being repeated by the president himself and his son. >> were you aware whether they received attention on prime time television on fox news as well? >> yes, i did. >> now, was the allegation that you were badmouthing president trump true? >> no. >> was the allegation that you had created a do not prosecute list to give to the prosecutor general in ukraine true? >> no. >> in fact, didn't the corrupt prosecutor general himself later recant those allegations? >> yes. >> now, when these articles were first published did the state department issue a response? >> as you said, there was a series of articles so after the first article, which was an interview with mr. lutsenko and was only really about me and made certain allegations about me, the state department came