Ukrainian prosecutors have reopened their investigation into Burisma, the energy company where Hunter Biden worked

• Ukraine's prosecutor general has announced it is reopening an investigation into Burisma, an energy company where Hunter Biden, the son of Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden, served on the board. 
• Trump had placed pressure on Ukraine to reopen an investigation into the Bidens and Burisma, leading House Democrats to launch an inquiry into impeaching the president. 
• Trump has claimed there was nothing wrong with calling for Ukraine to investigate the Bidens, and on Thursday said China should launch its own probe into his rival. 
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The prosecutor general in Ukraine announced Friday that it was auditing an investigation into the owner of Burisma, an energy company where Hunter Biden, the son of Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden, once worked. 

The announcement comes after Democrats launched an impeachment inquiry following revelations from a whistleblower that Trump had put pressure on Ukraine to investigate Biden, and his son's work at the firm. 

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