Giuliani pursued business in Ukraine as he pushed for Biden investigation, reports say – live

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2019/nov/27/trump-news-today-ukraine-aid-whistleblower-complaint-washington-live







The latest news about Rudy Giuliani raises the possibility that Trump’s personal lawyer was trying to advance the interests of both the president and Ukrainian officials as he pushed for the ouster of Maria Yovanovitch, the former US ambassador to Ukraine, which could run afoul of lobbying laws.

The New York Times reports:



Prosecutors and F.B.I. agents in Manhattan are examining whether Mr. Giuliani was not just working for the president, but also doing the bidding of Ukrainians who wanted the ambassador removed for their own reasons, the people said. It is a federal crime to try to influence the United States government at the request or direction of a foreign government, politician or party without registering as a foreign agent. Mr. Giuliani did not register as one, he has said, because he was acting on behalf of his client, Mr. Trump, not Ukrainians.