Details of a January interview Giuliani had with fired Ukrainian prosecutor Viktor Shokin - who it has been alleged was fired after Biden pressured Ukraine due to Shokin's investigation into Burisma Holdings, LLC, where Biden's son sat on the board - were given to Congress by the State Department's Inspector General and made available to Fox News Wednesday.
The notes also claimed Shokin was told Biden had held up U.S. aid to Ukraine over the investigation.
Despite his claims, Shokin, on both sides of the Atlantic, had been widely accused of corruption.
Shokin's termination has become a lightening rod after it was mentioned on a phone call between Trump and new Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Trending Flashback Schiff: 'We Didn't Speak Directly With the Whistleblower,' Multiple Times Acted as Though There Was No Contact Nick Arama Despite a video from 2018 in which Biden himself seems to acknowledge that he pressured Ukraine to fire Shokin - and that he threatened to withhold aid to the nation if they failed to carry out the termination - the former vice president has said his only concern was what he felt was Shokin's role in Ukrainian corruption, not Burisma where his son had business ties.
Inside the folders were notes from an interview conducted by Giuliani in January 2019 with Shokin, as well as Lutsenko.
The September phone call in which Trump raised the issue of Shokin's firing has led to the current push for an impeachment inquiry and Democrats demands for forthcoming hearings to determine if Trump tried to use his political influence to pressure Ukraine to find opposition research on Biden before the 2020 election.
https://www.redstate.com/slee/2019/10/03/fired-ukrainian-prosecutor-confirms-giulianis-story-says-pressured-stop-investigating-burisma/
The notes also claimed Shokin was told Biden had held up U.S. aid to Ukraine over the investigation.
Despite his claims, Shokin, on both sides of the Atlantic, had been widely accused of corruption.
Shokin's termination has become a lightening rod after it was mentioned on a phone call between Trump and new Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Trending Flashback Schiff: 'We Didn't Speak Directly With the Whistleblower,' Multiple Times Acted as Though There Was No Contact Nick Arama Despite a video from 2018 in which Biden himself seems to acknowledge that he pressured Ukraine to fire Shokin - and that he threatened to withhold aid to the nation if they failed to carry out the termination - the former vice president has said his only concern was what he felt was Shokin's role in Ukrainian corruption, not Burisma where his son had business ties.
Inside the folders were notes from an interview conducted by Giuliani in January 2019 with Shokin, as well as Lutsenko.
The September phone call in which Trump raised the issue of Shokin's firing has led to the current push for an impeachment inquiry and Democrats demands for forthcoming hearings to determine if Trump tried to use his political influence to pressure Ukraine to find opposition research on Biden before the 2020 election.
https://www.redstate.com/slee/2019/10/03/fired-ukrainian-prosecutor-confirms-giulianis-story-says-pressured-stop-investigating-burisma/
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