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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: commonone   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Ain't That The Truth
Date: 05/19/23 6:48 PM
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LurkerMom: Yes I know Trump's faults but when you cannot apply the same disdained for the Biden crime family...

What crimes? There are no facts to support any crimes of anyone in the Biden family besides possibly Hunter Biden for tax evasion and a felony gun charge related to a firearm purchase -- and both currently are under investigation. Politicians and political family members pay back taxes all the time. If Hunter Biden did anything illegal then indict him. The Left doesn't care.

Even the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability didn't find evidence showing Hunter Biden and Romania's Gabriel Popoviciu's business relationship violated any laws. Rep. Comer appeared with Maria Bartiromo on Fox and declared he had an informant -- who just happened to be missing -- who described "a quid pro quo with a foreign country in exchange for foreign aid."

The next day Comer's spokesperson clarified the claim, saying the missing informant Comer had spoken of did not have information about a foreign bribery scheme but could talk about the "Biden family's influence peddling schemes."

WTF? Comer's first claim would be illegal and his clarification was word salad.

When pressed, Comer and the committee admitted they had no specific examples of Joe Biden's policies or decisions that were influenced by his family's business practices.

It's not a crime to use the family name to get on a board of directors. Individuals get on boards all the time without experience (see Nikki Haley and Boeing). The Trump's have used their names to get copyrights and funding for buildings and billions of dollars from the Saudis. Wealth funds linked to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar invested hundreds of millions in Kushner's private equity firm after the Trump presidency... but Comer dropped that investigation.

You want to prosecute Joe Biden? Get some evidence. The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability tried and failed.

politifact.com - House republicans findings about the biden familys
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