“They [Burisma] were wanting to enter into the U.S. energy market through an IPO, and they felt like they couldn’t conduct an initial public offering if they were under investigation for corruption in Ukraine. So that’s what it all pertained to. That’s where the supposed bribe happened … They also wanted to buy an existing energy company, and I believe it was in Texas.”
James Comer
Member of Congress (R-Ky.). interview on Fox Business Network. Claim dated 12 Jun 2023.
Washington Post rated thisDetails don't match
What Washington Post found
The "Texas" company was Ukrainian.
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In short
James Comer (Member of Congress (R-Ky.)) made this claim around 12 June 2023. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 30 August 2023, 79 days later. Its rating was “Details don't match”.
James Comer has 9 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 4 of them false or fake, 3 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
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