Newly released documents suggest that Ms. Yovanovitch was being watched in Kyiv while she was the American ambassador there.
Not the investigation Trump had asked for 😂
“F.B.I. agents have visited” Republican Robert F. Hyde, the newest #Ukraingate player. #TRUMPCoConspirators #TheyAllKnew
Aaron Fritschner has tweeted screenshots of Hyde’s own tweets which include photos of Hyde with Trump, Trump Kids, Roger Stone, Michael Flynn and other Republicans. Because everyone knows Trump is going to say, “I don’t know him”.
Ukraine has opened a criminal investigation into allies of President Trump, following reports that they had the United States ambassador under surveillance while she was stationed in Kyiv, the Ukrainian government said on Thursday.
The move was a remarkable departure from past practice for the new government of President Volodymyr Zelensky, which has tried hard to avoid any hint of partisanship in its dealings with Washington.
On Tuesday, just before Mr. Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate was scheduled to begin, Democrats in the House of Representatives published text messages to and from Lev Parnas — an associate of Rudolph W. Giuliani, the president’s personal lawyer — pointing to surveillance of the ambassador, Marie L. Yovanovitch.
“the published messages contain facts of possible violations of Ukrainian law and of the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations, which protect the rights of diplomats on the territory of another state.”, Internal Affairs Ministry of Ukraine said in a statement
Ukraine “cannot ignore such illegal activities” on its territory, the statement said, adding that the national police had started criminal proceedings after analyzing the new material.
Last March, an exchange between Mr. Parnas and another man, Robert F. Hyde, indicated that Mr. Hyde was in contact with people watching Ms. Yovanovitch.
“They are willing to help if we/you would like a price,” one message from Mr. Hyde read.
Ukraine said it had asked the F.B.I. for help investigating the reported penetration of computer systems belonging to Burisma, a Ukrainian gas company, by hackers working for Russian intelligence.