Rudy Giuliani, the personal lawyer to Donald Trump, has been subpoenaed by House congressional committees to produce documents related to his and the US president’s attempt to coerce Ukraine into meddling in American democracy. “The committees are investigating the extent to which President Trump jeopardized national security by pressing Ukraine to interfere with our 2020 election,” their joint letter said. Giuliani has been operating outside the state department over the past year to push conspiracy theories about Ukraine. The chairs of the three House committees noted that Giuliani has acknowledged his efforts to pressure Ukrainian officials on national TV. This is beyond repugnant.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Adam Schiff, the chair of the House intelligence committee.

Source: The Guardian September 30, 2019 17:52 UTC