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MelissaB

(16,420 posts)
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 11:07 AM Nov 2019

Exclusive: CEO of Ukraine State Gas Firm Preparing to Testify in Giuliani Probe

Exclusive: CEO of Ukraine State Gas Firm Preparing to Testify in Giuliani Probe

The CEO of Ukraine’s state gas company, Naftogaz, is ready to give evidence in a U.S. federal investigation that is reportedly probing the business dealings of Rudy Giuliani, the CEO said in an exclusive interview on Friday.

“I will with a high likelihood be invited to testify in this case,” Naftogaz CEO Andriy Kobolyev told TIME, citing his lawyers and contacts in the U.S. “If I am called, I would be willing to come and testify,” Kobolyev added.

Federal prosecutors are investigating Giuliani for possible campaign finance violations and illegal lobbying, according to reports published in the past week by Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal, both of which cited unnamed U.S. officials and sources familiar with the matter.

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Asked whether he is preparing to give prosecutors information about Giuliani or about Parnas and Fruman, the executive said, “Both. Everything is connected.”

More: https://time.com/5737518/ukraine-naftogaz-ceo-preparing-giuliani-probe-testimony/



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Exclusive: CEO of Ukraine State Gas Firm Preparing to Testify in Giuliani Probe (Original Post) MelissaB Nov 2019 OP
Pol'tics can be tricky empedocles Nov 2019 #1
noun-verb-911 to become "I am (prisoner number) hopefully NRaleighLiberal Nov 2019 #2
You are Number Six! SCVDem Nov 2019 #8
Everything is connected. dchill Nov 2019 #3
Gas and Oil, Oil and Gas Baked Potato Nov 2019 #4
Recommended. H2O Man Nov 2019 #5
K&R... spanone Nov 2019 #6
"testify" implies a grand jury... getagrip_already Nov 2019 #7
Could also mean a deposition under oath grantcart Nov 2019 #14
that can be done in the ukraine or anywhere in europe...... getagrip_already Nov 2019 #16
Nothing in the article speaks of tbe FBI. As a grand jury is already sitting I assumed grantcart Nov 2019 #17
Lock-m-up NCjack Nov 2019 #9
'Rudy' and 'probe' Harker Nov 2019 #10
So the 'Biden investigation' is getting results? keithbvadu2 Nov 2019 #11
Ukraine getting revenge on the Putinistas flamingdem Nov 2019 #12
" everything is connected" grantcart Nov 2019 #13
"Giuliani? Giuliani who? Never heard of the guy" grantcart Nov 2019 #15

getagrip_already

(14,708 posts)
7. "testify" implies a grand jury...
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 01:31 PM
Nov 2019

Otherwise he would just be deposed, probably by fbi agents in the ukraine. Surely this has already happened. Now they want a grand jury to hear it.

The term "testify" implies in court.

If that's happening, barr has made the calculation that rudy is disposable. I find that hard to believe, but I'll take it.

getagrip_already

(14,708 posts)
16. that can be done in the ukraine or anywhere in europe......
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 02:09 PM
Nov 2019

It doesn't have to happen here.

Maybe it's just a translation issue, but people don't normally use the term "testify" to mean a meeting with the fbi.

But I agree, it's vague.

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
17. Nothing in the article speaks of tbe FBI. As a grand jury is already sitting I assumed
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 05:58 PM
Nov 2019

that "federal investigators" refer to SDNY prosecutors who will work on a sworn deposition and possibly a grand jury appearance. It may be vague on purpose because GJ testimony is supposed to be secret.
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