“I wouldn’t do anything without the consent of Rudy Giuliani or the president.”
Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani with their associate Lev Parnas . Picture: BLOOMBERG/AL DRAGO
“President Trump knew exactly what was going on,” he said in the interview, which was broadcast on the same day that Democrat members of the US House walked across the Capitol to deliver the two impeachment articles against Trump to the Republican-controlled Senate. In the interview, his first since he was charged, Parnas said he was instructed by Giuliani to tell Ukrainian officials that all US aid to Ukraine would be withheld if Ukraine didn’t announce an investigation into the Bidens.
Parnas did not provide evidence of his accusations against Trump or his administration. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment late Wednesday night. The House released additional documents from Parnas on its website on Wednesday, including text and phone messages. In messages released on Tuesday, Hyde suggested that someone had Yovanovitch under surveillance near Kiev.
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