Lev Parnas, the indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani, told MSNBC's Rachel Maddow in an interview that aired Thursday night that former Energy Secretary Rick Perry was directed by
Rudy Giuliani to tell
Ukraine its U.S. aid was contingent on the country announcing investigations of former Vice President
Joe Biden and his son Hunter.Parnas alleges that after Giuliani made the request, Perry called him back and said he had been in touch with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and conveyed the message.Perry left the Trump administration last fall, shortly after reports came out that Perry, U.S. Ambassador to the
European Union Gordon Sondland, and former U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker — dubbed the "three amigos" — were put in charge of Ukraine policy. He later announced he would not comply with a subpoena for the House impeachment inquiry.More stories from theweek.com
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