New documents bring startling revelations in the Ukraine scandal Drew Angerer/Getty Images New evidence of alleged corrupt dealings by President Trump and his associates emerged on Tuesday night after the House Intelligence Committee released a tranche of documents related to the Ukraine scandal. [Vox / Andrew Prokop] The documents suggest there may have been multiple quid pro quos at play in the Trump team’s Ukraine outreach: In WhatsApp messages, former Ukrainian prosecutor Yuri Lutsenko appears to offer dirt on Hunter Biden in exchange for the removal of the US ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch. [Slate / Elliot Hannon] A letter signed by the president’s attorney Rudy Giuliani also states that Giuliani was in Ukraine and pursuing a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with Trump’s “knowledge and consent.” [NPR / Bill Chappell] The documents were turned over by Giuliani confederate Lev Parnas, who is under federal indictment on charges of campaign finance violations. The cache included a note handwritten by Parnas: “Get Zelensky to announce that the Biden case will be investigated.” [Politico / Andrew Desiderio] The release of the documents represents a new development in the impeachment inquiry, which focused on Trump’s conduct toward Ukraine. A Senate trial is expected to get underway next week. [NYT / Nicholas Fandos]