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Giuliani Is Said to Be Under Investigation for Ukraine Work
Prosecutors are investigating whether the presidents lawyer broke laws meant to prevent covert foreign influence on the government.
WASHINGTON Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are investigating whether President Trumps personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani broke lobbying laws in his dealings in Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the inquiry.
The investigators are examining Mr. Giulianis efforts to undermine the American ambassador to Ukraine, Marie L. Yovanovitch, one of the people said. She was recalled in the spring as part of Mr. Trumps broader campaign to pressure Ukraine into helping his political prospects.
The investigation into Mr. Giuliani is tied to the case against two of his associates who were arrested this week on campaign finance-related charges, the people familiar with the inquiry said. The associates were charged with funneling illegal contributions to a congressman whose help they sought in removing Ms. Yovanovitch.
Mr. Giuliani has denied wrongdoing, but he acknowledged that he and the associates worked with Ukrainian prosecutors to collect potentially damaging information about Ms. Yovanovitch and other targets of Mr. Trump and his allies, including former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and his younger son, Hunter Biden. Mr. Giuliani shared that material this year with American government officials and a Trump-friendly columnist in an effort to undermine the ambassador and other Trump targets.
More: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/11/us/politics/rudy-giuliani-investigation.html
Prosecutors are investigating whether the presidents lawyer broke laws meant to prevent covert foreign influence on the government.
WASHINGTON Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are investigating whether President Trumps personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani broke lobbying laws in his dealings in Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the inquiry.
The investigators are examining Mr. Giulianis efforts to undermine the American ambassador to Ukraine, Marie L. Yovanovitch, one of the people said. She was recalled in the spring as part of Mr. Trumps broader campaign to pressure Ukraine into helping his political prospects.
The investigation into Mr. Giuliani is tied to the case against two of his associates who were arrested this week on campaign finance-related charges, the people familiar with the inquiry said. The associates were charged with funneling illegal contributions to a congressman whose help they sought in removing Ms. Yovanovitch.
Mr. Giuliani has denied wrongdoing, but he acknowledged that he and the associates worked with Ukrainian prosecutors to collect potentially damaging information about Ms. Yovanovitch and other targets of Mr. Trump and his allies, including former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and his younger son, Hunter Biden. Mr. Giuliani shared that material this year with American government officials and a Trump-friendly columnist in an effort to undermine the ambassador and other Trump targets.
More: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/11/us/politics/rudy-giuliani-investigation.html
Breaking via NYT: Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are investigating whether Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani broke lobbying laws in his dealings in Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the inquiry.
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Breaking via NYT: Giuliani Is Said to Be Under Investigation for Ukraine Work (Original Post)
MelissaB
Oct 2019
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(70,711 posts)1. I am limited to only ONE Rec, but can Kick *forever*!!!!1
emmaverybo
(8,144 posts)2. Good news! May a noun, a verb, and 9/11 finally get what is coming to him.
rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)3. Whose doing the investigation?