The Sporting Life
Mr. Pelosi visited Ukraine again in 2017, vaguely supporting the development of
Ukrainian soccer. In a mumbling interview with a local TV show in Kyiv, the host asks,
“This is your first visit to Ukraine, I imagine?” and Mr. Pelosi answers, “Uh, yes, this is
my first here, uh, with the, uh, Corporate Governance Initiative.”
Shrewd answer.
It seems Mr. Pelosi studied at his mother’s side. A more truthful reply might have
sounded like this: Well, no, my first time here was in 2009, when I founded a bogus
company designed to shield and enrich fellow Democrats while sucking funds out of
Ukraine. We were effectively shut down by the SEC in 2014.
Under what guise was Mr. Pelosi in Ukraine again in 2017? As the CEO of a global
business ethics consultation firm, naturally.
He was picked to be the CEO of the aforementioned
Corporate Governance Initiative.
Check out their
website, there is nothing of any substance whatsoever. I can’t recall a
website that looked more like a front for something nefarious.
What experience does Mr. Pelosi possess that wowed the CGI board? First, it’s unclear
whether they have a board. Further, the president of the company, listed ridiculously as
“R. RASHAAD LV PATRICK II PHD” on the “Our Team” tab of the CGI website, has no
Wiki page and no LinkedIn page. He, Mr. Pelosi, and communications director Aric
Reutlinger appear to be the only employees of CGI.
What does CGI do? They write passable corporate-speak, for one. From their website:
The Corporate Governance Initiative is committed to assisting organizations adhere to
asystem of guidelines, practices, and procedures by which a company is directed and
controlled.
The Corporate Governance Initiative will also help companies create policies to find better
balance between the interests of a company’s many stakeholders, such as shareholders,
management, patrons, providers, investors, government and the public.
Far more interesting than CGI is how Paul used the firm to get back to the scene
of the crime in Ukraine. Why are Democratic politician children drawn to this highly
corrupt, unstable country? Soccer (which Ukrainians and virtually everyone else calls
football) of course.
From a 2017
article in
American Mirror (emphasis added):
[When] asked why he was in
Kiev.“Today we’re here to talk about soccer,” Pelosi said.“We recently got an endorsement
from the world sports alliance and we’ve spoken with the Ukraine government about
collaboration for soccer for young people,” he said.“Ukraine has a great history in soccer
and we hope to share in that tradition going forward.”The House Minority Leader’s son’s
work there is curious, given the Democrats’ attempts to collaborate with Ukraine to attack
Donald Trump.The Daily Caller reports:The Senate Judiciary Committee is questioning
whether the Democratic National Committee violated the Foreign Agents Registration Act
(FARA) by working with Ukrainian government officials to undermine Donald Trump’s
presidential campaign last year.
In a letter sent to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley
pointed to a report published by Politico in January laying out DNC official Alexandra
Chalupa’s collaboration with Ukrainian politicians to compile research on Paul Manafort, T
rump’s former campaign chairman.Chalupa, a Ukrainian-American activist who is no longer
affiliated with the DNC, was paid $70,000 as a consultant for the party during the 2016
presidential cycle. She was paid $412,000 between 2004 and last year.
Pelosi said he was in the country talking “certain investment banker things related to
soccer.”
If anything draws Democrats together these days, it’s money, spying, and children.
The Real Reason He Was There: He Sits On
Board Of Viscoil
Media is still in the early stages of processing the latest, perhaps largest, nugget: Mr.
Pelosi was back in Ukraine because he apparently sat on the boards of Viscoil, a
Ukrainian gas company, and NRGLab, a company which did energy business with
Ukraine. Watch the Twitter videos. Mr. Pelosi says it himself: “Of course, I’m on the
board of Viscoil…”
Quick aside: When Hunter Biden and associate Devon Archer, a former Abercrombie
& Fitch model, took seats on the Burisma board, their business partner Christopher
Heinz, stepson of John Kerry,
cut business ties with them. Why? The Heinz Ketchup
heir is already wealthy and doesn’t want to go to prison. In contrast, Mr. Pelosi’s mother
Nancy is somehow worth $120 million, but that gets split among Paul and his four siblings. Who wants to wait around for $24 million minus taxes? That isn’t going to cut it for a son of lifelong nepotism. These kids want to
make their own mark on the world, goshdarnit!
Bottom line: the evidence is growing that there was a
Dem cash grab going on in Ukraine
(and China) that started post-revolution, during the Obama administration, and Joe Biden
was the point person. Hunter got in on it, and so did Nancy Pelosi’s underachieving,
stuttering son.
As far as using Ukraine as fodder against Trump, the Dems walked into this trap, though
some more slowly than others. Nancy Pelosi’s reticence to engage in Ukraine-based
impeachment is all too clear in retrospect.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference and with local officials
about Venezuelan democracy efforts on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, in Weston, Fla.
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UPDATED 1:35 PM PT – Friday, October 4, 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may soon be facing similar allegations to Joe Biden. A
recent report suggested Pelosi’s son Paul may have used her position to benefit
financially. A promotional video from 2013 resurfaced on Thursday, brought to public
attention by journalist Patrick Howley.
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