Graham says he will invite Rudy Giuliani to speak to Senate Judiciary Committee on Ukraine
Source: CNN
Washington (CNN)Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said on Tuesday that he plans to invite Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, to speak to the committee about Ukraine.
In a series of tweets, Graham, a South Carolina Republican, wrote, "Have heard on numerous occasions disturbing allegations by @RudyGiuliani about corruption in Ukraine and the many improprieties surrounding the firing of former Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin."
"Given the House of Representatives' behavior, it is time for the Senate to inquire about corruption and other improprieties involving Ukraine," he wrote, adding, "Therefore I will offer to Mr. Giuliani the opportunity to come before the Senate Judiciary Committee to inform the committee of his concerns."
In response to a request for comment on Graham's announcement, Giuliani told CNN, "Love Lindsey, but I am still a lawyer and I will have to deal with privilege." But Giuliani added, "Given the nature of his invitation about my concerns I might be able to do it without discussing privileged information."
House Democrats are pursuing an impeachment investigation into the President and his contacts with Ukraine, triggered by a whistleblower complaint alleging that Trump attempted to "solicit interference from a foreign country" in the 2020 election and labeling Giuliani as a "central figure" in the controversy.
House Democrats have subpoenaed Giuliani for documents related to Ukraine as part of their impeachment inquiry.
Graham, a former critic turned Trump ally, has emerged as a fierce defender of the President over the Ukraine matter.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/08/politics/rudy-giuliani-lindsey-graham-ukraine/index.html
Most of the articles out there are referencing his tweets on this -
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Have heard on numerous occasions disturbing allegations by @RudyGiuliani about corruption in Ukraine and the many improprieties surrounding the firing of former Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin.
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Replying to @LindseyGrahamSC @RudyGiuliani
Given the House of Representatives behavior, it is time for the Senate to inquire about corruption and other improprieties involving Ukraine.
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Lindsey Graham
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@LindseyGrahamSC
Therefore I will offer to Mr. Giuliani the opportunity to come before the Senate Judiciary Committee to inform the committee of his concerns.
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irisblue
(32,793 posts)Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) Tweeted:
Good. I have questions. https://t.co/Ty8QMQzAp4
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Gothmog
(143,630 posts)erronis
(14,853 posts)lark
(22,941 posts)He's doing drumpfs bidding in trying to dirty Biden with drumpfs made up horseshit.
awesomerwb1
(4,255 posts)It will be a circus....just what the doctor ordered right now.
SergeStorms
(18,758 posts)will make Trumps lying mouthpiece burst into tears. Either that or he'll start speaking in tongues and treat the Senators to his unique style of word salad. He'll wilt under Harris's questioning.
erronis
(14,853 posts)Yeah, Kamala. Keep on persisting!!!
turbinetree
(24,606 posts)bring your clubs and score card.......................I hear this graham character plays golf with a traitor very weekend...............trying to serve up mulligans
BumRushDaShow
(126,616 posts)and then that just gets added on as an obstruction of Congress Article of Impeachment.
BlueMTexpat
(15,344 posts)This will be fun!
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)He would be under oath. Since everything he says is a lie he would either have to tell the truth, plead the 5th or lie under oath.
He knows that if he lies he would be prosecuted when a Democratic President is swore in.
DeminPennswoods
(15,240 posts)while answering questions, not even necessarily questions from Dems. He rarely appears on any network but Fox News and even in that friendly environment, usually blurts out incriminating stuff.
politicaljunkie41910
(3,335 posts)Ukrainian's Power Plant so they can steal their resources and money from them. I guess Lindsey Graham doesn't want to miss out on his opportunity to join the other GOP robber barrons and missing out on their chance to rob the Ukrainians blind.
We already know that Guiliani has already scouted out the place and set his sites on it, as has other members of the thieverous, soul-less members of the GOP who see Ukraine and their resources as ripe pickins.