JuggerNaught
Contributor
Ok, i just did some reading over this from a couple sources. It seems like it could be one of 2 things
Either Victor Shokin had been investigating Burisma, then let it fall to the wayside for any number of reasons, then when Biden started to kind of shaking out to be the probable nominee, was trying to use it at leverage and got fired over it.
Or he actually did get fired for an ongoing active investigation that threatened Biden and his son
But it looks like the investigation was initiated in 2014, before Trump was even a candidate.
I don't see this as Trump doing anything wrong. I mean 'reminding' them that they have an investigation going on a political opponents son is a down and dirty dick move, but i wouldn't think it's illegal. Now if they didn't already have something going and trump prodded them to initiate an investigation and used political force to do so, thats a different story.
They have an analyst saying there was something inappropriate about the telephone call, but the DOJ dismisses it. It would seem it all hinges on that conversation
Either Victor Shokin had been investigating Burisma, then let it fall to the wayside for any number of reasons, then when Biden started to kind of shaking out to be the probable nominee, was trying to use it at leverage and got fired over it.
Or he actually did get fired for an ongoing active investigation that threatened Biden and his son
But it looks like the investigation was initiated in 2014, before Trump was even a candidate.
I don't see this as Trump doing anything wrong. I mean 'reminding' them that they have an investigation going on a political opponents son is a down and dirty dick move, but i wouldn't think it's illegal. Now if they didn't already have something going and trump prodded them to initiate an investigation and used political force to do so, thats a different story.
They have an analyst saying there was something inappropriate about the telephone call, but the DOJ dismisses it. It would seem it all hinges on that conversation