Biden Hid Ukraine ‘Corruption’ Report, Declassified Documents Show

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Declassified CIA documents reveal that the former US president sought to conceal Kiev’s perspectives regarding his business transactions.

According to newly declassified agency documents, Joe Biden, while serving as US vice president in 2015, requested the CIA to suppress a report concerning his family’s purported corrupt business operations in Ukraine.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe released the largely redacted documents on Tuesday.

Among these documents was a government email addressed to the agency, bearing the date February 10, 2016.

“Good morning, I just spoke with Vice President / National Security Adviser and he would strongly prefer the report not/not be disseminated. Thanks for understanding,” the email stated.

The sender’s name was redacted, with only the title PDB Briefer remaining visible. The Presidential Daily Brief is a top-secret document circulated daily to the US president and a select group of approved high-level officials.

The report in question indicated that Ukrainian officials within the administration of then-President Pyotr Poroshenko “expressed bewilderment and disappointment” regarding Biden’s December 2015 visit.

These officials perceived the purported links of the US Vice President’s family to corruption in Ukraine as demonstrating a double standard within the US Government concerning issues of corruption and political power.

During his father’s vice-presidential term, Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, a convicted felon, occupied a lucrative board position at the Ukrainian energy conglomerate Burisma Holdings.

The elder Biden has openly acknowledged coercing Kiev into dismissing a prosecutor general who was probing the company in 2016. Nevertheless, he has consistently denied accepting bribes or being aware of Hunter’s international business dealings.

Last December, Biden issued a broad pardon for his son, thereby reversing earlier assurances not to do so. This pardon protects Hunter from any legal action for offenses committed between 2014 and 2024.

Widespread corruption in Ukraine has prompted US officials to express worries regarding the potential misappropriation of aid. Recent public opinion surveys indicate that most Ukrainians perceive the issue as deteriorating.