Lindsey Graham: Rudy Giuliani is giving DoJ 'information from Ukraine'

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Senator Lindsey Graham has said Department of Justice officials have created a “process” enabling Rudy Giuliani to provide them with “information from Ukraine”, for further investigation.

Graham, a top ally of Donald Trump who was part of the successful vote to acquit him in his impeachment trial last week, cautioned that this information from the president’s personal lawyer “could be Russian propaganda”.

“The Department of Justice is receiving information coming out of the Ukraine from Rudy,” Graham said, explaining that the US attorney general, William Barr, “told me that they’ve created a process that Rudy could give information and they would see if it’s verified”.

Giuliani was deeply implicated in Trump’s efforts to get Ukrainian officials to help his 2020 re-election bid – the matter at the heart of the impeachment trial. Trump was impeached in the Democratic-led House after witholding military assistance, as well as a White House meeting, while calling for Ukraine announcing investigations into potential 2020 rival Joe Biden and his son Hunter.

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Victoria Bekiempis in New York
Sun 9 Feb 2020 20.03 GMT
Last modified on Sun 9 Feb 2020 20.07 GMT



Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/09/lindsey-graham-rudy-giuliani-ukraine-information-doj

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Source: Associated Press

Sen. Lindsey Graham: DOJ Has Established a Process to Review Rudy Giuliani's Ukraine Information

BY DARLENE SUPERVILLE / AP 2:40 PM EST

(WASHINGTON) — The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, a close ally of President Donald Trump, said Sunday that the Justice Department has established a way to review information gathered in Ukraine by Trump personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who has targeted Democrat Joe Biden and his son.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Attorney General William Barr told him during a conversation Sunday that the department has “created a process that Rudy could give information and they would see if it’s verified.”

“Rudy Giuliani is a well-known man,” said Graham. “He’s a crime fighter. He’s loyal to the president. He’s a good lawyer.”

Giuliani is also under scrutiny by federal authorities. That means the Justice Department would be putting itself in the awkward position of appearing to work with someone it is actively investigating to gather potentially damaging information against one of the president’s political rivals.

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Read more: https://time.com/5780765/justice-department-giuliani-information/

[DeminPennswoods]

1. Of course, none of the information is true...

nt

[rickyhall]

10. Wont bother Little Lindsey, it's fake news anyway.

[brewens]

2. Yeah right. How long has Giuliani been back from his last trip over there? He was supposed to

have come back with the goods on the Bidens.

I think they already have everything he was selling. This must be to keep it in the news. String things along and make people think they have a real investigation going on.

[Red Mountain]

3. How can we be sure unless the DOJ investigates?

Wouldn't it be simply IRRESPONSIBLE for Barr not look into every tip from ole' trustworthy Rudy?

[SWBTATTReg]

4. Sounds like foreign interference in our elections, blatantly out in the open...if anyone views ...

any of this highly suspect data w/ a grain of salt, they deserve to be railroaded out of office. This is pathetic beyond belief and a blatant and fake attempt to discredit Biden.

[ashredux]

5. This Is how it will work....

AG Barr will be very cagey. He will say that they receive the information, and they are studying it. Even though he cannot release details, some of the information appears to be factual. But he will not say is that the factual material is :
1. Joe Biden was vice president of the United States during this time.
2. Hunter Biden did have a position on the board

This is how they smear Joe

[Red Mountain]

6. This could work for all sorts of potential political opponents

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212972662

[Red Mountain]

7. Who is paying Rudy, again?

[walkingman]

28. Taxpayers most likely. The GOP has no shame.

[Evolve Dammit]

8. Fuck Rudy Colludy. What a despicable formerly respected person.

[bucolic_frolic]

9. Birtherism was an overseas Trump ploy too

Why trust obscure foreign sources of information? It's not like they're coming from credible places.

[abqtommy]

11. Everybody knows that the cRudy/DOJ process is known as corruption. That's the only tactic

that the reTHUGS know...

[lark]

12. Yep most provided by PUtin or his allies

Rest from Burisma, placed there during Russian hack.

[lastlib]

13. No, Lindsey, you dipshit--

Rudy is giving information from RUSSIA by WAY OF Ukraine. Get your fucking facts straight, you worthless puddle of diarrhea. NONE of the "information" you are giving has an ounce of truth to it--it's tailored to suit your boss's boss's (Vladimir Putin's) interests. If you can't figure that out, you are one damned stoopid kettle of shit.

[bluestarone]

14. Get his as in front of the impeachment managers!!

UNDER OATH!!!

[NotHardly]

15. Sure is a shame we don't have any federal authorities capable of investigating

criminal acts by Republicans... seems only Democrats are on the Senate hit list. Wonder why.

[Evolve Dammit]

16. Who owns your soul Rudy? Putin or Voldemort? Vegas has it at 50:50.

[Ford_Prefect]

17. ...And Rudy is an honorable man.

Julius Caesar, Act 3 Scene 2

[SunSeeker]

18. This, Is, Insane.

[ancianita]

19. They had two f'n years to CARE. This is anti-Biden primary or GE fabricated bullshit.

Intel agencies or the House Intel Committee should debunk this shit immediately. House Intel has all the names and context of all these claims.

Depending on how Biden does in the primaries, the timing of its release will be the DNC. They will wait.

If it hurts Biden, DOJ will drop the Rudy investigation; it it helps, DOJ will throw him under.

Depends on Americans.

[mpcamb]

20. Screw this! Get somebody to chase DIRTY RUDY's money trail!

Just follow the persistent stink!

[Botany]

21. Just how bad can it get? We could very well be watching the end of America and the rise of ...

... police state.

Joe Stalin or Hitler would be proud of this scam.

Rudy is being paid through back channels by Russia to bring in misinformation aka Russian propaganda
and then feed those lies to a corrupt D.O.J. who will then use those lies in order to hurt political opponents
of Trump.


All those Republican Senators who voted to acquit Trump have now unleashed the devil.

[videohead5]

22. Most of this crap

Is from Viktor Shokin. The prosecutor that Biden had fired. He has ties to Putin and is as corrupt as the day is long.

[Scarsdale]

29. When will someone start

investigating Leningrad Lindsey? Lost of dirt in his closet, no doubt. Hunter Biden should sue his ass off for harassment, then open the gates for investigating WHY Graham turned from a never tRumper to the biggest tRump ass kisser of all. Little weasel is desperate to get tRump re-elected, to cover his own arse?

[JohnnyRingo]

23. They'll tie in Hillary for good measure.

Just out of GOP habit.

[truthisfreedom]

24. Every single late night comedian ridicules miss lindsey for having completely sucked up to 45.

Nobody respects her anymore.

[Timmygoat]

25. Anyone else noticed

That the craven cowards who shake when Trump commands, eg Lindsay Graham, who is usually too timid to confront anyone, are
shouting the loudest in support of Trump.
Lindsay has got himself in the thick of it, with whatever Trump is blackmailing him with.

[democratisphere]

26. We have achieved banana republic status. Conspiracy theories will guide US.

[Scarsdale]

30. There are enough SANE voters

around, we just have to make sure the elections are NOT rigged. Get everyone out to vote. In a fair election, the gop loses. They have to cheat to win, and they know it.

[CentralMass]

27. It's the useful idiot's ass wiper.

[duforsure]

31. Follow their money

From Graham and Rudy and they will be shown to be the crooks, as will be done eventually to them for this. trumps attacks will only backfire on him and the GOP, and insure they are held accountable after they both are completely exposed for the russia putin money they're taking from putin, and were bribed I think for the impeachment trial results in exchange for their protecting trump , and re-election to Congress , all done by trump and putin to rig this upcoming election with , again. When they uncover the money funneling to trump and the GOP they will be in deep , deep trouble. Graham and Rudy doing this are only digging their holes deeper for themselves, and both should go to prison for this. They both are co-conspirators trying to help rig an election using foreign putin money. Who is financing Rudy's travels, putin, and that should raise many alarms now. You can bet soon trump will call for the GOP to lft putins sanctions for him in return for financing their campaigns, and helping them with his hackers. putins bribing the GOP now .

[Marcuse]

32. Fact check

“Rudy Giuliani is a well-known man,” said Graham. “He’s a crime fighter. He’s loyal to the president. He’s a good lawyer.”

“Rudy Giuliani is a well-known man,” TRUE

“He’s a crime fighter.” FALSE

“He’s loyal to the president.” TRUE

“He’s a good lawyer.” FALSE