A defense attorney for President Trump’s Senate impeachment trial slammed Hunter Biden’s employment with Ukrainian gas company Burisma Holdings, saying the former vice president’s son lacked the experience necessary to land the job and its salary.
“Hunter Biden is paid over $83,000 a month, while the average American family of four during that time, each year, made less than $54,000, and that’s according to U.S. Census Bureau during that time,” said Pam Bondi.
Bondi, 54, submitted a list of articles she said shows Biden did not have the background required to sit on the board of Burisma. She suggested it was his connection to his father that helped secure the lucrative gig and shield him from legal and congressional inquiries.
“When speaking with ABC News about his qualifications to be on Burisma’s board, Hunter Biden didn’t point to any of the usual qualifications of a board member,” she said. “Hunter Biden had no experience in natural gas, no experience in the energy sector, no experience with Ukrainian regulatory affairs. As far as we know, he doesn’t speak Ukrainian.”
She added, “So, naturally, the media has asked questions about his board membership. Why was Hunter Biden on this board?”
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Hunter Biden, 50, has been pivotal to the defense team as it seeks to draw contrasts between Trump and the Bidens over their dealings in Ukraine. He earned $50,000 a month on the board of Burisma Holdings, a natural gas firm, from 2014 to 2019.
Senate Republicans have entertained the idea of witnesses if Democrats agree to swap the younger Biden’s testimony for that of former national security adviser John Bolton, whose forthcoming book claims Trump withheld aid to Ukraine in exchange for an investigation into the Bidens.
