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    Giuliani: The Lawyer At The Center Of The Ukraine Affair, And The Path That Led There

    A look back at the career of a central figure in the Ukraine affair: Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani.
    by Steve Inskeep Dec 13, 2019 5 minutes
    Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York, smiles during the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on July 18, 2016.

    As the impeachment inquiry against President Trump has unfolded, one name in particular has surfaced over and over again in both private hearing transcripts and public testimony: the president's personal lawyer, Rudolph Giuliani.

    Congressional testimony has placed Giuliani at the center of the Ukraine affair, with multiple witnesses telling House investigators that he helped spearhead an irregular diplomatic channel between the U.S. and Ukraine.

    The aim of that effort, witnesses said, was to leverage the promise of a White House visit and millions in U.S. assistance for Ukraine in order to force Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden. In the now infamous July 25 call between Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Trump tells the Ukrainian president to be in touch with Giuliani.

    "Rudy very much knows what's happening and he is a very capable guy. If you could speak to him that would.

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