Article snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — Under fire for peddling a debunked conspiracy theory, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani said Sunday he would cooperate with the House’s impeachment inquiry only if Trump gave him permission. ‘‘If he decides that he wants me to testify, of course I’ll testify,’’ Giuliani said during a series of television appearances where impeachment dominated the discussions. But it’s not clear whether Rep. Adam Schiff, whose House Intelligence Committee is taking the lead on the impeachment investigation, wants to hear sworn testimony from Giuliani. Central to the Democratic-led inquiry is Giuliani’s effort to have Ukraine conduct a corruption probe into 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter’s dealings with a Ukrainian energy company. Trump echoed that request in a July call with Ukraine’s president that has now led to the impeachment drive examining whether Trump linked U.S. aid to Ukraine in exchange for that probe. There has been no evidence of wrongdoing by either Biden. For now, Schiff, D-Calif., is working to strike a deal with the anonymous whistleblower whose complaint forms the heart of the proceedings against the 45th president. For Trump, the head-spinning developments pose a threat like none he’s encountered before, even from the special counsel Robert Mueller report over Russia’s meddling in the 2016 elections. The release last week of a rough transcript of Trump’s July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volo... Link to the full article to read more