President Donald Trump is in more hot water but with another Eurasian country this time.
According to a complaint from a whistleblower within the White House, Trump pressured Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden in exchange for American military aid.
Although the claim stating Biden interfered with Ukrainian politics to help his son’s business has since been discredited, Trump appears to still believe in the conspiracy.
Despite the complaint’s publicity, House Democrats are currently struggling with Trump’s national intelligence director as he might be illegally withholding the complaint from Congress.
From the available information pieced together by the Wall Street Journal, during a July phone call, Trump repeatedly urged Zelensky to investigate Biden’s son, Hunter, and to cooperate with lawyer Rudy Guiliani to sabotage his political candidate’s chances at the Presidency.
After the major details were released from the phone call on Monday, many Republican Senators refused to condone Trump’s actions, including Marco Rubio (R-FL).
“I don’t think he should have raised the topic of Joe Biden with the Ukrainian president. I just don’t think our foreign policy should be used as leverage against individuals in our domestic politics,” Rubio said.
House Democrats are now pressing for Trump’s impeachment even harder. House Oversight and Foreign Affairs committee member Gerry Connolly says the “tipping point” has been reached, “both within our base and within our caucus.”
Nevertheless, with impeachment proceedings lingering and fading support from his own party, Trump’s reelection odds in 2020 remain high.
Trump’s betting odds top the 2020 Presidential Election with +110 chances, via sportsbook Bovada. As the favorite, Trump eclipses Elizabeth Warren’s +375 odds and Biden’s +550 odds.
Before the information was leaked, impeachment odds heavily favored Trump staying in office. BetOnline gave the President -700 odds of keeping his post throughout his first term.
Trump’s impeachment odds are not currently available, but it is likely there will be a shift in the numbers once they are released.
In response to the allegations, the President admitted to discussing the Biden family with Zelensky.
“The conversation I had was largely congratulatory, was largely corruption, all of the corruption taking place. It was largely the fact that we don’t want our people like Vice-President Biden and his son creating to the corruption already in the Ukraine,” Trump told reporters at the White House.
Trump hinted he may release the phone call’s transcript, but also implied that it is acceptable to withhold help for countries that do not investigate political rivals.
“If you don’t talk about corruption, why would you give money to a country that you think is corrupt?” Trump asked at the United Nations in New York.
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Well, by 'their' own standards, Biden is interferring with the 2020 Election by pushing for the investigation of the opponent of HIS campaign. It isn't anything different than what Trump did.... (it could even be said that Biden is smearing Trump).
Similarly, 'they' call for transparency and accuse of coverup, yet they are holding hearings and depositons behind closed doors in secrecy, refusing to release transcripts or allow the presence of opposing party entities or President's attorneys. Schiff reciting complete false stories in front of Congressional commitees -- as if they were factual.
'They' also complain about 'trashing the norms of our democracy', while they sideskirt ptrocedural traditions, standards, and Constitutional process.... For instance, NO vote in the House has ever been held regarding impeachment (arguably, there is no REAL impeachment going on, just a Democrat sham).