The phone call that landed U.S. President Donald Trump in a heap of trouble was supposed to cause a headache for his political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden. “There’s a lot of talk about Biden’s son,” Trump said during that July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, steering the conversation toward what Trump depicts as a scandal that could bring down Biden, a potential 2020 competitor. When it comes to the Bidens and Ukraine, however, there’s little to back up the suspicions.
Bloomberg: Fact-checking claims about Joe Biden, Hunter Biden and Ukraine
Then-U.S .Vice President Joe Biden waves as he walks out of Air Force Two with his granddaughter Finnegan and son Hunter upon their arrival in Beijing on Dec. 4, 2013. (AFP) Hunter's work for a Ukrainian oil and gas company is at the center of the massive political scandal in the U.S. that gave start to an impeachment inquiry against U.S. president Donald Trump.
