Under Donald Trump, 'extortion and corruption are probably...the norm,' says former Bush speechwriter

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The president is facing impeachment amid accusations that he tried to pressure Ukraine into interfering in the 2020 election to his advantage.

Trump is facing impeachment over accusations that he tried to pressure Ukraine into opening investigations that would benefit him personally at the 2020 election by withholding military aid and offering a White House visit. Trump denies any wrongdoing.

In Hill's deposition before her public testimony to the House intelligence committee on Thursday, she described the call—which she did not listen in on, having left the administration six days prior to it taking place—as shocking and saddening. "I will just say that I found this particular call's subject matter and the way that it was conducted... surprising," Hill said on Thursday., Trump's former top national security adviser, had opposed a call with Zelenskiy for some time unless it was"very well prepared" and that they were confident that the most important mutual U.S.-Ukraine interests would be raised.

that kicked off the impeachment proceedings, there are presidential call transcripts locked up on a standalone"codeword-level" computer system"solely for the purpose of protecting politically sensitive—rather than national security sensitive—information."The Atlantic

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