Here’s the Whistleblower Complaint That Set Off Trump’s Impeachment Inquiry
Credit to Author: Greg Walters| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 13:04:59 +0000
WASHINGTON — The whistleblower complaint that kickstarted impeachment proceedings against President Trump has been declassified and released.
The document, drafted by a still-unidentified U.S. intelligence official, warns that Trump appeared to use his July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to “advance his personal interests,” and to solicit election interference from a foreign country.
And it says that probably a dozen other American government officials listened to that conversation. And it says those officials were “deeply disturbed” about the call, and already talking to White House lawyers about whether the president had abused his office.
Afterwards, it says, senior White House officials put a “lockdown” on information about the call.
The document goes on to describe how Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, followed up on Trump’s request.
Read the full document right here:
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