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On the recordFebruary 7, 2023
I did not say that Vice President Biden fired Mr. Shokin. It was official U.S. and European policy to encourage Ukraine to fire him, which they did.
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Dan Goldman
Democratic · New York

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Goldman clarifies U.S. policy regarding the firing of a Ukrainian prosecutor.

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