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2025-02-08 21:05:49 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: DCDEE6C4DCD3F34F2F8A8828C56C3D5B8D4FD2E2C5DA9D4461DDA1B5EAE23087
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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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