Ukraine: The Democrats' Russia

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No, there’s still no Biden-Ukraine scandal

Washington Post Editorial Board

May 23 2020

AMERICANS NEED not wonder what would happen if Russia tried to spread disinformation and sow division in the United States leading up to the November presidential election. It appears to be doing so. Out of Ukraine this week came audio recordings that have every appearance of a Kremlin scheme to tar presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden. The president’s son, Donald Trump Jr., who welcomed Russian aid against Hillary Clinton in 2016, tweeted them out and implied they were damning — though in fact there is absolutely nothing damning about them. Meanwhile, Republican congressional leaders did their part to advance the myth that Mr. Biden’s activities in Ukraine were scandalous.

The recordings came from Andriy Derkach, a Ukrainian lawmaker connected to the Russian intelligence services. Mr. Derkach said they show that Mr. Biden in 2015 pressured then-Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to help Burisma, a Ukrainian natural gas company, in return for U.S. aid. Mr. Biden’s son Hunter was on Burisma’s board.

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If they were capable of embarrassment or shame, Republican leaders, too, would be wary of further corroding the nation’s politics as they appear to amplify Russian disinformation and encourage unfounded Biden-Ukraine scandal-mongering. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), the chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, this week led his panel to authorize a subpoena of records related to Burisma and Hunter Biden, and he has said he wants to release a report on the matter before the election.

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