Hillary Clinton: Trump ‘has turned American diplomacy into a cheap extortion racket’ by kadiatubman
“He has denigrated and, let’s be honest, stabbed in the back, the career foreign service officers who serve bravely and selflessly no matter the politics of the administration that they are working under. And now they are caught in the crossfire,” Clinton said at a human rights awards ceremony at Georgetown University, where she spoke about the impeachment inquiry launched this week by House Democrats.
Prior to a July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump withheld almost $400 million in U.S. military aid from his government in what some critics have described as extortion for political dirt on Biden. In the complaint stemming from Trump’s call with Zelensky, the unnamed whistleblower also cited conversations and details provided by “more than half a dozen U.S.
Clinton lauded Pelosi’s “clear-eyed leadership,” noting the importance of women’s leadership in advancing human rights, justice and peace. She said the speaker’s decision to investigate the president was based “on the basis of evidence that he betrayed his oath of office to uphold the Constitution and protect and defend our country.”
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