Impeachment pressure builds
Impeachment pressure builds
President Trump acknowledged on Sunday that he accused Joe Biden of corruption during a phone call in July with the leader of Ukraine, leaving Democrats increasingly inclined to file articles of impeachment against him.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the Trump administration would be entering a grave new chapter of lawlessness if it failed to turn over a related whistle-blower complaint by Thursday. (Read her letter.)
The allegations involve whether Mr. Trump pressured Ukraines newly elected leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, to hurt Mr. Bidens election bid, possibly using U.S. military aid as leverage. The former Soviet republic has been fighting Russian-backed separatists, and the Trump administration temporarily withheld $250 million from Ukraine this summer.
Background: Mr. Trump has accused Mr. Biden of using his position as vice president to help a Ukrainian energy company in 2016 that was paying his son Hunter. There has been no evidence that the former vice president intentionally tried to help his son.
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