The son on the VP of the United States, who worked in the Clinton Administration and as a lobbyist and was on the board for Amtrack and was in a partnership with the heir of the Heinz fortune?
Burisma was actively looking to expand around the world. You're kidding yourself if you don't see value there when pitching investments and capital raises to have the VPs son on your board.
Some of it related to real estate transactions and commissions, yes.
Again, that's not to say everything Hunter did with the accounts is clean. I'm not arguing that as I wouldn't know... but I do know enough to know that the structures are not unusual.