A clip of Vice President Mike Pence declaring that 'Foreign Governments Cannot Participate in American Political Process' during the 2016 vice presidential debate has gone viral.
, Trump told Pence to tell Zelensky that U.S. aid was being withheld from the Ukraine while requesting more aggressive action on corruption. Sources in the article deny that Vice President Pence possessed any knowledge that he was passing coded information between the two Presidents.
In a transcript of the July 25 phone call that's part of the report, the President asked Zelensky for"a favor" and requested he collaborate with Attorney General William P. Barr to acquire compromising information about Joe Biden and his son, Hunter. In particular, Trump was interested in Hunter's business dealings with a Ukrainian gas company, Burisma while Joe Biden was vice president.
ABINGDON, VA - OCTOBER 14: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a campaign rally for gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie, R-VA, at the Washington County Fairgrounds on October 14, 2017 in Abingdon, Virginia. Vice President Pence has come under fire as the House's investigation into President Trump's dealings with Ukrainian President Zelensky - and a recently-surfaced video clip isn't helping.
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