The controversy deepens as Shokin unequivocally stated, “My firm personal conviction is that, yes, this was the case” when asked if Joe Biden or Hunter Biden received bribes.
Despite these alarming revelations, major media outlets have staunchly defended Biden. A left-leaning “fact-check” by USA Today contends that Joe Biden’s leverage of $1 billion in aid to remove Viktor Shokin in March 2016 was unrelated to the Burisma investigation but instead aimed at addressing corruption within Ukraine’s political elite.
Shokin adamantly insists, “They were being bribed. And the fact that Joe Biden gave away $1 billion in U.S. money in exchange for my dismissal, my firing — isn’t that alone a case of corruption?” he asked.
The contrasting treatment of Biden and former President Donald Trump is noteworthy.
Trump faced impeachment in December 2019, accused of threatening to withhold military aid in a phone call with Ukraine unless they investigated corruption within their government. The phone call used as evidence did not support for the charge, since Trump never threatened to withhold aid.
