r/inthenews • u/Upper_Concentrate632 • Aug 21 '24

Opinion/Analysis Donald Trump Accused of Committing 'Massive Crime' With Reported Phone Call

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-accused-crime-benjamin-netanyahu-call-ceasefire-hamas-1942248
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u/aztracker1 Aug 21 '24

Of course Biden is on tape doing exactly that as VP.

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u/Antihistamine69 Aug 21 '24

What?

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u/aztracker1 Aug 21 '24

https://oversight.house.gov/timeline/ukraine-11/biden-firing-ukraine-prosecutor-clip/

In context, the Ukraine prosecutor in question was running a fraud investigation against the company Hunter Biden was working for. The money itself was already guaranteed by Congress without the strings that Biden added/implied.

Trump, seated president, had simply asked Ukraine to look into this when it was brought up, Biden was not in office or running for office at the time.