Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has admitted that she supports Ukraine digging up dirt on former U.S. President Donald Trump to smear his campaign.
The failed presidential candidate made the comment during a phone call with the Russian comedy duo Vovan and Lexus. According to Newsweek, Vovan (born Vladimir Kuznetsov) and Lexus (Aleksei Stolyarov) have previously targeted several high-profile figures in prank calls. These include the late former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in July last year, former U.S. President George W. Bush in May 2022 and the British royal family’s Prince Harry in 2020.
Clinton purportedly spoke with one of the prankster duo who posed as former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. It is not known if Vovan or Lexus was the one who pretended to be the former Ukrainian leader, who served in the position from 2014 to 2019. The audio of this call was released on July 3.
In the conversation, the two discussed the political landscape in the U.S. leading to the November presidential election. They also talked about the potential repercussions of a Trump victory for both Kyiv and Washington. According to Clinton, she is “doing everything” she can to secure Biden’s reelection while acknowledging that her efforts come at “a very difficult time” in the United States.
The fake Poroshenko offered to “request a hearing” in the Verkhovna Rada – Ukraine’s unicameral parliament – “to find something on [Trump] before the election.” He added that the real estate mogul is already facing serious legal trouble, but is unaware that the U.S. Supreme Court’s July 1 ruling on presidential immunity could turn the tables in Trump’s favor. “I think we can attack him from different sides,” said the prankster.
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