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THREAD. I believe Giuliani has potential criminal exposure in 4 separate matters. At least 3 are Ukraine related.

1. Obstruction/witness tampering in relation to Manafort & Kilimnik and withholding of Javelins in May '18.
motherjones.com/politics/2019/…
2. Witness tampering in relation to abuse of the Trump-Manafort joint defense agreement.
nbcnews.com/politics/justi…
3. Bribery, extortion, etc. in relation to the withholding of military assistance from Ukraine, the scheduling of a WH meeting etc. (i.e., the subject of the current impeachment hearings).
4. The attempted takeover of Naftogaz, in a conspiracy led by Firtash.
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Were it not for WH obstruction, we'd already have confirmation of Sondland's "you'll get a WH meeting in exchange for investigations" statement in a June '19 WH mtg w/ Ukrainians (denied by Sondland but testified to by Hill today).
Hill says it came near the end of the mtg, which Bolton was trying to wrap up b/c Ukrainians were raising the issue of scheduling Zelensky's WH visit and Bolton had nothing to tell them. Bolton wanted to duck, and said he had to leave for another meeting.
Hill says it was then that Sondman jumped in to say that there was already an "agreement" (apparently among Sondman, Mulvaney and Yermak) that Zelensky would get his visit if and only if Zelensky made a public commitment to open investigations.
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Amb. Yovanovitch may wish at some point to consult a good lawyer about a civil lawsuit against Giuliani for, among other things, defamation (including both slander and libel), and tortious interference w/ contractual relations (her employment w/ DOS).
Giuliani's a private citizen, not clothed with whatever sovereign immunity or other protections public servants like Volker and Sondland may enjoy. Not clear how she'd proceed vs. her employer, DOS, for what in a civilian context would look like a constructive dismissal,
but I'm sure she has recourse available under existing government labor relations procedures. While I think it unlikely she'd battle DOS, going after Giuliani would be very much in the public interest (to deter future such baseless and political attacks on our diplomats).
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THREAD: 'Arms for dirt' appears to be only a small part of the Trump-Giuliani agenda in Ukraine. Beyond personal commercial motives, and promoting a counter-narrative on RU election interference, Giuliani was pursuing, at Trump's behest, a broad, pro-Russian agenda.
As I've written, this included an effort to compromise, and so 'break,' the new Zelensky administration, opening the way for restoration of the corrupt pro-Russian order that prevailed before the Dignity Revolution of 2014 (the side that employed Manafort/Gates/Kilimnik).
It seems likely also to have aimed at pressuring Ukraine into a 'peace agreement' w/ Russia that would (i) weaken Ukrainian sovereignty (hastening its relapse into the Russian 'orbit'), and (ii) render moot continued U.S. sanctions against Russia, allowing for their removal.
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THREAD: What should we make of today's news that federal prosecutors are examining Rudy Giuliani's finances and his other work in Ukraine?
1/ Today @WSJ reported that Manhattan federal prosecutors are examining Giuliani’s business dealings in Ukraine, including his finances, meetings and work for a city mayor there. (Link below.) wsj.com/articles/feder…
@WSJ 2/ We already knew, based on prior press reports, that Giuliani was a subject of the criminal investigation of Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, who were indicted last week for campaign finance violations.

That means that prosecutors believe Giuliani has potential criminal liability.
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