.MaddowBlog: Newly released memo shows Pres. Trump pressing Ukrainian leader on fmr. VP Biden.
The scandal that may very well lead to Donald Trump’s impeachment came into sharp focus several days ago when we saw reports that the American president pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to assist with the Republican’s re-election plans. Almost immediately thereafter, Trump insisted that his call with the Ukrainian leader was innocent and innocuous.
The entirety of the document is available online here , posted to the White House’s website. It is not an actual, literal transcript, but the memo purports to give a rough approximation of what the two leaders discussed during their 30-minute July 25 phone call. * Trump urged Zelenskiy to cooperate with Rudy Giuliani, who was trying to dig up dirt on Joe Biden. “Mr. Giuliani is a highly respected man,” the memo quotes the American president saying. “He was the mayor of New York City, a great mayor, and I would like him to call you. I will ask him to call you along with the Attorney General. Rudy very much knows what’s happening and he is a very capable guy. If you could speak to him that would be great.
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