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- A lawyer for arrested businessman Lev Parnas told The New York Times that his client was sent on a mission to Ukraine by President Donald Trump's attorney, Rudy Giuliani, to tell the Ukrainian government to announce a probe into Joe Biden or lose military aid.
- The claim that Trump abused his office in pressuring Ukraine to announce a Biden probe is the focus of an impeachment inquiry recently launched by House Democrats.
- According to Parnas' attorney, his client believes that Giuliani was acting on Trump's authorization when he dispatched Parnas to Ukraine.
- Trump has denied that a "quid pro quo" deal — or demand for a favor in return for military aid — was ever sought with Ukraine.
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An arrested businessman claims he was sent to Ukraine by President Donald Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, to tell the Ukrainian government to announce a probe into Joe Biden and his son or lose US military aid, the man's lawyer told The New York Times.
Parnas' lawyer, Joseph Bondy, told the publication that his client believed that Giuliani was acting under Trump's direct authorization when he sent him on the mission to Ukraine in May, where he delivered the ultimatum to a close aide of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Parnas also claims he told the aide that Vice President Mike Pence would cancel attendance at Zelensky's swearing-in ceremony unless Ukraine complied. See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: Extremists turned a frog meme into a hate symbol, but Hong Kong protesters revived it as an emblem of hope See Also: |