'President Donald Trump finally got Ukraine to announce an investigation — though not the one he was hoping for,' writes AshaRangappa_ for CNNOpinion
Asha Rangappa is a senior lecturer at the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs at Yale University. She is a FBI former special agent, specializing in counterintelligence investigations. Follow her @AshaRangappa_. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. View more opinion at CNN.
President Donald Trump finally got Ukraine to announce an investigation — though not the one he was hoping for. On Thursday, Ukraine's Interior Ministry announced a criminal probe into alleged surveillance against then-US Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch by people linked to Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani. Asha RangappaThe investigation provides a stark counterpoint to Trump's own attempt to coerce Ukraine's president to announce an investigation of his political rival, and what it reveals could deepen the controversy over Trump's actions beyond his impeachment trial.
Pompeo says State Department will investigate possible surveillance 02:12Second, Ukraine's Interior Ministry noted that it would be asking the FBI to help in its investigation. This is a reminder that there are formal channels that countries use and jurisdictional boundaries that they respect when undertaking investigations like this.
CNN reporter: Giuliani made a stunning admission 01:49Finally, Ukraine's decision to investigate the circumstances surrounding Yovanovitch's security exposes, by comparison, Attorney General William Barr's willingness to turn a blind eye to Trump's actions in Ukraine.
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