Former Ukrainian prosecutor Viktor Shokin, who was fired in 2016 by order of then-Vice President Joe Biden, said he wanted to sue the press for defamation, but said he was unable to do so due to lack of funds. news paper reported. Interview aired on Saturday.
Shokin served as Ukraine’s prosecutor general until 2016, when he was sacked by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko for political issues. pressure From Biden who claimed Shokin was corrupt. According to an interview with Brian Kilmeade on FOX News’ One Nation, Mr. Shokin wants to sue for libel after an American newspaper parrots the allegations despite Mr. Shokin’s denials. Said it can’t be done. (Related article: US officials ‘impressed’ by Joe Biden firing, new reveal show)
“What do you say to those who say you are corrupt and that Joe Biden did the right thing by making sure he fired you?”・Quoting an article written by the Street Journal about Shokin. Mr Shokin responded, “I would appreciate it if these very respectable publications would take up a single instance or a single crime that I have committed.”
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“Then why not file a lawsuit?” asked Kilmeade. “Why don’t you sue these publications for defamation?”
“I would love to, but it costs money to sue someone and I don’t have the money as I am retiree and have an $800 monthly pension,” Shokin said, adding that he didn’t have the money to sue. claimed. He files a defamation lawsuit against a newspaper company in the United States.
“Fox gives the former Ukrainian Attorney General a platform for these lies, which the Attorney General’s own deputy calls a hotbed of corruption,” said White House spokesman Ian Sams. statement told Fox News about Shokin’s interview with Kilmeade. Sams asserted Shokin’s leadership as prosecutor.[drew] Demands for reform came not only from then-Vice President Biden, but also from US diplomats, international partners, and even Republican senators like Ron Johnson. ”
Shokin is in the spotlight in the United States following Hunter Biden’s investigation. provided At the time Shokin was fired, his office was investigating the Burisma Holdings board. Congressional Republicans was suggested Mr. Shokin was fired because Mr. Biden wanted to protect the business interests of his son, Burisma.
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