Why Russia would hack Burisma

Published January 14, 2020 7:20pm ET



Why would Russia hack Burisma, the Ukrainian energy company on whose board Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, once sat?

Simple: to find incriminating or embarrassing evidence of malfeasance on Biden’s part. This would give Russia a means of orchestrating a leak campaign to damage Biden, should Vladimir Putin decide he prefers an alternate Democratic nominee or a second Trump term.

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