A federal grand jury has subpoenaed former Texas US Rep. Pete Sessions over his dealings with President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, according to a report.
Prosecutors are seeking documents from Sessions regarding Giuliani’s business involvement in Ukraine — and any role he played in the ouster of former United States Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovich, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The probe is also looking into any links between Sessions, Giuliani, and any of Giuliani’s associates arrested last week and charged with conspiring to funnel illicit funds to local politicians in exchange for favors.
Giuliani is the main focus of the inquiry, per the WSJ, though “America’s Mayor” has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and said he’s not aware of any investigation into his actions.
Sessions — identified as “Congressman 1″ in last week’s indictment — allegedly conspired with Giuliani and his associates, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, to lobby President Trump to remove Yovanovich from her post, despite her sterling reputation as a career diplomat.
“Mr. Sessions is cooperating with the US Attorney from the Southern District of New York and will be providing documents to their office related to this matter over the next couple of weeks as requested,” his spokesman Matt Mackowiak said in a statement.
Mackowiak declined to comment further on the report.
Parnas and Fruman are due to appear in Manhattan Federal Court on Thursday.