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Nuland was also among a network of [[Obama administration]] officials involved in the distribution and recirculation of the infamous ''[[Steele dossier]]'', the document used by the [[FBI]] to secure a maximally intrusive spy warrant to surveil a Trump-campaign associate.

Nuland was also among a network of [[Obama administration]] officials involved in the distribution and recirculation of the infamous ''[[Steele dossier]]'', the document used by the [[FBI]] to secure a maximally intrusive spy warrant to surveil a Trump-campaign associate.

{{quotebox-float|“My understanding is that the conversations that were near-daily between Ambassador Pyatt and Toria Nuland regarding what to do on the way forward then included pitching the office of the Vice President to push [[President Poroshenko]] to remove Shokin.”}}  

{{quotebox-float|“My understanding is that the conversations that were near-daily between Ambassador Pyatt and Toria Nuland regarding what to do on the way forward then included pitching the office of the Vice President to push [[President Poroshenko]] to remove Shokin.”}}  

[[File:Steele dossier fingerprint cartoon 2017.jpg|right|350px|thumb|The Obama administration tried to convince the American people through US intelligence agencies and the mainstream media that Vladimir Putin had colluded with the Trump campaign to elect Donald Trump, using the ''Steele dossier'' as evidence. The falsified document was bought and paid for by the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee.<br>''Illustration on the Steele Dossier by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times''<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/7/hillary-clinton-democrats-deluded-themselves/ </ref>]]

[[File:Steele dossier fingerprint cartoon 2017.jpg|left|350px|thumb|The Obama administration tried to convince the American people through US intelligence agencies and the mainstream media that Vladimir Putin had colluded with the Trump campaign to elect Donald Trump, using the ''Steele dossier'' as evidence. The falsified document was bought and paid for by the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee.<br>''Illustration on the Steele Dossier by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times''<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/7/hillary-clinton-democrats-deluded-themselves/ </ref>]]

Kent told lawmakers on October 15, 2019.  Biden carried out Nuland’s plan during a visit to Ukraine in December 2015 and has since bragged, on at least two occasions, about forcing Shokin’s firing by threatening to cut off the loan guarantees. At the time Biden exerted pressure on Ukraine, Shokin was investigating [[Burisma]], the Ukrainian gas giant that was paying Biden’s son [[Hunter Biden]] to serve on its board of directors. Poroshenko asked for Shokin’s resignation two months after Biden’s overture.<ref>Nuland’s involvement raises new questions about the motivations of the officials involved in the circulation of the ''Steele dossier'', the document which for three years fueled the debunked narrative that then-candidate Donald Trump colluded with Russia in 2016 to influence the 2016 presidential election. Christopher Steele, a former British intelligence officer, compiled the dossier by paying second- and thirdhand sources with ties to the Kremlin. The Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee ultimately funded Steele’s work.</ref>

Kent told lawmakers on October 15, 2019.  Biden carried out Nuland’s plan during a visit to Ukraine in December 2015 and has since bragged, on at least two occasions, about forcing Shokin’s firing by threatening to cut off the loan guarantees. At the time Biden exerted pressure on Ukraine, Shokin was investigating [[Burisma]], the Ukrainian gas giant that was paying Biden’s son [[Hunter Biden]] to serve on its board of directors. Poroshenko asked for Shokin’s resignation two months after Biden’s overture.<ref>Nuland’s involvement raises new questions about the motivations of the officials involved in the circulation of the ''Steele dossier'', the document which for three years fueled the debunked narrative that then-candidate Donald Trump colluded with Russia in 2016 to influence the 2016 presidential election. Christopher Steele, a former British intelligence officer, compiled the dossier by paying second- and thirdhand sources with ties to the Kremlin. The Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee ultimately funded Steele’s work.</ref>