The Ukranian Prosecutor General that Giulani would have been talking to was Yuryi Lutsenko, who got the office after Shokin resigned. Lutsenko did not agree to revisit the investigations into the Burisma, which is probably why Trump asked Zelensky to put Shokin back in.
Watch this short interview -
Ex-Ukraine Prosecutor Says He Spoke With Rudy Giuliani 'Maybe 10 Times'
Something is said in the first 30 seconds of that segment. A Prosecutor General with "no legal training"? Well, not exactly. Lutsenko does have some "legal experience" in that he was sentenced to four years in jail for embezzlement and abuse of office while he was Interior Minister. He was pardoned in 2013 by Viktor Yanukovych.
In 2016, the Ukranian parliament appointed Lutsenko Prosecutor General of Ukraine, but only after it passed legislation allowing a person to hold the office without a law degree. He had been demanding this position since 2007.
This is the Prosecutor who claimed that Marie Yovanovich gave him a "do not prosecute" list, a claim he later retracted.
Ukrainian Prosecutor General admits that US ambassador did not give him 'do not prosecute' list
Lutsenko resigned from office in late August, but like many who get into business with Trump, he is now (and again) facing legal troubles.
Ukraine opens case against former prosecutor Yuriy Lutsenko
Watch this short interview -
Ex-Ukraine Prosecutor Says He Spoke With Rudy Giuliani 'Maybe 10 Times'
Something is said in the first 30 seconds of that segment. A Prosecutor General with "no legal training"? Well, not exactly. Lutsenko does have some "legal experience" in that he was sentenced to four years in jail for embezzlement and abuse of office while he was Interior Minister. He was pardoned in 2013 by Viktor Yanukovych.
In 2016, the Ukranian parliament appointed Lutsenko Prosecutor General of Ukraine, but only after it passed legislation allowing a person to hold the office without a law degree. He had been demanding this position since 2007.
This is the Prosecutor who claimed that Marie Yovanovich gave him a "do not prosecute" list, a claim he later retracted.
Ukrainian Prosecutor General admits that US ambassador did not give him 'do not prosecute' list
Lutsenko resigned from office in late August, but like many who get into business with Trump, he is now (and again) facing legal troubles.
Ukraine opens case against former prosecutor Yuriy Lutsenko
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