And the reason why Biden and the IMF withheld funds was that the prosecutor was not investigating the Burisma's owner case. 🤣
The EU also asked for firing Shokin. The prosecutors office had continuously covered him up, despite Obama's State Department officially complaining about it (before, and after Shokin was nominated! For example.
Feb. 3, 2015 — Obama administration conveys harsh criticism of Ukraine Prosecutor General’s Office for its coverup of Zlochevskiy/Burisma
https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ukraine-clearinghouse-2019.10.15.kent_transcript.pdf
Sept. 24, 2015 – U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt excoriates officials in the Prosecutor General’s Office for stymying anti-corruption investigations, including those involving Burisma
https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Remarks-by-US-Ambassador-Geoffrey-Pyatt-at-the-Odesa-Financial-Forum-on-September-24-2015-ukraine.pdf
https://www.justsecurity.org/66271/timeline-trump-giuliani-bidens-and-ukrainegate/
But don't let facts get in the way of a good MAGA story! 😆