and China - including a CCP-linked Chinese businessman, raised serious concerns. What's more, Hunter's seat on the board of Ukrainian energy giant Burisma while his father served as the Obama administration point-man for Ukraine, worried State Department officials in 2015 and 2016. ​

​

One official, Amos Hochstein, told the Senate Homeland Security and Senate Finance committees that he said to then-Vice President Joe Biden in October 2015 that Hunter Biden’s position on the board of Burisma “enabled Russian disinformation efforts and risked undermining U.S. policy in Ukraine.”​

Hunter Biden, now 50, joined Burisma’s board of directors in April 2014, shortly after his father, Joe Biden, took over as the Obama administration’s chief liaison to Ukraine. -Daily Caller​

As Ross notes, while the report does not produce direct evidence of wrongdoing by Hunter Biden, Republicans say the evidence paints a troubling picture of Biden receiving "millions of dollars from foreign sources as a result of business relationships that he built during the period when his father was vice president of the United States and after."​

​

Hunter Biden also received a $3.5 million wire transfer from Elena Baturina, the wife of the former mayor of Moscow, according to the report.​

​

And as Just The News' John Solomon writes, "Perhaps the most explosive revelation was that the U.S. Treasury Department flagged payments collected overseas by Hunter Biden and business partner Devon Archer for possible illicit activities."​

​

The so-called Suspicious Activity Reports flagged millions of dollars in transactions from the Ukrainian gas company Burisma Holdings, a Russian oligarch named Yelena Baturina, and Chinese businessmen with ties to Beijing's communist government, the report said. Senate investigators have yet to determine if the FBI or others investigated the concerns. -Just The News​

"The Treasury records acquired by the Chairmen show potential criminal activity relating to transactions among and between Hunter Biden, his family, and his associates with Ukrainian, Russian, Kazakh and Chinese nationals," reads the 87-page report. Other transactions involving Biden-controlled firms were flagged for "potential criminal financial activity," including wire transfers to Hunter's Uncle, James Biden. ​

​

The report focuses on millions of dollars in wire payments that Hunter Biden’s firms received from Ye Jianming, the founder of CEFC China Energy Co., and Gongwen Dong, a U.S.-based associate of Ye’s.​

According to Republicans, Ye has “extensive” connections to the Chinese government.​

The Senate report says that on Aug. 4, 2017, a subsidiary of Ye’s company called CEFC Infrastructure Investment (US) LLC, wired $100,000 to Owasco, the Biden law firm.​

A month later, on Sept. 8, 2017, Hunter Biden and Gongwen Dong applied for a $100,000 line of credit under a shell company they formed called Hudson West III LLC, according to the Senate report.​

Biden, his uncle James, and James’s wife, Sara Biden, accessed the account through credit cards, and spent $101,291 on what Republicans call “extravagant items,” including plane tickets, hotels, restaurants and items at Apple stores. -Daily Caller​

Meanwhile, according to US government records cited in the report, concerns were raised over potential ties to sex and human trafficking rings. ​

​

"Hunter Biden paid nonresident women who were nationals of Russia or other Eastern European countries and who appear to be linked to an Eastern European prostitution or human trafficking ring," the report reads.​

​

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson told Just The News that the sheer volume of potentially illegal activity in Hunter Biden's foreign dealings left Joe Biden vulnerable to illicit influence or extortion.​

How many Russians helped write the “report”?

And notice how little coverage it’s receiving due to a complete lack of credibility.

 

[busybee01]

Looky looky who fed the fake news to Sen Johnson.....

U.S. sanctions Ukrainian lawmaker and Rudy Giuliani ally for involvement in 2020 election meddling

None of the information is false just because you dont like a former mayor of NY that cracked down on Democrat crime.

Yes it is. Our intelligence agencies have warned that Russia is trying to spread fake information to hurt Biden.

 

[busybee01]

Jimbo....



Jon Greenberg
By Jon Greenberg
September 29, 2020

IF YOUR TIME IS SHORT

A Republican Senate committee report said a Russian widow sent $3.5 million to a partnership co-founded by Hunter Biden.

Biden’s lawyer says he did not co-found the partnership and had no stake in it.

Democrats say they reviewed the Republicans’ documentation but did not find a specific link to Hunter Biden.

President Donald Trump, who himself faces questions about his ties to Russia, hinted at some sort of murky dealings involving the son of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.

"Hunter Biden got three and a half million dollars from the wife of the mayor of Moscow, Trump said Sept. 27 at a press conference. "Why did he get three and a half million dollars?"

Any details or proof about that alleged transaction lie with undisclosed documents cited in a report issued by the Republican majority on the Senate Finance and Homeland Security committees. That report said Biden and his business partner Devon Archer had a financial relationship with Elena Baturina, the widow of a man who had been mayor of Moscow until 2010.

"Feb. 14, 2014, Baturina wired $3.5 million to a Rosemont Seneca Thornton bank account for a ‘Consultancy Agreement,’" the report said. "Rosemont Seneca Thornton is an investment firm co-founded by Hunter Biden."

The report also states that Rosemont Seneca Thorton served as a pass-through for Baturina’s investments in a Chinese-based tech start-up in Buffalo, N.Y.

We reached out to the Trump campaign and they said the Republican committee report was the source for the $3.5 million figure.

The report adds no more details about the significance of any of these transactions, although it notes that Baturina appeared to have benefited from her husband’s allegedly corrupt practices.

Hunter Biden’s lawyer George Mesires said Biden did not get $3.5 million and that the report has a key error.

"Hunter Biden had no interest in and was not a co-founder of Rosemont Seneca Thornton, so the claim that he was paid $3.5 million is false," Mesires said in an email.

We asked Mesire if he could share documents to show that Hunter Biden was not a co-founder, and he did not respond.

We asked Republican Senate staffers if they could show proof that Biden had a stake in Rosemont Seneca Thornton, and they also declined to respond.

The Senate report cites a Oct. 9, 2019, Financial Times story that says Hunter Biden was a co-founder, but the reporters don’t say in the story how they substantiated that — no source is cited. An email query to the Washington-based reporter on the story went unanswered.

Regardless, the Republican report doesn’t fully support Trump’s claim, because it never shows that Biden got the full $3.5 million.

Hunter Biden co-founded a firm called Rosemont Seneca in 2009, but the partnership with Thornton — even though it uses the Rosemont Seneca name — could exist without other partners in Rosemont Seneca having a stake. A business partner could have created this entity on his own. Without the ownership documents of Rosemont Seneca Thornton — which are not public — we simply can’t know.

As part of the committee investigation, Republicans on the Senate committees asked the Treasury Department for suspicious-activity reports. These come from banks and other financial institutions and often involve large sums and foreign transactions.

Democratic staff on the Finance and Homeland Security committees said the Republican paper trail doesn’t lead back to Biden.

"Democratic staff has reviewed all known information on file with the committees, however, including the confidential document cited by the Republicans (in the report), and are aware of no information in the committees’ possession showing Hunter Biden had any financial interest in this entity or transaction," they said in a statement.

We asked Republican staff whether Hunter Biden was named in any suspicious activity report. They did not respond.

If we receive clear evidence in the future, we will revisit this, but at this time, proof that Hunter Biden received money through this transaction is unproven.

Data hunt: Hunter Biden and $3.5 million from Russian widow

President Donald Trump, who himself faces questions about his ties to Russia, hinted at some sort of murky dealings invo

www.politifact.com

That is hilarious.

The accused is innocent because he denies the charges, your honor and his lawyers support his claim.

roflmao

The fact is that you have no evidence, Just false information fed by Putin. He has not been indicted for anything.