Impeachment inquiry: Trump calls for China to investigate Bidens
President Trump urged China to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, potentially adding a dramatic new risk for the White House in an impeachment inquiry focused on Trump’s outreach to foreign governments to help him win reelection next year.for Ukraine to dig up dirt on his domestic political opponents, the crux of the House Democrats’ investigation so far, the president publicly solicited China’s help Thursday in front of TV cameras on the South Lawn of the White House.
Asked whether he had sought President Xi Jinping’s intervention, Trump replied, “I haven’t, but it’s certainly something we can start thinking about.” Trump’s comments came as the House inquiry reached a milestone, as lawmakers began interviewing witnesses to events and conversations under scrutiny in Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.
“So I would say that President Zelensky, if it were me, I would recommend that they start an investigation into the Bidens because nobody has any doubt that they weren’t crooked,” Trump said. Trump’s comments also prompted Ellen Weintraub, the chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission and a Democrat, to explain the law in a tweet.
to help find Hillary Clinton’s missing emails. Trump’s open appeal to Moscow was among the issues investigated by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III. Trump’s daughter Ivanka led her fashion company for 18 months — and received 16 trademarks from China — after she entered the White House as a presidential advisor. She shut the company last year after negative publicity led to boycotts and some retailers dropped her brand.
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