Whistleblower timeline shows how quickly a phone call turned into calls for impeachment
by Jerry Dunleavy
| October 08, 2019 12:01 AM
The timeline of the Intelligence Community whistleblower complaint stemming from a discussion between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shows just how quickly a controversial phone call turned into the calls for impeachment that have gripped Washington, D.C.
July 25, 2019 — Trump and Zelensky spoke by phone for roughly half an hour, while top officials such as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listened in. Trump asked for a "favor" from Ukraine in investigating a conspiracy theory related to the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, which determined the Russians hacked the Democratic National Committee’s email systems, an assessment special counsel Robert Mueller and the U.S. Intelligence Community agreed with. Trump also urged the Ukrainian leader to look into any Ukrainian involvement in the 2016 election. Trump brought up his request related to CrowdStrike immediately after Zelensky asked about purchasing anti-tank weaponry, known as Javelins, from the United States. Trump also talked about "the other thing," suggesting the Ukrainians investigate allegations of corruption related to 2020 Democrat Joe Biden and his son, Hunter. Trump urged Zelensky to speak with Rudy Giuliani, his personal attorney, and Attorney General William Barr. Giuliani had spent months publicly urging Ukraine to investigate the Bidens, but the Justice Department quickly made it clear that Barr wasn’t associated with the effort.
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