The Feds Are Now Probing Rudy's Dodgy Ukraine-Biden Dossier
A years-old relic of the Trump-Ukraine scandala dossier that was aggressively promoted by Rudy Giulianiis coming back to haunt him, just as federal law enforcement has ramped up its investigation into the former New York City mayor.
The dossier, a collection of documents centered with wild corruption accusations against Joe Biden, Marie Yovanovitch, and other officials, was widely and almost instantly dismissed as irrelevant ramblings, conspiracy theories, and political smears when it emerged in 2019. But Giuliani pushed it anyway to the highest echelons of the Trump White House and to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Now, his efforts have been scrutinized by federal investigators, according to two people familiar with the matter. In a probe that began during former President Donald Trumps time in power, the feds have been investigating whether some of Giulianis activities during the Trump-Ukraine saga amounted to unregistered and illegal lobbying on behalf of foreign figures.
Giuliani's legal team did not respond to requests for comment on this story. A spokesperson for the U.S. Attorneys Office in the Southern District of New York declined to comment. But Giulianis pushing of the dossier is one of a number of activities under investigation by federal law enforcement. Another, The Daily Beast has learned, is his attempts to introduce a conspiracy-peddling Ukrainian prosecutor general to then-Attorney General William Barr.
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