Posted on 03/20/2019 4:55:01 PM PDT by bitt
Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko told Hill.TV’s John Solomon in an interview aired on Wednesday that he has opened a probe into alleged attempts by Ukrainians to interfere in the United States' 2016 presidential election.
“Today we will launch a criminal investigation about this and we will give legal assessment of this information,” Lutsenko said last week.
Lutsenko is probing a claim from a member of the Ukrainian parliament that the director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), Artem Sytnyk, attempted to the benefit of the 2016 U.S. presidential election on behalf of Hillary Clinton.
A State Department spokesman told Hill.TV that officials aware of news reports regarding Sytnyk.
"We have always emphasized the need for deep, comprehensive, and timely reforms that respond to the demands the Ukrainian people made during the Revolution of Dignity: an end to systemic corruption, faster economic growth, and a European future for all Ukrainians," a department spokesperson told Hill.TV.
"We have consistently said that Ukraine’s long-term success and resilience depends on its commitment to reform, in particular the fight to address corruption. To succeed, Ukraine needs committed government officials and strong anti-corruption institutions. The United States is committed to engaging with our partners in Ukraine, including on efforts to roll back the persistent corruption that continues to threaten Ukraine’s national security, prosperity, and democratic development.”
Hill.TV has also reached out to the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, NABU, and Clinton's spokesperson for comment.
“According to the member of parliament of Ukraine, he got the court decision that the NABU official conducted an illegal intrusion into the American election campaign," Lutsenko said.
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And yet ... no one cares about the FOREIGN INTERFERENCE in our elections that the Marxists/Leftists Democrats are bringing in ... the UNLIMITED ILLEGAL ALIENS, and then telling them to vote in our elections because they are entitled to!
Keep in mind that John McStain was over there meddling before the elections. For Hillary I would presume.
This has been known for a long time yet nothing has been done about it.
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/ukraine-sabotage-trump-backfire-233446
The Mexican government was involved in interfering in the past presidential election as well, their consulates across the US helped register Mexicans living here who are citizens.
They also work to help circumvent US immigration laws.
https://alphanewsmn.com/mexican-consulate-minnesota-looks-undermine-trumps-immigration-policies/
This is all known, has been known, and not a damn thing is being done about it.
Was he? I would not have remembered that connection but that makes sense.
Well that ought to be interesting when a bunch of proglib names start popping out.
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Maybe the Pink Panther is available for this investigation.
Sadly Rush is lying and apologizing for Fox unless all of a sudden CAIR is in charge at Fox and says who stays and who goes.
Shame on you Rush.
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