Ex-Ukraine Prosecutor Told Giuliani He Was Pressured to Drop Biden Probe

Ex-Ukraine Prosecutor Told Giuliani He Was Pressured to Drop Biden Probe
A woman leaves the offices of the Ukrainian General Prosecutor in Kiev, Ukraine, on Oct. 02, 2019. Ukraine has found itself at the core of a political storm in U.S. politics since the release of a whistleblower's complaint accusing President Donald Trump of abuse of power in requesting an investigation into Joe Biden, and Biden's son, Hunter. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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The former prosecutor at the heart of the Ukraine controversy was pressured to drop a probe into a gas company linked to former Vice President Joe Biden’s son, according to notes from a private conversation he had with presidential lawyer Rudy Giuliani.

According to Giuliani’s notes, which were obtained by Fox News, Ukrainian ex-prosecutor Viktor Shokin told Giuliani in a Jan. 23 phone call that his “investigations stopped out of fear of the United States,” after a top diplomat asked that Shokin probe Burisma Holdings with “kid gloves.”
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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