Washington, DC - A new fight has erupted between Democrats in Congress and the Trump administration over access to officials as three House committees investigate US President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine. Trump asked Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky in a July 25 telephone call to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, a leading ...
Washington, DC - A new fight has erupted between Democrats in Congress and the Trump administration over access to officials as three House committees investigate US President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine.
Trump asked Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky in a July 25 telephone call to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, a leading Democratic presidential hopeful, and his son Hunter Biden who had served on the board of Ukrainian natural gas company.
The call between the two leaders was the subject of a whistle-blower complaint alleging Trump used his office to "solicit interference" from Ukraine in the 2020 US presidential elections. The complaint, filed with the top US intelligence official last month, was released publicly on Thursday. Trump has denied any wrongdoing, saying the phone call was "normal".
About a dozen White House and State Department officials listened to what was expected to be a routine call between Trump and Zelensky, according to the complaint. In the days after, senior White House officials sought to "lock down" records of the call, signalling White House officials "understood the gravity of what had happened", the whistle-blower said.
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