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The prosecutors soon would learn the resistance they faced was blowing directly from the U.S. Embassy in Kiev, where the Obama administration took the rare step of trying to press the Ukrainian government to back off its investigation of both the U.S. aid and the group.<ref>https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/434875-top-ukrainian-justice-official-says-us-ambassador-gave-him-a-do-not-prosecute</ref>}}
The prosecutors soon would learn the resistance they faced was blowing directly from the U.S. Embassy in Kiev, where the Obama administration took the rare step of trying to press the Ukrainian government to back off its investigation of both the U.S. aid and the group.<ref>https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/434875-top-ukrainian-justice-official-says-us-ambassador-gave-him-a-do-not-prosecute</ref>}}
Kiev embassy official George Kent wrote a letter proving the Yovanovitch's meddling in Ukrainian internal affairs happened.<ref>https://www.scribd.com/document/402559592/Embassy2GPLetter4-4-16</ref> State Department officials authenticated the letter. George Kent acknowledged in this Congressional testimony he signed that letter.
The ''New York Times'' claimed that,Lutsenko later denied ever making such allegations.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/05/world/europe/ukraine-prosecutor-trump.html</ref> Lutsenko later stated that the ''New York Timess'' mistranslated his comments, and that Yovanovotich did indeed provide a "Do Not Prosecute" list.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quAXIgMa4Z8</ref>
On March 9, 2019, three weeks in advance of Ukraine's March 31 presidential election, Yovanovitch called for Ukraine’s special anti corruption prosecutor to be removed.<ref>https://ua.usembassy.gov/remarks-by-ambassador-yovanovitch-on-the-occasion-of-the-5th-anniversary-of-the-ukraine-crisis-media-centers-founding/</ref> Yovanovitvh's comments were regarded in Ukrainian media as a violation of international diplomatic convention and protocols of the duty of foreign diplomats to refrain from interfering in a host country's internal affairs, particularly in advance of an election.
The ''New York Times'' claimed that Lutsenko denied ever making such allegations.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/05/world/europe/ukraine-prosecutor-trump.html</ref> Lutsenko later stated that the ''New York Timess'' mistranslated his comments, and that Yovanovotich did indeed provide a "Do Not Prosecute" list.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quAXIgMa4Z8</ref>
Hunter Biden received $3.1 million in 46 payments.<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/investigations/2019/11/06/breaking-source-reveals-hunter-biden-took-off-the-books-payments-from-burisma-aided-by-fbi-coverup/</ref>
Hunter Biden received $3.1 million in 46 payments.<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/investigations/2019/11/06/breaking-source-reveals-hunter-biden-took-off-the-books-payments-from-burisma-aided-by-fbi-coverup/</ref>