Pelosi on Trump: 'He Does Not Care About Ethics' EDITED
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— Live Updates Updated 5 minutes ago
The White House released a reconstructed transcript that showed President Trump urged Ukraine’s leader to contact Attorney General William Barr about opening an inquiry tied to Joseph R. Biden Jr. Two intelligence officials referred Mr. Trump’s activity to the Justice Dept. for a possible criminal inquiry. It declined to open one.
RIGHT NOW President Trump defended himself after he met with Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, at the United Nations General Assembly.
Here’s what you need to know:
The Trump-Zelensky call shows the president encouraging a Biden investigation.
Zelensky treaded lightly with Trump by his side.
Pelosi: “The president has tried to make lawlessness a virtue.”
The case of the White House talking points: File under “Oops.”
Trump defends his call: “There was no pressure whatsoever.”
Here’s why we are not calling the White House’s release a “transcript.”
What happens next? Some things are clear. Some aren’t.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/us/politics/trump-impeachment.html?
EDIT, 5:24 p.m. Full Whistle-Blower Complaint Heads to the House: Live Updates
A whistle-blower’s private expressions of concern about President Trump’s actions kicked off an extraordinary series of revelations that have prompted Democrats in Congress to officially begin an impeachment inquiry.
RIGHT NOW President Trump (is holding) held his first news conference since Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared that an impeachment inquiry had been launched.
Here’s what you need to know:
The administration relents, sending the whistle-blower complaint to Capitol Hill.
“It’s a joke,” Mr. Trump complained at a rambling afternoon news conference.
The Trump-Zelensky call shows the president encouraging a Biden investigation.
Zelensky treaded lightly with Trump by his side.
Biden responds: “It is a tragedy” that Trump “put personal politics above his sacred oath.”
Pelosi: “The president has tried to make lawlessness a virtue.”
The case of the White House talking points: File under “Oops.”
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