Halls of Shrewd'm / US Policy❤
No. of Recommendations: 6
Some someone here has mentioned (without providing any evidence, of course) that Hunter Biden was guilty of violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). Devon Archer specifically addressed FARA in his testimony:
QUESTION: I want to point you now to point 20 in this email --
ANSWER: Uh-huh.
QUESTION: -- where it says, "To that end, they" -- and I believe "they" is a reference to Burisma here -- "need to know in no uncertain terms that we will not and cannot intervene directly with domestic policymakers, and that we need to abide by FARA and any other U.S. laws in the strictest sense across the board." Do you see that sentence?
ANSWER: I do.
QUESTION: And do you understand FARA to be a reference to the Foreign Agents Registration Act?
ANSWER: I do.
Mr. Schwartz: You're asking him his current understanding.
Mr. Archer: Yes, current understanding, yes. At the time I don't think I was familiar with FARA. But, yes, I am very aware of it.
QUESTION: Is it your understanding that Hunter Biden felt that it was important that his role -- in his role in Burisma he comply with U.S. laws?
ANSWER: Did he -- did I --
QUESTION: Yes.
ANSWER: I could speculate that he would think that, yes.
QUESTION: Based on your interactions with him.
ANSWER: Based on interactions, and I don't think he was looking to break any laws.
Mr. Goldman: Well, on this, does this refresh your recollection, this email, as to whether or not you heard him say that to you either in writing or verbally as you look at this document?
Mr. Archer: Yeah. He -- yes, he was -- he was very -- he was cognizant of his name and his brand and would talk about it, yeah.
Mr. Goldman: This doesn't talk about the name and the brand. This just talks about his -- making sure that Burisma understands --
Mr. Archer: Yes.
Mr. Goldman: -- the scope of what he can and cannot do and that he cannot intervene directly with domestic policymakers and need to abide by FARA and any other U.S. laws in the strictest sense across the board. Was that your understanding of both his approach and Burisma's understanding, as well?
Mr. Archer: I would say -- I would say yes to the first part of the question. The first part of the statement, yes, I think Burisma was constantly looking for more. And it kind of speaks a little bit to that other email that we used as an exhibit earlier where it's, like, we're going to use my dad's thing and take credit for it. There was an element that he was always trying to avoid that but at the same time trying to prove value. So it was this element of, like, signals.
REDACTED: Well, we'll return to that --
Mr. Schwartz: Your reference to the name and the brand, what you mean is he had to be scrupulous about not violating
Mr. Archer: Right. That's why I refer to the brand.
Mr. Schwartz: -- reflect on the name and the brand.
Mr. Goldman: All right. So when you were talking about the name and the brand, that because of that --
Mr. Archer: Because of that --
Mr. Goldman: -- it was your understanding that he was even more fastidious about following the law --
Mr. Archer: Right.
So Hunter Biden was keenly aware of not violating FARA or other U.S. laws with respect to his activity with foreign countries and he used his father's name to "take credit" for anything that put a nickel in his pocket.
Quite the son.
But for some reason president Biden refuses to criticize Hunter Biden. Perhaps he fears Hunter's relapse, perhaps he feels as a father he has let Hunter down or paid more attention to Beau when he was dying or perhaps Joe is just a better man than most of us, who knows? But it would be better for all concerned if the president would just say it: Hunter, a drug addict, used my name to make money to fuel his drug habit. Anyone who has a family member or friend with a drug habit (and that's a whole lot of Americans) would understand.
No. of Recommendations: 3
But for some reason president Biden refuses to criticize Hunter Biden. Perhaps he fears Hunter's relapse, perhaps he feels as a father he has let Hunter down or paid more attention to Beau when he was dying or perhaps Joe is just a better man than most of us, who knows?
You may believe that and I may believe that, but Joe Biden is under no obligation to criticize or condemn his son.
A relative's mental illness and/or substance abuse issue is a sensitive topic. It's a huge social media topic as it relates to the growing homeless problem facing the USA. Families and friends deal with it in different ways. Disowning, condemning, banishing, interventions, ignoring, denial...and some air their 'dirty laundry' for all the world to see.
They aren't the Kardashians.
Quite the son indeed. Trading on a relative's name is quite common. (Jared & Ivanka's $2 billion dollar deal comes to mind)
No. of Recommendations: 2
But for some reason president Biden refuses to criticize Hunter Biden.
Of course he won't. Biden doesn't knows what that addle brain son might say about
his good ol' dad.
Anyone who has a family member or friend with a drug habit (and that's a whole lot of Americans) would understand
Yes, trust me, I do. It's why I can say what I did.
Playing on the heartstrings doesn't excuse the Biden Crime Family.
No. of Recommendations: 1
So Hunter Biden was keenly aware of not violating FARA or other U.S. laws with respect to his activity with foreign countries and he used his father's name to "take credit" for anything that put a nickel in his pocket
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
The only reason this moron got a dime from several foreign powers, some hostile to the United States is because of his last name and who his father is.
'For some reason Biden refuses to criticize Hunter'? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA because he's knows he's an unstable crackhead who's equally likely to bang a stripper, close a foreign deal or drop a dime on The Big Guy if the feds pressure him enough.
No. of Recommendations: 8
Dope1: The only reason this moron got a dime from several foreign powers, some hostile to the United States is because of his last name and who his father is.
We've repeatedly said as much. Well, one quibble: the money did not come directly from a foreign power like it did for Trump, Ivanka, and Jared by way of the governments of Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar.
And perhaps you missed it but Trump is the one with a bank account in China.
And wasn't Trump the one who promised voters he had no business dealings with Russia in 2016 when he was running for the presidency but was actually negotiating a Trump Tower Moscow? <--- HOSTILE FOREIGN POWER.
But hey, didn't you guys promise us that Devon Archer was the real deal, the man with all the dirt on The Biden Crime Family, the spiller of beans, the one True Oracle, the secret slayer, and what, he tells the republicans he never once heard Joe Biden discuss business with Hunter's business partners, never once saw Joe Biden do anything illegal or even questionable, that Joe Biden's conversations with Hunter on speaker phone were totally innocuous and, BTW, confirmed that Hunter and Joe spoke to each other every day after Beau's death.
Meanwhile, TFG's attorney is on Fox telling the world that, yeah, Trump chose Plan D, a pause in the electoral vote counting, admitting his own client acted corruptly and illegally and none other than the vice president is going to drop a sh!t ton of bricks on Trump's head through contemporaneous notes and on the witness stand, stating that Trump knew he lost and conspired to stay in office by any means necessary including a fake electors scheme to steal the 2020 presidential election.
Wouldn't it be easier and more honorable just to fess up, admit your were conned, and that Trump is the worst thing to happen to America since forever?
No. of Recommendations: 1
Well, one quibble: the money did not come directly from a foreign power
LOL. It only comes from the government-connected and controlled proxies. Same difference.
The rest of your post is more mendacious attempts at making connections with Trump while downplaying the dirty deals that Hunter and Joe were cooking up.
I'm toying with writing a post about how the Bidens gave China stealth jet technology, aided by Barack Obama, but I'm saving it, I think. Too much cool stuff today with Oregon and Washington joining my beloved Big Ten.
No. of Recommendations: 2
...while downplaying the dirty deals that Hunter and Joe were cooking up.
What dirty deals was Joe cooking up? This is whistleblower testimony, and so far none of it (to my knowledge) has soiled Joe. It does further paint Hunter as a con-man, trying to give the illusion of access for business. But, so far, no actual access has been testified to. And that's the whistleblower that was supposed to bring down the Biden family.
I'm open to believing any politician can be shady/crooked. I think it's something about the mental make-up of someone who would seek public office and power (e.g. I have no interest, but if I were in office I would be a straight arrow, even if it cost me friends and influence). But so far this testimony isn't proving that about Joe. So far. I don't know if the testimony is finished, or what future testimony may reveal.
No. of Recommendations: 1
No. of Recommendations: 3
That doesn't refute anything Archer has said. If he's blowing a whistle, it's clearly not against Joe. And this letter doesn't imply otherwise.
No. of Recommendations: 9
Wow, that is just such an outrageous example of corruption. I mean, it doesn't get any worse than a brief, innocuous note to his son's friend and business partner. Or is there some secret code in there that requires a special decoder ring?
I mean, seriously, whatcha' think ya' got there?
Trump had four years of the FBI and the entire justice department at his beck and call, tried to extort Ukraine for dirt on the Bidens, got Russia to hack the DNC, and ended up with exactly nothing.
You've come up empty.
More foolishly, one minute you guys are claiming Joe Biden is dumber than a box of hair and the next minute you're claiming he's a criminal mastermind who hoodwinked the entire U.S. government and absconded with millions and millions of dollars from China.
Everything you guys do proves sano right: you just keep flooding the zone with sh!t.
No. of Recommendations: 1
It picks apart the lie that Brandon didn't have any connection to his son's bidness.
No. of Recommendations: 1
I mean, seriously, whatcha' think ya' got there?
Yeah, a bunch of rocks once laughed at the Colorado River. Now there's a big canyon there.
It's hilarious how NPC's just pretend that the mountain of facts piling up (and sinking poll numbers!) aren't having an effect, but you do you. Lemme know when you get the next firmware upload.
No. of Recommendations: 3
Not really. I don't know how he ended up at whatever party that was, but he didn't speak to Joe. And he -in his testimony- said that the times he did speak to Joe it was "nothing important". It appears similar to me saying "hi" to one of 1poorkid's coworkers. Doesn't mean I'm doing any business, or even know them at all.
No. of Recommendations: 9
Dope1: It picks apart the lie that Brandon didn't have any connection to his son's bidness.
Umm, how so? Archer didn't even get a 'hello' from Biden at a luncheon because he was, you know, being vice president and talking with the Former President of the People's Republic of China but he did get a perfunctory note that didn't say squat.
Maybe I need to read between the lines where it really says, "Hey Devon, drop off that big ol' bag of cash at the usual spot. Hugs and kisses, The Big Guy."
Remember when I wrote that I thought the republicans here are actually pretty smart?
I take that back.
No. of Recommendations: 1
Again, let me know when the new programming gets uploaded. The current version seems to blue screen a lot.
