Rudy Giuliani's television appearances reportedly led to his congressional subpoena
Be careful about what you say on television, kids.
President Trump's personal lawyer and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was issued a subpoena by Congress on Monday in relation to the House's impeachment inquiry of President Trump over his communications with Ukraine's government. House Intelligence Committee Chair Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), and House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), sent a joint letter compelling Giuliani to produce key documents that could aid the inquiry by Oct. 15.
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Giuliani reportedly landed himself in such a position, in part, because he said on CNN that he asked Ukraine's government government to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden over his activities in Ukraine. The committee chairs also wrote that Giuliani has stated he possesses evidence indicating he did not act alone in his dealings with Ukraine, and that there is a "growing public record" of information indicating he pressed Kiev to investigate Ukrainians who provided evidence against Trump's convicted campaign chair, Paul Manafort.
Giuliani was reportedly expecting to be subpoenaed and has said he would cooperate if Trump asked him to. Read more at The Washngton Post.