Beyond the partisan fight, a wealth of evidence and new revelations about Trump and Ukraine
WASHINGTON — When all the partisan posturing, parliamentary wrangling and legalistic arguing are stripped away, the impeachment process that dominated Washington for months produced a set of facts that is largely beyond dispute: The president of the United States pressured a foreign government to take actions aimed at his political opponents.
One centered on purported efforts by Ukrainians to undercut Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. The other was the overlap between former Vice President Joe Biden’s anti-corruption efforts in Ukraine and his son Hunter Biden’s position on the board of Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian energy company widely associated with accusations of corruption.
“I would like you to do us a favor though,” Trump said, asking Zelenskiy’s government to work with Attorney General William Barr and Giuliani to pursue the investigations. He also suggested that Ukraine was not the only country that should dig into Hunter Biden’s international business dealings. Trump connected Giuliani with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in late March to discuss the allegations, according to an interview with Giuliani and emails showing at least two telephone calls between the men, including one arranged with guidance from Trump’s personal assistant.
If they wanted to engage further with Ukraine, Trump told them, they would need to coordinate with Giuliani. “He just kept saying: ‘Talk to Rudy, talk to Rudy,’” Sondland later testified. The senior members of Trump’s national security team tried in August to persuade him to release the aid, but he refused.
But in interviews, public statements and material gathered by House impeachment investigators, Giuliani has acknowledged that his Ukraine-related efforts were initiated and pursued with Trump’s knowledge and consent.
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