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On July 25, Trump had a phone call with Volodymyr Zelensky, the recently-elected president of Ukraine. According to notes on the conversation released by the White House, Trump asked Zelensky to do him a “favor” by investigating two conspiracy theories, one claiming that Ukrainian government officials conspired with the Clinton campaign in 2016 and the other alleging that former Vice President (and Democratic presidential candidate) Joe Biden improperly intervened in a Ukrainian investigation into a company on whose board his son Hunter sat. The call was part of an effort going back more than a year to pressure Ukraine into acting in Trump’s political interests.
Public reporting of Trump’s efforts to pressure foreign governments to investigate his rivals has captivated the public and led House Democrats to open formal impeachment proceedings against the President. To break down how we got here, The Asset’s Max Bergmann sat down with the team at The Tent podcast to discuss the Trump team’s longstanding ties to Ukraine, that July 25th phone call, what’s next for the impeachment inquiry, and what this means for U.S. foreign policy.
Just a little taste of what's to come in The Asset Season 2!
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On July 25, Trump had a phone call with Volodymyr Zelensky, the recently-elected president of Ukraine. According to notes on the conversation released by the White House, Trump asked Zelensky to do him a “favor” by investigating two conspiracy theories, one claiming that Ukrainian government officials conspired with the Clinton campaign in 2016 and the other alleging that former Vice President (and Democratic presidential candidate) Joe Biden improperly intervened in a Ukrainian investigation into a company on whose board his son Hunter sat. The call was part of an effort going back more than a year to pressure Ukraine into acting in Trump’s political interests.
Public reporting of Trump’s efforts to pressure foreign governments to investigate his rivals has captivated the public and led House Democrats to open formal impeachment proceedings against the President. To break down how we got here, The Asset’s Max Bergmann sat down with the team at The Tent podcast to discuss the Trump team’s longstanding ties to Ukraine, that July 25th phone call, what’s next for the impeachment inquiry, and what this means for U.S. foreign policy.
Just a little taste of what's to come in The Asset Season 2!
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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