Pres. Trump's phone call with a foreign leader that has become the focus of a complaint to the director of national intelligence's inspector general involved Ukraine, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News.
President Donald Trump's phone call with a foreign leader that has become the focus of a complaint to the director of national intelligence's inspector general involved Ukraine, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News.
According to a readout released from the White House, Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 25"to congratulate him on his recent election." A more extensive readout from the Ukrainian president's office, however, noted that the two also spoke about"investigations into corruption cases that have hampered interaction between Ukraine and the U.S.A."
The president's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, has publicly and privately urged in recent months for Ukrainian officials to investigate ties between former Vice President Joe Biden's diplomatic efforts in the country and any connections between his son's business ventures.DNI Inspector General Michael Atkinson in a Sep.
The DNI's general counsel and the Department of Justice, however, has disputed that characterization of the complaint, resulting in a constitutional showdown between members of Congress and the Trump administration regarding matters of potentially privileged material.
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