The US Department of Justice reopens the case related to Ukraine.
(Baonghean.vn) - The US Department of Justice is reviewing files related to Ukraine. This is a notable new development after US President Donald Trump was acquitted in his impeachment trial in the Senate on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
According to a source close to the U.S. Department of Justice, the department has asked several lawyers to review files related to Ukraine, and this work has been underway for the past few weeks. This task was assigned by Attorney General William Barr to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Pittsburgh, separate from the criminal investigation by Chief Prosecutor John Durham into suspected Russian interference in the U.S. election, which began in mid-October 2019.
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| US Attorney General William Barr stated he is ready to receive any information related to Ukraine. (Photo: CBS News) |
The files being reviewed by lawyers include documents provided by Rudi Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, that go beyond matters related to former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, who served on the board of a Ukrainian energy company. President Trump reportedly urged Ukrainian President Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden's son, triggering the impeachment inquiry launched by Democrats against him.
Senator Lindsey Graham, chair of the US Senate Judiciary Committee, previously stated that Attorney General William Barr has established a new process to collect any information related to Ukraine provided by anyone, starting with information that Rudi Giuliani collected in Ukraine. The Department of Justice and the US intelligence community will work closely together to verify the authenticity of these documents.
Democrats reacted strongly to the Justice Department's latest move, accusing the administration of once again initiating legal proceedings against the President's political opponents based on fabricated documents. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler sent a letter to William Barr requesting clarification on the establishment of the new process for obtaining information about Ukraine.
