Document Refutes Republican Claims of Bribery Scheme Between Joe Biden and Foreign National

A document from the House Oversight Committee has been released that Democrats say refutes Republican claims of a bribery scheme between Joe Biden and a foreign national. The document is a 2019 questionnaire filled out by Mykola Zlochevsky, the co-founder of the Ukrainian energy firm Burisma, where Biden’s son Hunter once served on the board.

The questionnaire was given to Lev Parnas, an associate of Rudy Giuliani, who Republicans claim was involved in a $5 million bribe from Zlochevsky to Joe Biden when he was vice president. However, in the transcript of a 2019 interview released by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), Zlochevsky denies ever having contacts with Joe Biden while he was vice president or receiving assistance from his staff while Hunter served on the board.

Raskin, the committee’s ranking member, released the document in a letter to its chairman, Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), in an effort to counter the Republican claims. Democrats have argued that the evidence in the document shows that there is no evidence of a bribery scheme between Joe Biden and Zlochevsky.

The document has been released as part of the ongoing investigation into the Trump impeachment. It is unclear what the implications of the document will be, but it is clear that Democrats are using it to refute the Republican claims of a bribery scheme. The document is likely to be a key piece of evidence in the investigation going forward.