Dems Drum Up More Impeachment Threats Over Trump's Conversations With Ukrainian Leader
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- President Trump admits hediscussed former VP Joe Biden
with the president of the Ukraine,
but denies any wrongdoing.
Democrats say there's one way to find out,
release the transcriptsof that phone call.
- The conversation I hadwas largely congratulatory.
- [Amber] The Trumpadministration is defending
the July 25th conversation,which the Wall Street Journal
says Mr. Trump pressuredthe Ukrainian president
about eight times to investigatepolitical rival Joe Biden.
The Trump administrationis accusing the former VP
of working to get rid ofa Ukrainian prosecutor
who was reportedly looking into a company
where Joe Biden's son Hunterserved as a board member.
- Trump's doing this because he knows
I'll beat him like a drum.
- [Amber] President isdefending that conversation
in a tweet calling thereport a "media con"
and saying there was no pressure.
The Ukrainian Foreign Minister
also coming to Mr. Trump's defense.
The incident also coincideswith a whistleblower complaint
that reportedly involvesMr. Trump's phone call
with a foreign leader.
Democrats have not been able to obtain
that complaint from the administration,
but want to see if the twoincidents are connected.
They accused the presidentof offering a quid pro quo
to the Ukrainians and that impeachment
may be the only solution.
- If the president is essentiallywithholding military aid
at the same time thathe is trying to browbeat
a foreign leader intodoing something illicit,
then that may be the only remedy.
- [Amber] That same WallStreet Journal story
says there's no mention of a quid pro quo.
And officials say it's highly unlikely.
- I watched this presidentevaluate a how and when
and to the extent we shouldprovide support to Ukraine.
Those conversations havealways been 100% appropriate,
100% lawful.
- Now Speaker Nancy Pelosihas always been lukewarm
on the idea of impeachment,but she's giving
the administration untilThursday to turn over
that whistleblower complaintor face more investigations.
Amber Strong, CBN News.