Ex-Polish President Says Hunter Biden Was Put on Burisma Board Because of His Name

Hunter Biden, son of former Vice President Joe Biden, waits for the start of the his father's debate at Centre College in Danville, Ky., on Oct. 11, 2012. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo

Former Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski said that former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden secured a position on the board of the energy company Burisma because of his name.

Kwasniewski was Poland’s president from 1995 to 2005 and is a current Burisma board member.