Trump pushed for information about Biden, even telling Zelensky, “Mr. Giuliani is a highly respected man. He was the mayor of New York City, a great mayor, and I would like him to call you. I will ask him to call you along with the Attorney General.”

Giuliani, not in a government job, is meeting with Ihor Kolomoyskyi, Dmitry Firtash, and Mykola Zlochevsky. All were later sanctioned. Barr sets up a special office (Brady) to vet the information bypassing the existing investigation. Brady testified that he had vetted and found credible statements made by Alexander Smirnov.