New York (CNN Business) The New York Times reported last month that Joe Biden was facing conflict of interest questions for his role as vice president in ousting a Ukrainian prosecutor. Now, a little more than one month later, it's The Times that is facing conflict of interest questions for that very story and another. On Monday, weeks after The Times published its widely-criticized story, one of the piece's co-authors, freelancer Iuliia Mendel, announced that she had joined the Ukrainian government as spokesperson for the president of Ukraine. Mendel, who did not respond to a request for comment, also wrote another story published May 20 about Ukrainian politics for The Times. The Times said that President Donald Trump's allies, including his lawyer Rudy Giuliani, were pushing the suggestion Biden acted improperly.

Source: CNN June 04, 2019 00:22 UTC