NEW: The President's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, reverses course and says he's no longer going to Ukraine... pic.twitter.com/EDnylEyUST— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) May 11, 2019
Newsweek: Trump Lawyer Rudy Giuliani's Axed Trip to Ukraine Roils Washington Democrats, Fuels Allegations of Impropriety
Amid criticism, Rudy Giuliani announced Friday night he would no longer be traveling to Ukraine in an effort to push the country to pursue an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden's involvement in the 2016 ouster of a controversial prosecutor.
Giuliani, the personal attorney for President Donald Trump, reversed course after Democrats blasted the former New York City mayor for what they viewed as an attempt to court foreign help to stymy the former vice president’s run for the Democratic ticket.
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WNU Editor: The Democrats and the media have piled on in criticizing this trip when it was first announced. But if the shoe was on the other foot and the story involved President Trump and one of his sons, I would not be surprised if their reaction would be the complete opposite. As to what is my take on the story itself. The Biden family's interests in Ukraine have been documented by this blog and others .... Company In Which Joe Biden's Son Is Director Prepares To Drill Shale Gas In East Ukraine (July 26, 2014). There is a lot there that needs to be investigated and made public. But I also know that it is not going to happen. The new Ukraine government under President Zelenskiy does not want to bring up issues of the past, and they certainly do not want any negative publicity on their parliamentary allies .... which would certainly happen in this case. In this context, Rudy Giuliani made the right decision in cancelling the trip. He would not have been well received. As to the criticisms that President Trump is trying to use the Ukraine government to damage a political rival. All that I can say is where is the criticisms of Hillary Clinton hiring a foreigner (former MI6 agent Christopher Steele), who used his Russian contacts to produce a false dossier that has occupied the media attention for the past two years. Can anyone say "double standard".
More News On Trump Lawyer Rudy Giuliani Cancelling His Trip to Ukraine
Trump lawyer Giuliani threatens, then abandons, Ukraine trip -- AP
Giuliani cancels Ukraine trip, says he'd be 'walking into a group of people that are enemies of the US' -- FOX News
Giuliani cancels Ukraine trip amid political meddling charges -- Politico
Rudy Giuliani cancels Ukraine trip amid criticism he’s courting election interference -- VOX
Giuliani cancels trip to Ukraine, denounces ‘enemies’ of the US in Kiev -- RT
