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Re:Secret Deals, Foreign Investments: The Rise of Trump’s Cr... by NickC25 on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @11:10AM (#43846383)
Hunter Biden, as far as I know, didn't hold an official title within his father's administration. Jared Kushner, on the other hand, did hold an official title within Donald Trump's first administration.

Hunter Biden, as far as the country has been made aware, never requested an TS-SCI clearance, as Jared Kushner did. Jared Kushner was given one via overrule from the 45th administration when the FBI and CIA said there's no way in hell he should be given access to any state secrets due to his background.

For the record, fuck Hunter Biden for anything he might have done. But don't equate selling access to demanding the highest levels of access to our nation's most closely held secrets.

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Re:Secret Deals, Foreign Investments: The Rise of Trump’s Cr... by dlachausse on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @03:16PM (#43849525)
Why can’t we just agree that both are really, really bad? The amount of mental gymnastics that each side does to justify such blatant corruption is astounding.
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Re:Secret Deals, Foreign Investments: The Rise of Trump’s Cr... by archagon on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @07:31PM (#43851893)
Except Hunter Biden’s crimes were relatively minor ones that were massively amplified and distorted by a political smear campaign. For example: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgnl7qdvjno.amp
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