Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham said Sunday that he and other Republicans will begin calling witnesses within weeks for hearings related to Hunter Biden's work in Ukraine, as well as the FBI's surveillance of former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.
In the interview, Graham urged GOP Idaho Sen. Jim Risch, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to call the chief of staff to former Secretary of State John Kerry to testify about concerns he reportedly raised about Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian energy company where Biden served as a director.
Republicans have questioned whether Joe Biden, as vice president in 2016, improperly pressured the Ukrainian government to shut down an investigation into Burisma.
Joe Biden and Democrats have accused Republicans of using the Burisma issue to distract from impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.
Graham said he also wants to hear from Kerry's stepson, Christopher Heinz, who was a business partner of Hunter Biden.
State Department emails show that Heinz contacted officials at Foggy Bottom on May 13, 2014 to raise red flags about Hunter Biden's relationship with Burisma, which has been investigated for corruption.
The South Carolina senator also wants to hear from George Kent, a State Department official who testified in the Trump impeachment hearings that he raised concerns about Burisma in 2016.
http://dailycallernewsfoundation.org/2020/02/02/lindsey-graham-reveals-burisma-witness-wish-list-pledges-hearings-on-fisa-abuse/
In the interview, Graham urged GOP Idaho Sen. Jim Risch, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to call the chief of staff to former Secretary of State John Kerry to testify about concerns he reportedly raised about Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian energy company where Biden served as a director.
Republicans have questioned whether Joe Biden, as vice president in 2016, improperly pressured the Ukrainian government to shut down an investigation into Burisma.
Joe Biden and Democrats have accused Republicans of using the Burisma issue to distract from impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.
Graham said he also wants to hear from Kerry's stepson, Christopher Heinz, who was a business partner of Hunter Biden.
State Department emails show that Heinz contacted officials at Foggy Bottom on May 13, 2014 to raise red flags about Hunter Biden's relationship with Burisma, which has been investigated for corruption.
The South Carolina senator also wants to hear from George Kent, a State Department official who testified in the Trump impeachment hearings that he raised concerns about Burisma in 2016.
http://dailycallernewsfoundation.org/2020/02/02/lindsey-graham-reveals-burisma-witness-wish-list-pledges-hearings-on-fisa-abuse/
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