8 days after his acquittal, Trump openly admitted sending Giuliani to hunt for dirt on Joe Biden — reversing a key part of his impeachment defense

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• President Donald Trump has reversed one of the central claims of his impeachment defense by openly admitting sending his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani to Ukraine to hunt for dirt on his political rival Joe Biden.
• When asked in a Thursday podcast with Fox News personalty Geraldo Rivera if it was "strange" to send Giuliani to Ukraine, Trump said no, and praised Giuliani as a "crime fighter."
• During his impeachment trial, Trump distanced himself from Giuliani, and denied sending him to Ukraine last November.
• Trump was impeached by the House in December for abusing his power in pressuring Ukraine to announce a Biden probe, and using military aid as leverage. He was acquitted by the Senate last Wednesday.
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President Donald Trump on Thursday casually cast aside one of the central claims of his impeachment defense by openly admitting sending his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, to Ukraine to hunt for dirt on his Democratic rival, former Vice President Joe Biden.

The president made the claim in a podcast interview with Fox News personality Geraldo Rivera, who had asked him if it was "strange to send Rudy Giuliani to Ukraine," and if he regretted the decision.

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