Joe didn't want to lose all that money he and Hunter were being paid.
"Joe Biden later threatened to use the $1 billion loan guarantee to have Shokin removed as Shokin was investigating Ukrainian energy firm Burisma, where Hunter Biden was being paid more than $80,000 per month to sit on its board."
https://dailycaller.com/2023/08/22/us-o ... dUol.ub.Dg