(Bloomberg) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaled her readiness to take stronger action against President Donald Trump over a phone call with Ukraine’s president, now the subject of scrutiny after the administration refused to release a whistle-blower’s complaint about the call.“If the administration
-- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaled her readiness to take stronger action against President Donald Trump over a phone call with Ukraine’s president, now the subject of scrutiny after the administration refused to release a whistle-blower’s complaint about the call.
Pelosi didn’t mention impeachment, although a key House lawmaker -- Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff of California -- suggested Trump’s actions “may very well have crossed the Rubicon” warranting further action. Schiff, who two months ago wasn’t ready to back impeachment, said Sunday reports that Trump in the July 25 call asked President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to reopen an investigation into a company tied to Joe Biden’s son could lead to congressional action.If the call involved criminality or gaining leverage at odds with U.S.
Schiff’s committee on Thursday is set to hear from acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire about the whistle-blower’s complaint. Maguire is also expected to meet with the Senate Intelligence Committee.Story continues“We expect him to obey the law and turn over the whistle-blower’s full complaint,” Pelosi said. “We also expect that he will establish a path for the whistle-blower to speak directly to the House and Senate Intelligence Committees as required by law.
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