Prosecutors in the Rudy Giuliani case have proposed retired judge Barbara Jones be chosen to oversee a review of electronic devices seized from the former mayor s New York City apartment.
A Democratic consulting firm that worked on behalf of Burisma, the Ukrainian energy giant that counted President Joe Biden’s son among its board members, is reportedly being investigated by the Justice Department in relation to what could have been illegal lobbying efforts to help the company’s oligarch owner.
Commission on Future of Defence Forces hears calls to strengthen cyber security
Updated: 17:13, 31 May 2021
NEW equipment to help the navy protect whales, a second special forces unit and a focus on protecting Ireland from cyber attacks are among the suggestions made for the future of the Defence Forces.
The Commission tasked with moulding the future of Ireland’s Defence Forces have received more than 500 submissions from political parties, business groups and State Departments.
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Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence Simon Coveney previously told the Irish Sun he believes the Defence Forces could have a bigger role in cyber securityCredit: PA:Press Association
Federal prosecutors are investigating whether some Ukrainian officials helped execute a sweeping plan to meddle in the 2020 US election, people with knowledge of the matter told The New York Times.
Updated: 20:33 ET, May 27 2021
FEDERAL prosecutors are reportedly looking into whether Rudy Giuliani was used by Ukrainian officials to meddle in the 2020 election.
Feds in Brooklyn are probing whether Giuliani was used to spread falsehoods about Joe Biden in an effort to swing the election for Donald Trump, according to a new report.
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The investigation is apparently looking into Giuliani s 2019 meeting with Andriy DerkachCredit: Reuters
The probe, which was reported by the New York Times citing people familiar with the matter, allegedly began in the final months of Trump s presidency.
The Brooklyn prosecutors are working with the FBI and are focused on current and former Ukrainian officials suspected of spreading unsubstantiated claims of Biden being corrupt through multiple channels, according to The Times.