Inside VP Biden’s linking of a loan to a Ukraine prosecutor’s ouster
9/16/23
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from The Washington Post,
9/15/23:
As Vice President Biden flew to Ukraine in early December 2015, he read through his briefing materials in preparation for a meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and what would be a momentous speech to the Ukrainian parliament. A key goal for the trip was to urge the government to crack down on corruption, starting with the removal of the powerful prosecutor general, viewed by U.S. and European officials as an impediment to reform. — a suspicious ouster to House Republicans now pushing for President Biden’s impeachment.
The moment when the Obama administration decided to link Shokin’s firing to the loan guarantee has never been firmly established.
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