This is NOT what US President’s do ….
And this new information seems to confirm that Donald Trump tries to use Attorney General Barr and the Justice Dept as his political arm…
President Trump urged the president of Ukraine to contact Attorney General William P. Barr about opening a potential corruption investigation connected to former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., according to a transcript of a July phone call at the center of accusations that Mr. Trump pressured a foreign leader to find dirt on a political rival.
“I would like you to do us a favor,” Mr. Trump said in response to President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine raising the prospect of acquiring military equipment from the United States. The president then also asked for another inquiry: that the Ukrainians examine an unsubstantiated theory about stolen Democratic emails.
After a whistle-blower raised concerns about Mr. Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, the director of national intelligence and the inspector general for the intelligence community each referred the complaint for a possible criminal investigation into the president’s actions, according to a Justice Department official.
The department’s criminal division reviewed the matters and concluded that there was no basis for a criminal investigation into Mr. Trump’s behavior. Law enforcement officials determined that the transcript of the call did not show that Mr. Trump had violated campaign finance laws by soliciting from a foreign national a contribution, donation or thing of value….
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During the call, Mr. Trump told Mr. Zelensky that he should be in touch with both Mr. Barr and the president’s personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani, according to the transcript released by the White House on Wednesday.
“There is a lot of talk about Biden’s son, that Biden stopped the prosecution, and a lot of people want to find out about that,” Mr. Trump said to Mr. Zelensky during the call, according to the transcript. “So whatever you can do with the attorney general would be great.”
The Justice Department said Wednesday that Mr. Barr was unaware that Mr. Trump had told Mr. Zelensky that he would contact him. The department said that Mr. Barr has never spoken with Mr. Trump about working with Ukraine to investigate anything related to the Bidens and that he has never spoken with Mr. Giuliani about “anything related to Ukraine.”
Though rooting out widespread corruption in Ukraine has long been an American foreign policy goal, Mr. Trump referenced Mr. Biden during the call. Mr. Trump and Mr. Giuliani have long pushed for Ukrainian officials to examine whether there was any improper overlap between Mr. Biden’s dealings with Ukraine while in office and his son’s position on the board of a Ukrainian energy company….
Update…
Axios releases transcript memo…
It is NOT the verbatim transcript….
image of Trump and Ukraine President…ktvz.com
Mafia-esque.
There is only one proper action to take, regardless of what any poll might say.
“This transcript is much worse than expected. And the transcript is only the first piece of evidence. There will be much more. Republicans, once again you have a decision to make: Defend the Constitution or defend Trump. History will judge you.”
Republican Presidential candidate Joe Walsh
Actually it appears there may be MORE intel people who are coming forward against Trump…
That came as unsubstantiated piece I saw that I can’t find anymore…
So disregard it…
Well Lindsey Graham didn’t skip a beat in offering his unwavering support of Trump saying it would be ridiculous to impeach him over a phone call.
You think an attorney like Lindsey would know convictions have been achieved over phone calls.
Of course he knows that.
When you’re InTheCult though?You do what the Cultists do.Besides, Lindsay knows how to play the heavily pro Trump Republicans here in S.C.,