Former Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin denied allegations of corruption against him, dismissing them as baseless.
In an interview with Fox News's Brian Kilmeade that aired on Saturday, Shokin claimed that he was fired in 2016 under pressure from then-Vice President Joe Biden due to his investigation of Burisma, which Hunter Biden served on the board of. However, Shokin has been accused of corruption by a variety of media outlets, international watchdogs, and even fellow Ukrainian prosecutors, who claim that was the true cause for Shokin's dismissal.
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Kilmeade brought up some of these allegations in the interview, which Shokin dismissed.
"I would appreciate if any of these highly respectable publications could come up with a single instance or a single example of my personal corruption or any offense whatsoever allegedly committed by me," Shokin responded, when presented with reports accusing him of corruption from the Washington Post, Washington Times, and Wall Street Journal. "Since I was fired, nobody, including Joe Biden, has cited or mentioned or provided any examples of my corruption or any offense allegedly committed by me."
Kilmeade then followed up by asking why Shokin hadn't sued the outlets for defamation if the allegations were untrue.
"I would gladly [sue for defamation]," Shokin responded. "But suing somebody costs money, and I simply don't have the money to do that because I am a...
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