{"id":2141340,"date":"2024-01-05T13:30:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T18:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/burisma-consultants-are-registering-as-foreign-agents-but-not-hunter-biden\/"},"modified":"2024-01-05T13:32:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T18:32:40","slug":"burisma-consultants-are-registering-as-foreign-agents-but-not-hunter-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/burisma-consultants-are-registering-as-foreign-agents-but-not-hunter-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"Burisma Consultants register as foreign agents, excluding Hunter Biden"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fburisma-consultants-are-registering-as-foreign-agents-but-not-hunter-biden%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2141340&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Second \u200cConsultant for Burisma Holdings Registers as a Foreign \u200bAgent<\/h2>\n<p>A new development has emerged in the ongoing \u2063controversy surrounding Hunter Biden&#8217;s involvement with\u2064 Ukrainian energy firm\u200c Burisma Holdings.\u2062 This week,\u200d another consultant for the \u2064company, John \u2062Buretta, registered \u200das a foreign \u200cagent, raising further questions about Hunter \u200dBiden&#8217;s refusal to do the same.<\/p>\n<p>Buretta, a partner at Cravath, Swaine, and Moore, disclosed in filings with the Justice Department that\u2062 he lobbied for\u2062 Burisma and its \u2062owner, Mykola Zlochevsky, in\u2063 2016 and 2017. As a former Justice \u200bDepartment official, Buretta met \u200cwith four federal officials to discuss bribery investigations\u200b against Burisma.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting \u200dthat Blue Star Strategies, a Democratic lobbying firm, had already registered as a foreign agent for Burisma in May \u20632022 as part of a settlement with the Justice Department.<\/p>\n<h3>Hunter Biden&#8217;s Involvement with Burisma<\/h3>\n<p>In April 2014, Burisma hired Hunter Biden at a monthly \u2062salary of $80,000. His role was\u2063 to help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ceo-co-founder-of-dailyclout-io-on-covid-vaccine-concern\/\" title=\"CEO &#038; Co-Founder Of DailyClout.IO on Covid Vaccine Concern\">secure business deals<\/a> and\u200b improve the company&#8217;s reputation \u200din the West. Republicans have alleged that Biden\u200b was\u2063 hired due to his father&#8217;s position as vice president and his involvement with \u2064Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>While Hunter \u200bBiden denies any wrongdoing, he has refused to register with the Foreign Agents Registration\u2064 Act (FARA). However, \u200che did acknowledge that Burisma\u2062 likely hired him because of his last name. \u2062In 2015, Biden enlisted the \u2062services \u200bof Blue Star \u200bStrategies, \u2064owned by Democratic operatives Sally\u2063 Painter and Karen \u200bTramontano, to \u2062handle public relations and lobbying for Burisma. Buretta was later\u2062 appointed to handle legal work on behalf of the company.<\/p>\n<p>Concerns have\u200c been raised that the government has been lenient\u2064 towards Biden regarding his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-calls-travel-lid-for-wednesday-an-hour-after-bobulinski-interview-airs\/\" title=\"Biden Calls Travel Lid for Wednesday an Hour After Bobulinski Interview Airs\">foreign business dealings<\/a>. Although he was charged with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-prosecutors-weighing-4-criminal-charges-against-hunter-biden-report\/\" title=\"Federal Prosecutors Weighing 4 Criminal Charges Against Hunter Biden: Report\">felony tax evasion<\/a> by \u200cSpecial Council David Weiss, critics argue that he should also\u2062 face prosecution \u2062for his lobbying activities on \u200dbehalf of Burisma \u200cand clients in Romania and China.<\/p>\n<h3>Evidence of Hunter Biden&#8217;s \u2064Interactions with U.S. Officials<\/h3>\n<p>There is\u200d mounting\u2064 evidence that Hunter Biden had discussions with U.S. officials, including his father, about Burisma. In 2015,\u200c he introduced\u200c his\u200d father to a Burisma\u2062 executive during a dinner in Washington,\u2063 D.C. Additionally, Hunter Biden&#8217;s \u200dformer \u2064business\u200d partner and Burisma board member, Devon Archer, testified before Congress that \u2063Biden \u2063frequently put\u200d his father on speakerphone \u2062during meetings\u200c with Zlochevsky and other\u2064 Burisma executives. Archer stated that Zlochevsky\u2062 asked Hunter Biden for assistance from Washington, D.C. regarding the investigation into Burisma.<\/p>\n<p>In November\u2064 2016, Hunter Biden also\u2064 met with his \u2062father&#8217;s energy adviser, Amos Hochstein, to \u200bdiscuss Burisma. Hochstein confirmed this during his\u2063 testimony before Congress, revealing that Hunter Biden sought \u2064his views on Burisma and\u200b Zlochevsky.<\/p>\n<p>Buretta, the newly registered\u2063 foreign agent,\u200b had meetings with several officials, including Hochstein, Catherine Novelli \u200dfrom the State Department, U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, and Bruce\u200c Swartz from the\u2063 Justice Department.<\/p>\n<p>As of \u200cnow, Buretta, the Justice Department, and Biden&#8217;s lawyers have not responded to\u2062 requests\u200c for \u200ccomment.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the potential implications\u200c of Hunter Biden not registering as \u2063a foreign agent for his work with\u2062 Burisma, particularly \u200bin\u200d relation to lobbying and \u2063influencing \u200bUS \u2063policy towards Ukraine?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Er, \u200dthe \u2062recent registration of two consultants for Burisma as foreign agents raises concerns about Hunter Biden&#8217;s\u200b transparency and potential conflicts of interest.<\/p>\n<p>FARA requires individuals and organizations to\u2062 disclose their activities on\u2062 behalf of foreign entities to\u200b the US government. \u200cRegistration \u2063under FARA\u200d ensures transparency\u200c and accountability, allowing the \u200bpublic to better understand the\u2063 influence of foreign entities on US policy and decision-making.<\/p>\n<p>By not registering as a foreign agent, \u200dHunter Biden has raised suspicions about the nature of his work for Burisma and whether it involved lobbying or other activities that could have influenced \u2062US policy towards Ukraine. The recent registration \u2063of John Buretta and Blue Star Strategies highlights \u2063the importance of compliance with FARA regulations and begs the question of why Hunter Biden has not done the same.<\/p>\n<p>Some argue \u200dthat \u200cHunter Biden&#8217;s reluctance to register as a foreign agent may be due to fears of negative implications \u2063for his father,\u2063 President Joe Biden. However, this only reinforces concerns about potential conflicts of interest \u200band the \u2064need\u200d for \u2064transparency in the relationship \u200cbetween Hunter Biden&#8217;s work and his father&#8217;s position in government.<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing controversy\u2064 surrounding Hunter Biden&#8217;s involvement \u2064with Burisma has been a source of political speculation and scrutiny. It has become\u200d a focal point for Republicans, who accuse the Biden family of corruption\u2064 and using\u2062 their political\u2063 influence for personal gain.<\/p>\n<p>These latest developments with the registration of John Buretta as a foreign agent for Burisma add another \u2064layer of complexity to the situation. It raises further questions about the extent of \u200dinfluence and lobbying efforts by Burisma and its associates, and the need for increased scrutiny and accountability.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the registration \u200cof John Buretta as a \u200cforeign agent \u2062for Burisma further highlights the concerns surrounding Hunter \u200dBiden&#8217;s involvement with the \u2062Ukrainian energy firm. The refusal to \u200bregister under FARA raises suspicions about the nature of his work\u2063 and potential conflicts of interest. The\u200c ongoing controversy underscores the need for transparency and accountability in the relationship between government officials and foreign entities. It remains to be seen how \u200bthese latest\u200d developments will impact the ongoing scrutiny and investigations surrounding Hunter Biden \u200dand Burisma Holdings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new foreign agent registration by a consultant at Burisma Holdings, the Ukrainian energy firm, has intensified concerns over Hunter Biden&#8217;s failure to follow suit. John Buretta, a partner at Cravath, Swaine, and Moore, revealed his lobbying activities for Burisma and its owner, Mykola Zlochevsky, in recent Justice Department filings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":155,"featured_media":2141341,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2141340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2141340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/155"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2141340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2141340\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2141341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2141340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2141340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2141340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}