Stefanik slams ‘incriminating’ 2015 photo of Joe Biden with Hunter Biden-linked advisor.
House GOP Conference Chairwoman Slams “Damning Photo” of Joe Biden on Air Force Two
House GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) has strongly criticized a “damning photo” of then-Vice President Joe Biden on Air Force Two during a 2015 trip to Ukraine. The photo shows Biden being briefed by current special presidential coordinator Amos Hochstein, who had communication with Hunter Biden at the time.
Stefanik argues that this photo provides “further evidence” that Biden administration officials were aware of the president’s involvement in his son’s business dealings. She believes that Joe Biden was intimately involved while serving as Vice President.
Stefanik’s Claims
“This damning picture of then Vice President Joe Biden on Air Force Two en route to Ukraine talking with Amos Hochstein is just further evidence that Biden and senior officials in the Biden Administration not only knew of Hunter Biden’s corrupt foreign business dealings, but also that Joe Biden was intimately involved while Vice President,” Stefanik told Fox News.
According to Stefanik, the photograph was taken before a meeting between Joe Biden and then-Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. During this meeting, the vice president allegedly threatened to withhold aid from Ukraine unless a Ukrainian prosecutor investigating Burisma, a company Hunter Biden was involved with, was terminated.
“All evidence points directly to Joe Biden being deeply compromised. House Republicans will leave no stone unturned in our investigations into Biden’s involvement in his family’s influence peddling scheme,” Stefanik declared.
Revelations from Emails and Congressional Testimony
Emails and congressional testimony obtained by Fox News revealed exchanges between Hunter Biden and Amos Hochstein. In 2014, Hunter Biden requested contacts from Hochstein who could assist with navigating a new tax in Ukraine on private energy companies.
However, Hochstein reportedly expressed concerns to both Bidens in October 2015. He warned that Hunter Biden’s position on the board of Burisma could undermine United States policy in Ukraine and fuel Russian disinformation campaigns. Hochstein raised these concerns during a coffee meeting with Hunter Biden, while a meeting with Joe Biden took place in the West Wing of the White House. White House visitor logs confirm Hochstein’s meeting with Biden.
“We were starting to think about a trip to Ukraine, and I wanted to make sure that he [Vice President Biden] was aware that there was an increase in chatter on media outlets close to Russians and corrupt oligarchs-owned media outlets about undermining his message — to try to undermine his [Vice President Biden’s] message and including Hunter Biden being part of the board of Burisma,” Hochstein testified before Congress in 2020.
Hochstein served as the special envoy and coordinator for international energy affairs during the Obama-Biden administration. He was later appointed as Biden’s special coordinator for global infrastructure and energy security in August 2021, and currently holds the position of special presidential coordinator.
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