US Senate Report: Joe Biden's Son Suspected Of Stealing Profits In Ukraine Policy

Hunter Biden (Sumber: Wikimedia Commons)

JAKARTA - The United States Senate (US) released a report containing complaints from two members of Barack Obama's administration in 2015. The complaint was related to the role of Hunter Biden, son of the Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden, who stole profits through a Ukraine-based energy company. , Burisma.

"Hunter Biden's position on the Burisma council overshadows their work advancing anti-corruption reforms in Ukraine," the report wrote.

The 87-page report, as reported by the BBC, called Hunter Biden's role in Burisma under suspicion of corruption as "awkward" and "problematic" as the US tries to help clean up corruption in Ukraine. Unfortunately, this report has only been disclosed to the public a little.

"Hunter Biden's position on the Burisma council is problematic and is interfering in the efficient implementation of policies with respect to Ukraine," said the report, adding that Biden's relatives "cashed in the name Joe Biden". "The extent to which Hunter Biden's role on the Burisma council influences US policy towards Ukraine is unclear," it wrote.

Meanwhile, the report also details the extent of Hunter Biden's relationship with foreign interests and questionable business leaders in Ukraine and China. This creates "problems of financial crime, counterintelligence and extortion." It also shows that Joe Biden's son is profiting from his family name.

The report admits that there are still unknown details, but time is running out for Republicans to turn this topic into something that will be of concern to voters. However, if Joe Biden wins in November, his political opponents will likely continue to dig, hoping to build on the information in the report. More concrete evidence could undermine his presidency.

Ahead of the report's release, which is six weeks before the presidential election, committee chairman Ron Johnson said in an interview that the report's release also served a purpose. The committee released it before the election to let voters know more about Joe Biden and his family before casting their vote.

Trump impeachment

Hunter Biden's presence on Burisma's council led to the impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump in December 2019. Trump has claimed that Biden intervened in Ukraine to help his son's business interests. But lawmakers found no evidence of this. Trump was then charged with secretly withholding military aid to Ukraine in order to pressure Ukrainian authorities to investigate Joe Biden, who is Trump's challenger in the 2020 presidential election.

During the impeachment trial, Trump's Attorney Pat Cipollone, hit back at the allegations against the president and said Democrats never met the impeachment standards set out by the US Constitution.

"The only conclusion is that the president has done nothing wrong. There are absolutely no cases," said Cipollone.

Trump's legal team says Trump and Ukraine are hearsay. Cipollone described the accusations of suppressing Ukraine as an illegal attempt to prevent Trump from being re-elected as president.