Ukraine Prosecutor Made Up Biden Claim to curry favor with Trump & Giuliani
Ukraine Prosecutor Made Up Biden Claim, Kiev Lawmaker Says
By Daryna Krasnolutska and Stephanie Baker
May 13, 2019, 12:45 PM PDT Updated on May 13, 2019, 3:25 PM PDT
Alleged bid to curry favor with Trump and Giuliani draws ire
Prosecutor’s spokeswoman denies the letter came from him
A Ukrainian lawmaker accused his country’s top prosecutor of manufacturing a “conspiracy” about U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, adding to a political intrigue playing out from Kiev to Washington.
The lawmaker, Serhiy Leshchenko, said he had been given parts of a letter written by the prosecutor with the intent of currying favor with the Trump administration. The letter was sent by the prosecutor through unofficial channels to President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, the lawmaker told journalists on Monday in Kiev as he distributed copies of two pages.
The letter, purportedly written by Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko, said that Biden, while U.S. vice president, personally received income from a Ukrainian natural gas company in exchange for “lobbying activities and political support.”
The lawmaker said those allegations were false.
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