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Lev Parnas (left) says text messages last year between him and congressional candidate Robert Hyde about surveilling former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch were taken out of context. But Ukrainian police are investigating the allegations.

Ukraine Is Investigating Whether U.S. Ambassador Yovanovitch Was Surveilled

3:44pm January 16, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Ukraine's Internal Affairs Ministry says it's asking the FBI to help determine whether international laws were broken, or "whether it is just a bravado and a fake information" from a U.S. politician.

A handwritten note by Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas lists his tasks, starting with getting Ukraine's new president to announce an investigation into "the Biden case."

New Lev Parnas Documents Suggest U.S. Ambassador Was Under Surveillance In Ukraine

12:43pm January 15, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"They are moving her tomorrow," U.S. congressional candidate Robert F. Hyde wrote on WhatsApp in March. He added, "The guys over [there] asked me what I would like to do and what is in it for them."

Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York, smiles during the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on July 18, 2016.

Politics & Government

Giuliani: The Lawyer At The Center Of The Ukraine Affair, And The Path That Led There

11:34am December 13, 2019

by Steve Inskeep

A look back at the career of a central figure in the Ukraine affair: Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani.

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Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., stands in an elevator after departing a secure area of the Capitol on Dec. 3. His appearance in call logs in the Democrats' impeachment report is raising new questions about his role in the Ukraine pressure campaign at the hear

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Giuliani, Nunes and '-1': A Look At What The Impeachment Report Phone Records Mean

4:17pm December 04, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

House investigators cited a series of newly disclosed telephone records that have set off new scrutiny and questions about key players in the Ukraine affair.

New documents show Secretary of State State Mike Pompeo had contact with President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani weeks before the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine was recalled.

State Department Files Show Giuliani, Pompeo Contact Before Ukraine Ambassador's Exit

5:58pm November 23, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

The talks took place near the time Giuliani and two of his associates were trying to push U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch out of her post in Kyiv. She was recalled from her post in May.

President Trump is on the defensive after congressional investigators released thousands of pages of transcripts of closed-door depositions as part of the Ukraine affair and impeachment inquiry.

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What We Learned From Reading Thousands Of Pages Of Impeachment Inquiry Transcripts

7:00am November 09, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

Here are eight things that stood out from the past week's release of closed-door deposition transcripts.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testified Oct. 11 as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Trump. The full transcript of her testimony was released Monday.

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Ex-Ambassador To Ukraine Says She Was Told To 'Watch My Back'

6:21pm November 04, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

Marie Yovanovitch said she found out from Ukrainian officials that President Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, and his associates were targeting her and wanted a different person on the job.

Lev Parnas arrives at federal court for an arraignment hearing on Wednesday in New York City. Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman are associates of Rudy Giuliani who have been charged with conspiring to circumvent federal campaign finance laws in schemes to funnel

Giuliani Associates Plead Not Guilty To Charges Of Making Illegal Campaign Donations

2:25pm October 23, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman were arrested at Dulles airport holding one-way tickets out of the country. Their case begins amid the inquiry into President Trump's alleged political pressure on Ukraine.

David Correia appeared briefly in U.S. District Court in Manhattan on Wednesday and was released on $250,000 bond.

2 Businessmen Linked To Giuliani Plead Not Guilty In Campaign Finance Scheme

5:29pm October 17, 2019

by Scott Neuman

David Correia surrendered to authorities upon returning to New York after a trip to the Middle East. Andrey Kukushkin was arrested last week in California.

Kurt Volker, former U.S. special envoy to Ukraine, arrives for a closed-door interview with House investigators on Thursday. House Democrats are proceeding with the impeachment inquiry of President Trump.

Texts Detail Top U.S. Diplomat's Concerns About Possible Trump-Ukraine Quid Pro Quo

10:13am October 04, 2019

In texts released by House Democrats, a career diplomat worries that Washington is tying military aid and a White House visit for the president of Ukraine to an investigation of Joe and Hunter Biden.