Trump pressures Ukraine to act
US President Donald Trump on Friday pressed Ukraine to act against corruption, amid a row over whether he sought to influence the country's justice system to help his re-election campaign.
There's a lot of talk about Biden. Biden's a corrupt politician, he should not be President of the United States of America. He's a corrupt politician, and we're looking into that, and we're looking into corruption in Ukraine, and we're looking into corruption in many places, and we're going to get to the bottom of it, all right, all right, all right.
The White House has released a memo of a call between Trump and Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in which the US leader urged Zelenskiy to investigate former vice-president Joe Biden, the front-runner in the Democratic primary to challenge Trump in the 2020 election.
Trump's conversation with Zelenskiy was at the center of a whistleblower complaint that triggered a House of Representatives impeachment inquiry into Trump, who has denied any wrongdoing.
At the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, on Saturday, Trump said he had done nothing wrong and that he had been acting in the interest of the United States.
Trump said he was looking into corruption in Ukraine in the context of a 2018 investigation into a gas company, Burisma Holdings, that employed Biden's son, Hunter Biden.
Trump also complained about criticism from Democrats that he was using the power of his office to target a potential opponent in the 2020 election.
'They're trying to do a number on me with a fake Whistleblower. Never happened before. A total Scam!
Timeline of the scandal
- July 25: Trump has a call with Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy
- July 26: The White House releases a summary of the call, which includes Trump's request that Zelenskiy investigate Biden and his son
- July 29: A whistleblower files a complaint with the intelligence community's inspector general, alleging that Trump had pressured Ukraine to investigate Biden
- August 12: The House of Representatives launches an impeachment inquiry into Trump
- August 28: The White House releases a memo of the Trump-Zelenskiy call
Key figures in the scandal
- Donald Trump, US president
- Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraine's president
- Joe Biden, former US vice-president and Democratic primary candidate
- Hunter Biden, Joe Biden's son, who worked for a gas company in Ukraine
AUTHOR'S SUMMARY: The scandal surrounding President Trump's call with Ukraine's president has sparked an impeachment inquiry, highlighting concerns about presidential abuse of power and foreign interference in US elections.
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