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Feds execute search warrant at Rudy Giuliani's home Pat Milton Wed, April 28, 2021, 12:40 PM Washington — Federal investigators executed a search warrant at Rudy Giuliani's residence in New York on Wednesday, stemming from an ongoing investigation into Giuliani's dealings in Ukraine, a person with knowledge of the matter tells CBS News. The New York Times first reported the execution of the search warrant. The Justice Department and FBI declined to comment Wednesday afternoon. In October 2019, federal investigators were said to be looking into Giuliani's business dealings with two associates, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman. Both men were indicted on campaign finance violations and accused of illegally funneling money originating from Ukraine to Republican campaigns and causes. At the time, Giuliani said he was unaware of any investigation and had not spoken to investigators. Parnas and Fruman have both pleaded not guilty. As former President Donald Trump's personal attorney, Giuliani was heavily involved in Mr. Trump's efforts to pressure Ukrainian investigators in 2019 to open anti-corruption probes into his political rivals, including the business dealings of Hunter Biden, President Biden's son. Mr. Trump's push to get Ukrainian officials to investigate the Bidens became the subject of his first impeachment. While Giuliani worked to uncover damaging information about the president's Democratic rival, he also maneuvered to oust Marie Yovanovitch, then the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine who he believed was impeding his efforts. In November 2019, Yovanovitch testified before Congress that she had learned in late 2018 that Giuliani and former Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko had plans to "do things, including to me." She said Lutsenko and Giuliani had several meetings, and Lutsenko sought to remove her in retribution for the embassy's efforts to rid the prosecutor general's office of corruption. Yovanovitch alleged she was the target of a smear campaign by foreign interests collaborating with Giuliani. Mr. Trump's impeachment proceeding revealed the former New York mayor had spread rumors about Yovanovitch, including allegations she opposed Mr. Trump and was standing in the way of investigations into claims of Ukrainian interference in the 2016 elections and the Bidens. Yovanovitch was ultimately forced out of her position in Kiev in May 2019. She testified that she "assumed" the president's lack of support for her stemmed from the "partnership" between Lutsenko and Giuliani. In his infamous phone call to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 25, Mr. Trump said Yovanovitch was "bad news" and would be "going through some things." https://news.yahoo.com/feds-execute-search-warrant-rudy-164000299.html GO RV, then BV
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McCarthy to House Republicans: "Cut this crap out" Rebecca Kaplan Thu, January 28, 2021, 6:59 AM House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy warned his members to stop the public bickering within the conference if they want to effectively push back on the Biden administration and win back the majority in 2022, a congressional aide tells CBS News. His blunt message to his colleagues on Wednesday's phone call: "Cut this crap out." The warning comes as several members within the conference are organizing an effort to oust the number three House Republican, Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney, from her position as conference chairwoman. Cheney voted to impeach then-President Trump and angered many Republicans by releasing a statement the day before her vote outlining her position — which was later quoted by several House Democrats during the floor debate. McCarthy had previously warned his members about calling each other out in public after the January 6 riots in the Capitol because it could potentially put their colleagues in danger. The aide said McCarthy's frustration was audible on the call and his message was even stronger. McCarthy also said that the intra-party warfare was getting in the way of the GOP focusing on policy initiatives and countering the new president. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy seen December 19, 2019. / Credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images https://news.yahoo.com/mccarthy-house-republicans-cut-crap-005102076.html GO RV, then BV