Lev Parnas, the indicted associate of the president's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani Rudy GiulianiGrand jury adds additional counts against Giuliani associates Lev Parnas and and Igor Fruman Juan Williams: Breaking down the debates Giuliani criticizes NYC leadership: 'They're killing this city' MORE, and a key figure in the pressure campaign against Ukraine that is at the center of the impeachment proceedings says he does not believe that former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenSenate Republicans face tough decision on replacing Ginsburg What Senate Republicans have said about election-year Supreme Court vacancies Biden says Ginsburg successor should be picked by candidate who wins on Nov. 3 MORE (D) did anything wrong regarding his past decisions in the country.

In an interview Wednesday with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Rachel Anne MaddowMichael Cohen: Trump hates Obama because he's everything he 'wants to be' The Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - Trump floats 0M+ in personal spending for reelection bid Feehery: Unconventionally debunking the latest political conventional wisdom MORE, Parnas said that after reviewing Biden's efforts to oust a former top prosecutor in Ukraine who was purportedly corrupt, Parnas thought Biden had acted appropriately.

"After analyzing all the evidence and sitting back and really understanding what's going on, I don't think Vice President Biden did anything wrong. I think he was protecting our country and getting rid of, probably, a crooked attorney general," Parnas said.

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"After analyzing all the evidence and sitting back and really understanding what's going on, I don't think Vice President Biden did anything wrong. I think he was protecting our country and getting rid of, probably, a crooked attorney general." -Lev Parnas pic.twitter.com/SWNe71SKqo — Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) January 16, 2020

His statement comes after claims made by President Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE and Giuliani that Biden's efforts to oust the prosecutor were motivated by the prosecutor's investigation into Burisma, a company for which Biden's son, Hunter, served as a board member. These claims, however, have been unsubstantiated.

During his interview Wednesday, Parnas alleged that Trump's interest in Ukraine had nothing to do with rooting out corruption in the country but hinged solely on his efforts to discredit Biden.

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"[I]t was never about corruption," Parnas said. "It was never — it was strictly about Burisma, which included Hunter Biden and Joe Biden."

The new allegations presented by Parnas further raises questions about whether the Senate will call other witnesses — including Parnas himself and former national security adviser John Bolton John BoltonDiplomacy with China is good for America The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - Pence lauds Harris as 'experienced debater'; Trump, Biden diverge over debate prep DOJ launches probe into Bolton book for possible classified information disclosures MORE — to the stand during an impeachment trial that is poised to confirm the trial rules and hear oral arguments in the near future.

Parnas's account supports Democrats' claims that the president withheld military aid to Ukraine over his desire for the nation's then-newly elected president to launch an investigation into Biden, a top candidate for the 2020 Democratic Party nomination.