Giuliani shares details on what he told Trump about ex-ambassador Marie Yovanovitch
Rudy Giuliani told The New York Times on Monday that he spoke with President Trump "a couple of times" about former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch and how he believed she was standing in the way of investigations that could politically benefit Trump.
Giuliani, Trump's personal lawyer, said he told the president that Yovanovitch was blocking visas for Ukrainian prosecutors who wanted to come to the United States and share evidence with him that he alleged could be damaging to former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter. Giuliani said Trump connected him with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who asked Giuliani to send him more details. Just a few weeks later, at the end of May, Yovanovitch was recalled from her post.
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During the impeachment inquiry, several witnesses — including Yovanovitch — told the House Intelligence Committee that Giuliani was behind a smear campaign against the former ambassador, a career diplomat. On Wednesday, the House is expected to vote on whether to impeach Trump, who has been accused of abusing the power of his office by pressuring Ukraine to help his re-election chances by investigating Democratic rivals and obstruction of Congress.
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