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  1. Sep 23, 2019 · 409. 49K views 4 years ago. Joe Biden was caught on video bragging that he threatened to withhold $1 billion in funding from Ukraine unless they fired the Prosecutor who was...

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    • Joe Biden Leveraged Aid to Remove Top Prosecutor as Part Anti-Corruption Efforts
    • Our Rating: False
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    It's true that Joe Biden leveraged $1 billion in aid to persuade Ukraine to oust its top prosecutor, Viktor Shokin, in March 2016. But it wasn't because Shokin was investigating Burisma. It was because Shokin wasn't pursuing corruption among the country's politicians. As European and American diplomats pressed Ukraine to clean up its corruption, th...

    Based on our research, the claim that Joe Biden threatened to withhold $1 billion from Ukraine to save his son's job is FALSE. The then-vice president leveraged aid dollars to persuade the country to oust its top prosecutor as part of anti-corruption efforts endorsed by other international players that were unrelated to his son, Hunter Biden.

    USA TODAY, Nov. 15, 2019, Explainer: Biden, allies pushed out Ukrainian prosecutor because he didn't pursue corruption cases
    USA TODAY, Oct. 11, 2019, Trump's conspiracy theories thrive in Ukraine, where a young democracy battles corruption and distrust
    Associated Press, Sept. 24, GOP-led Senate committees: Hunter Biden work in Ukraine a conflict of interest, impact 'unclear'
    USA TODAY, Oct. 18, A tabloid got a trove of data on Hunter Biden from Rudy Giuliani. Now, the FBI is probing a possible disinformation campaign.
  3. Oct 9, 2019 · The video was accompanied by a caption reading "Former Vice President Joe Biden confesses to being in charge of Ukraine for the Obama Administration, and withholding $1 billion in loan...

  4. Jul 11, 2023 · https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Biden-Firing-Ukraine-Prosecutor-Clip.mp4

  5. Feb 18, 2020 · Marie Yovanovitch testified that former Vice President Joe Biden's push to remove Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin was in line with the policy of the U.S. and other countries.

  6. Nov 10, 2020 · Nov. 10, 2020, 1:04 PM PST. By Veronika Melkozerova. Ukrainian authorities have closed a criminal probe into Joe Biden, who was accused of improperly forcing the ouster of the country’s...

  7. Sep 23, 2019 · Opinion: Joe Biden Forced Ukraine to Fire Prosecutor for Aid Money Best of the Web: During a Council on Foreign Relations discussion on January 23, 2018, former Vice President Joe Biden spoke ...

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