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100 Percent False: DOJ Denies Lev Parnas Claim That Barr Was Part of Ukraine Scheme

The Department of Justice has said that a claim by an indicted businessman that Attorney General Wil..

The Department of Justice has said that a claim by an indicted businessman that Attorney General William Barr was working with President Donald Trumps lawyers Rudy Giuliani, Victoria Toensing, and Joe DiGenova on efforts with Ukraine was false.

Lev Parnas, 47, is an associate of Giuliani who was charged with making illegal contributions to politicians and a political action committee. He pleaded not guilty in October 2019.

Parnas appeared on MSNBCs “The Rachel Maddow Show” on Wednesday night, making explosive claims that often lacked evidence or contradicted previous statements or existing evidence. In one case, he claimed that Barr “was basically on the same team and best of friends” with Giuliani, Toensing, and DiGenova, Rachel Maddow told the Department of Justice.

“He said AG Barr knew, through contact with Rudy Giuliani, about the effort to get the Ukrainians to announce an investigation of Vice President Joe Biden. We welcome any comment you have for us about this,” Maddow wrote in an email shared by department spokeswoman Kerry Kupec.

“100% false,” Kupec responded to Maddow.

Earlier tonight, The Rachel @maddow Show reached out to me for comment in advance of the Lev Parnas interview. Rachel read my response on-air. See below for request and response. pic.twitter.com/l7eLyjMUzV

— KerriKupecDOJ (@KerriKupecDOJ) January 16, 2020

Kupec said a statement the department released in September regarding Ukraine hasnt changed. In that statement, the department said Barr first learned of Trumps July phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky several weeks after the call took place.

Barr didnt speak with Trump about anything relating to Biden or Bidens son Hunter Biden and Trump didnt ask Barr to contact Ukraine about any matter.

“The Attorney General has not communicated with Ukraine—on this or any other subject,” the statement said. “Nor has the Attorney General discussed this matter, or anything relating to Ukraine, with Rudy Giuliani.”

In the call with Zelensky, Trump told his counterpart that Giuliani could help Ukraine probe Ukrainian gas company Burisma with regard to the Bidens, who have been accused of corruption in their Ukraine dealings.

“I will have Mr. Giuliani give you a call, and I am also going to have Attorney General Barr call, and we will get to the bottom of it,” Trump told Zelensky.

Parnas told Maddow on Jan. 15 that Giuliani told him hed spoken with Barr about the Ukraine situation.

“Attorney General Barr was basically on the team,” Parnas said. “Attorney General Barr wanted to get to the bottom of the Biden situation and all of that” as part of the investigation by U.S. Attorney John Durham, who is investigating how the counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign started.

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