House Democrats increased their demands for impeachment Wednesday following the release of a phone call transcript in which President Trump asks Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to “look into” allegations against Joe Biden’s son.
Trump on Wednesday said it was a “nothing call.”
“It’s the single greatest witch hunt in American history,” Trump told reporters, adding he had a “great” call with Zelensky.
“There was no pressure [on Zelensky],” Trump said.
Even before the transcript was released, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday said the body would begin an impeachment investigation.
Democrats allege Trump urged Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential candidate, in order to find political dirt.
In the phone call, Trump discussed Biden and his son, Hunter, who was named a paid board member of a Ukrainian gas company, Burisma Holdings, in 2014. The company was investigated in 2013 by a Ukrainian prosecutor. Trump alleges Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, profited from his father’s position as vice president.
In the call, Trump tells Zelensky: “There’s a lot of talk about Biden’s son, that Biden stopped the prosecution and a lot of people want to find out about that so whatever you can do with the Attorney General would be great. Biden went around bragging that he stopped the prosecution so if you…
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