Democrats appeal for more witnesses to come forward about Trump-Ukraine matter
WASHINGTON - House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday accused U.S. Attorney General William Barr of going"rogue" in the Justice Department's handling of a whistleblower report that President Donald Trump solicited a political favor from Ukraine's president that could help him get re-elected.
Democrats say Barr should recuse himself from matters related to the whistleblower complaint prompted by a July 25 call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.According to a summary of the call released by the White House, Trump asked Zelenskiy to work with Barr and his personal lawyer Rudolph Giuliani, who was pressing the Ukrainians to investigate matters related to former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter.
Trump never asked Barr to contact Ukraine, Justice Department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said this week, and Barr has not communicated with Ukraine about a possible investigation or any other subject. The department said Barr will not recuse himself from Ukraine-related investigations.
"I think where they're going is a cover-up of the cover-up," Pelosi said."To have a Justice Department to go so rogue -- well they have been for a while and not it just makes matters worse."The Ukraine reports raised serious concerns that Trump's actions have jeopardized national security and the integrity of U.S. elections, Pelosi said.
After suggesting on Thursday that White House officials who fed the whistleblower information were as good as spies, he said on Friday that the whistleblower may have been a lone wolf"partisan operative." Three House committees said they would issue subpoenas to the White House and State Department as soon as Friday if the Trump administration missed a deadline to send a wide range of documents related to its dealings with Ukraine.
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