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{{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|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>]]

[[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>

Nuland told [[CBS]] that she received a copy of the ''Steele dossier'' in July 2016 and forwarded it to the FBI. She has argued that she did right to forward the dossier to the bureau, but in doing so she helped launder Steele’s allegations by adding credibility to the unverified document in acting as a highly-placed conduit.  Between Sept. 26, 2016, and Dec. 10, 2016, Nuland received Russia-related information from Steele via State Department official [[Jonathan Winer]].  During these three months, the FBI obtained the secret court warrant to surveil Trump campaign associate [[Carter Page]]. In December 2016, Nuland received a briefing about the Steele dossier from [[David Kramer]], a longtime associate of late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). McCain specifically directed Kramer to brief Nuland about the dossier. The extent of Kramer’s outreach lay bare a coordinated plan to widely disseminate the dossier among highly placed officials, lawmakers, and the media. In addition to briefing Nuland, Kramer briefed 17 members of the media, Senior Director for Russian Affairs at the National Security Council Celeste Wallander, Rep. [[Adam Kinzinger]] (R-Ill.), and House Speaker Paul Ryan’s chief of staff, Jonathan Burks.

Nuland told [[CBS]] that she received a copy of the ''Steele dossier'' in July 2016 and forwarded it to the FBI. She has argued that she did right to forward the dossier to the bureau, but in doing so she helped launder Steele’s allegations by adding credibility to the unverified document in acting as a highly-placed conduit.  Between Sept. 26, 2016, and Dec. 10, 2016, Nuland received Russia-related information from Steele via State Department official [[Jonathan Winer]].  During these three months, the FBI obtained the secret court warrant to surveil Trump campaign associate [[Carter Page]]. In December 2016, Nuland received a briefing about the Steele dossier from [[David Kramer]], a longtime associate of late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). McCain specifically directed Kramer to brief Nuland about the dossier. The extent of Kramer’s outreach lay bare a coordinated plan to widely disseminate the dossier among highly placed officials, lawmakers, and the media. In addition to briefing Nuland, Kramer briefed 17 members of the media, Senior Director for Russian Affairs at the National Security Council Celeste Wallander, Rep. [[Adam Kinzinger]] (R-Ill.), and House Speaker Paul Ryan’s chief of staff, Jonathan Burks.