the United states, the Ukrainian ambassador to William Taylor told the house of representatives intelligence committee that the president of Donald Trump personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani put pressure on Ukraine to intervene in U.s. domestic politics by starting studies Trump political competitors, told news channel CNN (you move to another service).
the house of Representatives announced on Wednesday, taylor’s October 22. day to give testimony in the text version, which CNN has gone through (you move to another service) on Wednesday night.
according to Taylor the pressure was that much dangerous game, that Zelenskyin would be better to ignore it, although this might cost a recent presidential appointment to a Trump.
Testimony, Taylor admits that surveys were the amount of focus the energy company Burisma activities, so that the former vice president and democratic presidential candidate aspiring Joe Biden could be a bad light.
– I Understand the reason behind Burisma study was to vice president Biden in a bad light, Taylor said the intelligence committee.
biden’s son Hunter Biden was Burisma board member this year until April. According to reuters, the younger Biden served as an advisor to, inter alia, legal matters, financial matters and strategic level, five years of lead on the job during his.
Taylor said in a statement he had his back to the idea that the united states would provide military assistance to Ukraine, if the president of Volodymyr Zelenskyi does not inform the would start investigations Biden family.
Giuliani hired lawyers
the house of Representatives intelligence committee chairman Adam Schiff reported earlier on Wednesday that public hearings of Us presidential impeachment investigation will begin next week. The house of representatives intelligence committee hearings will also be televised.
Public hearings will be next week on Wednesday and Friday to hear again Taylor, as well as his addition to the foreign ministry officials George Kent and former Us Ukraine ambassador to Marie Yovanovichia .
according to Reuters, Rudy Giuliani has hired three lawyers to represent themselves. The us attorney’s office is investigating giuliani’s connections to two men, who were arrested in October on suspicion of election campaign financing crime. In addition, federal prosecutors are investigating giuliani’s actions in Ukraine. He is suspected of violating laws aimed at preventing foreign powers to influence companies to U.s. policy.
see also:
the Us president’s office of the criminal investigation proceeds, – the public hearings start next week (6.11.)
the U.s. ambassador to the EU to grant Ukraine military assistance and Biden-the investigation of(5.11.)
the U.S. separated from the Ukrainian ambassador to the feared Trump’s threats(5.11.)
Half of americans believe that Trump is guilty of official crime – Trump requires a whistleblower to step forward(3.11.)
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