Political Quotes

“Mr. Chief Justice, on behalf of myself and Senators Risch, Cruz, Graham, Braun, Moran, and Boozman, I send a question to the desk for the counsel for the President. The CHIEF JUSTICE. The question from Senator Crapo and the other Senators for the counsel for the President: Does the evidence in the record show that an investigation into the Burisma-Biden matter is in the national interest of the United States and its efforts to stop corruption? Mr. Counsel PHILBIN. Mr. Chief Justice, Senators, thank you for that question. And the straightforward answer is, yes, the evidence does show that it would be in the interest of the United States. In fact, the evidence on that point is abundant. Here is what we know: Hunter Biden was appointed to the board of an energy company in Ukraine without any apparent experience that would qualify him for that position. He was appointed shortly after his father, the Vice President, became the Obama administration's point man for policy on Ukraine. We know that his appointment raised several red flags at the time. Chris Heinz, the stepson of the then-Secretary of State, severed his business relationship with Hunter citing Hunter's lack of judgment in joining the board of that company, Burisma, because Burisma was owned by an oligarch who was repeatedly under investigation for corruption, for money laundering, and other offenses. Contemporaneous press reports speculated that Hunter's role with Burisma might undermine U.S.…”