Rudy Giuliani acknowledged asking Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden — while Hill Democrats investigate whether he and Trump are pressuring Ukraine to dig up dirt on a 2020 election rival.
Rudy Giuliani acknowledged on Thursday that he had asked top Ukrainian officials to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, an admission that comes as Capitol Hill Democrats investigate whether President Donald Trump and his personal lawyer are pressuring Ukraine’s government to dig up dirt on a 2020 election rival.
An intelligence community watchdog deemed the complaint credible and “urgent,” a designation that typically triggers an automatic referral to Congress. But the nation’s top intelligence official, acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire, intervened to prevent it from reaching the Capitol, instead referring it to the Justice Department, which determined that the matter was privileged.By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO.
Giuliani has for months encouraged Ukrainians to advance investigations into whether Biden’s diplomatic work with Ukraineowned by a Ukrainian oligarch. He has also sought an investigation into whether Ukrainian officials worked to harm Trump’s 2016 election bid.
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