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President Biden turned and grinned — without saying a word — tonight when I asked about @ChuckGrassley saying alleged Ukrainian bribe-giver claims to have tapes https://nypost.com/2023/06/13/biden-grins-chuckles-when-asked-about-alleged-tapes-of-him-getting-bribed/
7:59 PM · Jun 13, 2023
https://nypost.com/2023/06/13/biden-grins-chuckles-when-asked-about-alleged-tapes-of-him-getting-bribed/
Biden grins, chuckles when asked about alleged tapes of him getting bribed
nypost.com/2023/06/13/biden-grins-chuckles-when-asked-about-alleged-tapes-of-him-getting-bribed
Steven Nelson June 13, 2023
''WASHINGTON — President Biden acted amused Tuesday when asked about the alleged existence of audio recordings of himself and the Ukrainian businessman who allegedly bribed him while he was vice president.''
“Are there tapes that you accepted bribes, President Biden?
Is that true?”
The Post asked Biden as he left an event with US diplomats in the White House East Room.
Biden, 80, stopped mid-stride and turned around with a smile on his face
— then seemed to chuckle to himself and shook his head as he turned to walk away without saying a word.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) revealed Monday that a paid FBI source said the same Ukrainian businessman who allegedly paid $5 million apiece in bribes to then-Vice President Biden and his son Hunter in 2015 and 2016 said that he had 15 audio recordings of Hunter and two of Joe Biden that he kept as “insurance.”
Grassley accused the FBI of redacting information about the tapes from an informant file that the bureau allowed House Oversight Committee members to read last week.
It’s unclear if the FBI has possession of any of the alleged tapes.
As Biden continued walking with his back turned to the press Tuesday evening, he answered “no” to a CNN reporter’s request for comment on the arraignment of former President Donald Trump on charges related to mishandling classified records.
Many elected Republicans said that the Justice Department’s treatment of Trump sharply contrasts with its treatment of the Bidens.
The informant file accusing Biden of bribery was created in June 2020 after the FBI discovered information provided in 2017 by the same longtime informant. The document received public attention this year when a whistleblower contacted Grassley, who then told House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.).
The informant file alleges that the Bidens were paid bribes to aid the interests of Burisma owner Mykola Zlochevsky, according to lawmakers who read it. Burisma hired Hunter to serve on the company’s board beginning in April 2014 as his vice president father took over the Obama administration’s Ukraine portfolio. Former White House stenographer Mike McCormick says Joe Biden pushed US support for Kyiv’s natural gas industry just days after Hunter quietly joined Burisma.
Biden on Thursday attempted to laugh off the bribery allegation when The Post asked about the claim by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) that the file contained “damning evidence” that the commander-in-chief “sold out his country.”
“Where’s the money?” Biden replied, quickly adding: “I’m joking, it’s a bunch of malarkey.”
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