A newly-released letter sheds more light on how Hunter Biden sought to enlist an American embassy to assist Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company employing him, when his father was serving as vice president.
In a 2016 letter written on Burisma letterhead, Hunter Biden asked then-American ambassador to Italy John R. Phillips to help the company line up meetings with an Italian official to work through regulatory issues pertaining to geothermal energy projects that Burisma wanted to develop in the country, according to The New York Times. Phillips responded in a letter of his own to say that he had tapped an official with the Commerce Department to help out.
“Burisma is currently experiencing certain difficulties obtaining authorizations that are issued by regional authorities. I would like to take this opportunity to ask for your support and guidance in arranging a meeting for…
