'There are multiple levels of misconduct here and look, there were 12 people on that call that the president made to the Ukraine president,' Representative Stephen Lynch said.
theory that Democrats worked with Ukrainians to interfere in the 2016 election, as well as unsubstantiated allegations against Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden.
At the center of the inquiry is a call between Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump specifically asked Zelensky for"a favor" andto investigate the allegations against his political opponent. Democrats, and some Republicans, have been highly critical of the president's actions, arguing that his actions were a clear abuse of power as he was using his office to encourage a foreign government to interfere in an American election.
Trump and his supporters have dismissed the inquiry as purely"partisan" and a"witch hunt," although numerous Republicans have also expressed. Instead of distancing himself from the pressure campaign, the president has doubled down and insisted that Ukraine should investigate his political rival, also calling on China to open a similar probe.
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shake hands during a meeting in New York on September 25 on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. A call between Trump and Zelensky has been at the center of an impeachment inquiry in the House of Representatives.Senator Mitt Romney of Utah has been one of the most prominent Republicans to strongly condemn the president.
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