Jonathan Turley Skewers the Media for 'Blackout' on 'Biden Corruption'
By Nick Arama | 11:15 AM on May 15, 2023
This past week, the House Oversight Committee dropped some big news showing a labyrinth of LLCs and up to $10 million dollars being funneled out to various Biden family accounts from foreign nationals.
You would think that this would be the kind of stuff that “journalists” would be interested in. Indeed we’ve been covering all this for about four years now, and in great depth. The Committee dropped new information about connections to corrupt figures in Romania, in addition to some of what we already knew about China and other countries.
As Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) said, “For those in the press, this is easy pickings & Pulitzer-level stuff right here.”
But that’s if they were truly journalists, and not just operating as stenographers for the propaganda of the Democratic Party and the protection of Joe Biden. It isn’t only what they cover that shows their bias — it’s what they don’t cover.
Many just didn’t cover it. For those that did, the spin was in full effect. “Republicans Finally Admit They Have No Incriminating Evidence on Joe Biden,” blared the New Republic’s headline. That was the talking point that those who bothered to cover it at all ran with.
George Washington law professor Jonathan Turley had a few things to say about this “otherworldly” take. He noted that first, the media had ignored the truth of the Hunter Biden laptop, claiming “there was no corroboration of the influence-peddling payments and no clear proof of criminal conduct.” Now they’re ignoring and/or trying to spin the corroboration of the millions going to the Biden family from foreign nationals.
The House has shown millions of dollars going to at least nine Bidens like dividends from a family business. As a long-time critic of influence peddling among both Republicans and Democrats, I have never seen the equal of the Bidens.
The whole purpose of influence peddling is to use family members as shields for corrupt officials. Instead of making a direct payment to a politician, which could be seen as a bribe, you can give millions to his or her spouse or children.
Moreover, these emails include references to Joe Biden getting a 10 percent cut of one Chinese deal. It also shows Biden associates warning not to use Joe Biden’s name but to employ code names like “the Big Guy.” [….]
Indeed, Hunter complains that his father is taking half of everything that he is raking in.
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