acknowledged was unusual, but was consistent with department policies and justified in light of leaks and erroneous reporting. The statement made clear that 'at no time was Governor Blunt a target, subject, or witness in the investigation, nor was he implicated in any allegation being investigated. Any allegations or inferences to the contrary are uninformed and erroneous.'" Cummins has said multiple times that he does not believe the Missouri investigation had anything to do with his dismissal. Role in Trump-Ukraine scandal On November 24, 2019, Cummins' name came to light in relation to the Trump–Ukraine scandal. In response to inquiries from reporters with TPM and ABC News, Cummins confirmed that as early as October 2018 he had acted "as an intermediary between certain Ukrainian interests and federal law enforcement." This role came up in a letter sent by Rudy Giuliani to Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina on the previous day (November 23, 2019), and although Giuliani did not name him, Cummins confirmed that he was the intermediary referred to in Giuliani's letter. Cummins noted to the reporters that he had not vetted the Ukrainian interests who contacted him, who he declined to name. He further noted that, in his communication to Geoffrey Berman, the Manhattan-based United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, he asserted that he couldn't vouch for the veracity of the Ukrainian information, but was passing it along as a matter he considered appropriate for further investigation by an appropriate Federal law enforcement agency. Cummins noted that he took no further actions in this matter once Giuliani's role became public. References External links 1959 births Living people Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy Oklahoma Republicans Arkansas Republicans Lawyers from Little Rock, Arkansas United States Attorneys for the Eastern District of Arkansas University of Arkansas alumni William H. Bowen School of Law alumni Lawyers from Enid, Oklahoma