“I remember going over (to Ukraine), convincing our team that we should be providing for loan guarantees. And I was supposed to announce that there was another billion-dollar loan guarantee. And I had gotten a commitment from (then Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko) and from (then-Prime Minister Arseniy) Yatsenyuk that they would take action against the state prosecutor (Shokin). And they didnt. ...
“They were walking out to a press conference. I said, nah, ... were not going to give you the billion dollars. They said, You have no authority. Youre not the president. I said, call him. I said, Im telling you, youre not getting the billion dollars. I said, youre not getting the billion. ... I looked at them and said, Im leaving in six hours. If the prosecutor is not fired, youre not getting the money. Well, son of a bitch. He got fired. And they put in place someone who was solid at the time.”
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