Mean, thats the appropriate way to raise an issue with the ukrainian president , correct . Its appropriate for the Justice Department and the Prosecutor General to cooperate and to exchange information, yes. To the extent the president has concerns and to the extent the Attorney General is having u. S. Attorney durham look into it, isnt it entirely appropriate for the president to flag this for president zelensky and say youn touch with our official channels . Mr. Castor, i dont know the precise appropriateness of these kinds of relations. Now, were either of you involved with the preparation for the 7 25 call . I was not. I was not. How do you account for that . I mean, you were two of the key officials with responsibility for ukrainian policy. If the president of the United States is going to have a call with the leader of ukraine, why
wouldnt you ordinarily be involved with the preparation . Sir, we work for the Department Of State in an embassy overseas. Preparation for a president
a specialized anti-corruption agency in ukraine that was called the national anti-corruption bureau. there was a different body that reviewed asset declarations from unusual wealth called national anti-corruption prevention council. eventually we got to helping them establish a special anti-corruption prosecutor and eventually a high court on anti-corruption. that was to try to create vr investigators, prosecutors and courts that couldn t be bought. i m hearing a very kple he e comprehensive effort. let me read you president s obama word own words. whatever you can do with the attorney general would be great. biden went around bragging that he stopped the prosecution. if you can look into it, it sounds horrible to me.