U.S. President Donald Trump on Nov. 22 defended his use of private lawyer Rudy Giuliani to work on Ukraine as Giuliani’s role comes under increasing scrutiny in the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry in the House of Representatives.
Reuters: Trump says had lawyer Giuliani work on Ukraine because he is a ‘great crime fighter’
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 19, 2016 President-elect Donald Trump and former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani shake hands following their meeting at Trump International Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. - Many Americans remember Rudy Giuliani as the competent and reassuring mayor of New York City during the September 11 attacks. Now, as a fast-talking lawyer for Trump, he is a key figure of the Ukraine scandal amid revelations that he was Trump's roving point man for a drive to persuade Zelensky to launch a corruption investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden son Hunter's activities. (Photo by Drew ANGERER / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)
