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2025-02-09 14:36:48 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D7769A48209B283E8CC23BBB17592E14F9A5D4D4285818950A5B32FB34AE43DD
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The claim is accurate. The 1 billion dollar loan guarantees Biden threatened to withhold were from the USAID program. The guarantees were confirmed in June 2016, 3-4 months after Biden used them as leverage to have the Prosecutor General of Ukraine removed. https://2012-2017.usaid.gov/news-information/press-releases/sep-30-2016-usaid-announces-us-issuance-1-billion-loan-guarantee-government-ukraine
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