Rudy Giuliani consulted the imprisoned Paul Manafort through a lawyer for his investigation into allegations that Ukraine aided Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election.

The repeated outreach centered on the “black ledger,” which purportedly showed millions of dollars in secretive payments from ousted pro-Russian Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych to Manafort, and whether it was used to convince U.S. authorities to reopen a case against Manafort.