Article snippet: MORE’s role at the heart of the Ukraine controversy that has engulfed the administration. A White House transcript and whistleblower complaint have shed additional light on the extent of the former New York City mayor’s efforts to dig up dirt on Democratic presidential candidate MORE in service of Trump. Giuliani’s involvement has implicated members of the State Department, frustrated Republican officials and placed the former mayor in the crosshairs of House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry. A former administration official, who requested anonymity to speak candidly, called it a “red flag” that Giuliani was involved in discussions with Ukraine, explaining that it could create confusion for a foreign country about who is representing U.S. interests. “Typically, people at the State Department hate this kind of stuff,” the official said. GOP lawmakers close to Trump have publicly called into question the strategy of Giuliani’s frequent media appearances. “Rudy’s saying a lot of things and I’m not sure he’s helping the president by being on TV every 15 minutes,” Sen. MORE (R-S.C.) told reporters last week. But Giuliani is adamant that he’s being wrongly portrayed as a rogue actor and that he’ll be validated in the end. “If they don’t like my strategy, I really don’t give a damn. They didn’t like my strategy when I was defending him against [former special counsel Robert] Mueller,” Giuliani told The Hill in an interview. “When it’s over the same thing will happen,” he ... Link to the full article to read more