CNN has done an excellent job exposing the false statements made against Joe Biden at the impeachment inquiry hearing today. It is important to remember that Hunter Biden and business associates are not on trial. See link to their article.

In fact, the Chairman of the Oversight committee, Rep James Comer, began with a highly misleading statement. Republican Rep. James Comer, in his opening statement how “the Bidens and their associates created over 20 shell companies” and “raked in over $20 million between 2014 and 2019.” The phrase “the Bidens and their associates” obscures the fact that there is no public evidence to date that President Joe Biden himself received any of this money. And it’s worth noting that a large chunk of the money went to the “associates” – Hunter Biden’s business partners – not even Biden’s family itself.

Nancy Mace made the allegation of that as a known fact, Joe Biden received a bribe from Burisma. Per CNN: The claim about a bribe from Burisma is a completely unproven allegation. The FBI informant who relayed the claim to the FBI in 2020 was merely reporting something he said he had been told by Burisma’s chief executive.

The rest of the false or misleading statements are discussed in the CNN link. I think on this first day of hearings, the Chairman and others have destroyed their credibility with a series of false statements. Representatives Jim Jordan, Nancy Mace, Tim Burchett and Byron Donalds are noted as making highly misleading or false statements.

Representative Byron Donalds tried to show collusion between Joe Biden and his sons, through statements in an email, which were taken totally out of context.

CNN Link: Fact check: Republicans make false, misleading claims at first Biden impeachment inquiry hearing

I am still waiting for some real evidence of wrong doing by Joe Biden.

Stay tuned,

Dave