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'Explosive' whistleblower complaint on Trump's Ukraine phone call released
New York: Donald Trump used his presidential power to solicit foreign interference in the 2020 election, according to a whistleblower complaint that accuses the White House of seeking to cover up the contents of Trump's controversial phone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart.
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In the course of my official duties, I have received information from multiple US government officials that the President of the United States is using the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the 2020 US election," the whistleblower wrote in the August 12 complaint.
"This interference includes, among other things, pressuring a foreign country to investigate one of the President’s main domestic political rivals.
"The President’s personal lawyer, Mr. Rudolph W. Giuliani, is a central figure in this effort. Attorney General [William] Barr appears to be involved as well."
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The whistleblower, who is expected to testify before Congress in coming days, writes that White House officials intervened to "lock down" all records of the phone call, especially the word-for-word summary of the conversation.
"This set of actions underscored to me that White House officials understood the gravity of what transpired in the call," the whistleblower writes.
Instead of the usual computer system used for such calls, officials uploaded it to a separate system used for highly sensitive material.
The complainant says Ukraine's leadership was led to believe they needed to "play ball" on Trump's request in order to receive a meeting or phone call with Trump.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-...eddling-in-2020-election-20190926-p52vd7.html
New York: Donald Trump used his presidential power to solicit foreign interference in the 2020 election, according to a whistleblower complaint that accuses the White House of seeking to cover up the contents of Trump's controversial phone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart.
..
In the course of my official duties, I have received information from multiple US government officials that the President of the United States is using the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the 2020 US election," the whistleblower wrote in the August 12 complaint.
"This interference includes, among other things, pressuring a foreign country to investigate one of the President’s main domestic political rivals.
"The President’s personal lawyer, Mr. Rudolph W. Giuliani, is a central figure in this effort. Attorney General [William] Barr appears to be involved as well."
..
The whistleblower, who is expected to testify before Congress in coming days, writes that White House officials intervened to "lock down" all records of the phone call, especially the word-for-word summary of the conversation.
"This set of actions underscored to me that White House officials understood the gravity of what transpired in the call," the whistleblower writes.
Instead of the usual computer system used for such calls, officials uploaded it to a separate system used for highly sensitive material.
The complainant says Ukraine's leadership was led to believe they needed to "play ball" on Trump's request in order to receive a meeting or phone call with Trump.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-...eddling-in-2020-election-20190926-p52vd7.html