Section: The Washington Free Beacon (USA)
Lieu (D): Hunter Biden’s Burisma Role Shows ‘No Evidence of Corruption’
Rep. Ted Lieu (D., Calif.) said Wednesday there was “no evidence of corruption” in Hunter Biden receiving $50,000 per month to sit on the board of a Ukrainian gas company while his father was vice president. “The underlying problem here was of course Hunter Biden receiving $50,000 a month from a Ukrainian energy company,”...
NYT Journalist Shames Hugh Hewitt For Attacking ‘Candidate’s Child,’ 49-Year-Old Hunter Biden
The New York Times‘s Michael Barbaro criticized conservative talk show host Hugh Hewitt, saying he attacked “a candidate’s child,” 49-year-old Hunter Biden. “As this fellow circulates personal attacks on a candidates child, remember he’s paid by NBC and MSNBC,” tweeted Barbaro, host of The Daily podcast, about...
Gabbard: ‘Haven’t Seen Much’ Evidence Warren Is Prepared to Be President
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D., Hawaii) has seen little evidence that fellow presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) is prepared to be commander in chief, she said Thursday on Hill.TV’s Rising. “I haven’t seen much come from her in the way of what kind of leadership and decision-making that she would bring to that most...
ABC’s Bombshell Ukraine Story Falls Apart
An ABC News report that an adviser to the Ukrainian president said any communication with President Donald Trump had to include discussion of former vice president Joe Biden, published Wednesday night, fell apart within hours. ABC credited its scoop to Serhiy Leshchenko, a former member of Ukraine’s parliament and former adviser to...
Schiff Rewrites Trump’s Conversation With Zelensky
Rep. Adam Schiff (D., Calif.) read from a fake transcript of President Donald Trump’s July phone conversation with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky during his opening statement at a House hearing on Thursday. Schiff said he used his own rendition of the phone call to emphasize “in sum and in character what the president was...
Sen. Chris Murphy Changes His Story on Zelensky Meeting
Senator Chris Murphy (D., Conn.), who traveled to Ukraine in early September, told reporters this week that he had heard “directly” from Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky that Zelensky felt pressured by Trump to investigate Hunter Biden’s involvement with Ukrainian gas giant Burisma. But according to a tape of a briefing...
Waters Celebrates Calling for Impeachment Before Any Allegations Emerged
Rep. Maxine Waters (D., Calif.) celebrated the launch of impeachment inquiries against President Donald Trump by pointing out that she supported such a move before any evidence of alleged misconduct emerged. Waters told MSNBC’s All In that she was “way ahead of all of this” because she called for impeachment shortly after...
Warren Flustered by Hypothetical Ethics Question on Hunter Biden
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) appeared flustered when a reporter asked if her ethics plan would bar her potential vice president’s child from serving on the board of a foreign company. The Warren campaign singled out fossil fuel companies that “spend freely on influence peddling” when she debuted an ethics policy intended to...
Continetti: Democrats Might Target ‘General Abuse of Power’ in Impeachment Process
Washington Free Beacon editor in chief Matthew Continetti predicted House Democrats will pursue the impeachment of President Donald Trump for general abuse of power rather than for a specific crime. On Meet the Press Daily Wednesday, MSNBC anchor Chuck Todd asked about previous cases of impeachment against U.S. presidents, and Continetti said...
Flashback: Joe Biden Got Angry When Obama Campaign Vetted Hunter Biden
When former president Barack Obama’s campaign vetted Joe Biden during the 2008 presidential race, it also looked into Biden’s son, Hunter, angering the former vice president. Obama campaign researchers found potential public relations issues with Hunter Biden’s marriage, substance abuse history, and lobbying work, according to...
