Trump ‘fishing for election dirt’ in Ukraine bad, Trump hit by election dirt from Ukraine… forget?

Donald Trump and Paul Manafort in 2016. REUTERS Rick Wilking

President Donald Trump is being roasted for “pressuring” Ukraine to get dirt on Joe Biden over past meddling sins. Did the same people cry murder when Trump’s aide Paul Manafort was torpedoed by the ‘black ledger’ leak from Kiev?

This week dedicated Russiagaters had a short yet intensive thrill ride, after it was revealed that a whistleblower had complained about President Donald Trump having an inappropriate phone conversation with a foreign leader. The gotcha moment soon passed as sources of various media outlets claimed that the foreign leader was not Vladimir Putin of Russia but rather Volodymyr Zelensky, the freshly elected leader of Ukraine.

So instead of an exposed case of collusion Trump haters got a suspected case of corruption. Namely, Trump stands accused of leaning on his Ukrainian counterpart to have Ukrainian law enforcement investigate Hunter Biden and whether his father, former Vice President Joe Biden, abused his position as VP to shield the junior from an inquest.

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