'I've heard from a lot of colleagues who are incredulous at how bad the talking points are,' one staffer told Newsweek.
U.S. President Donald Trump exits the stage after speaking at the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters on September 24, 2019 in New York City. The White House appears to have accidentally sent talking points to Democratic offices after the release of notes from Trump's phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The president appears to have floated some—at best—unusual proposals that may suggest he was applying pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden's family while withholding military aid to the vulnerable country. The House of Representatives formally launched an impeachment inquiry into the matter Tuesday.
After the release of abbreviated call notes Wednesday, White House staffers appear to have accidentally e-mailed congressional Democrats with talking points about how Republicans should deflect from some of the call's more untoward exchanges."The transcript clearly shows that there was no quid pro quo or anything else inappropriate about the conversation between President Trump and President Zelenskyy," the talking points noted a highly editorialized interpretation of the call.
In fact, right after Zelensky mentioned his country's impending purchase of U.S. anti-tank missiles, Trump brought up the prospect of the Ukrainian president doing the White House"a favor," referencing his lingering suspicion about former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.
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