Trump–Ukraine scandal
The Trump–Ukraine scandal was a political scandal in the United States.[1]
In October 2019, a whistleblower anonymously complained that U.S. President Donald Trump, his lawyer Rudy Giuliani, and other high-ranking Trump administration members had made phone calls with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, asking him to have the Ukrainian government investigate Joe Biden, who was a candidate in the 2020 Democratic primaries at the time; as well as his son Hunter Biden in exchange for keeping U.S. military aid to Ukraine going.[2] The complaint raised concerns that Trump was asking for other countries to interfere in the 2020 presidential election.[3]
The controversy led to an impeachment inquiry against Trump.[4] Because of the scandal, Trump was formally impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives on December 18, 2019. However, the Senate voted to clear Trump of charges.
Trump–Ukraine Scandal Media
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Former Secretary of Energy Rick Perry with Zelenskyy at Zelenskyy's inauguration, May 2019
Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense Kash Patel poses for his official portrait at the Pentagon on November 17, 2020
Marie Yovanovitch, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, was removed from her post because of her anti-corruption efforts in Ukraine, and because she disagreed with the shadow diplomacy taking place under Giuliani and President Trump.
Letter from the chairs of the House Committees on Intelligence, Oversight and Reform, and Foreign Affairs, including copies of text-message conversations involving Volker, Sondland, and others
A redacted version of the whistleblower complaint
Subpoena issued to John M. Dowd, regarding his clients Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman
President Trump answers questions from the press on September 22, 2019
Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. delegation meet with President Zelenskyy in Warsaw on September 1, 2019
Volodymyr Zelenskyy with Donald Trump in New York City on September 25, 2019
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References
- ↑ *Veronica Stracqualursi & Michael Warren, Rudy Giuliani tells CNN he's unaware he's under investigation for Ukraine involvement, CNN (October 12, 2019): "the unraveling Ukraine scandal"
- Nicholas Fandos, Trump's Ukraine Call Was 'Crazy' and 'Frightening,' Official Told Whistle-Blower, New York Times (October 8, 2019): "a memo written by the whistle-blower at the center of the Ukraine scandal"
- Factbox: All the President's Men-Supporting Actors in Trump's Ukraine Scandal Archived 2019-10-13 at the Wayback Machine, Reuters (Oct. 7, 2019): "a scandal that has led to the impeachment inquiry."
- ↑ Savage, Charlie; Williams, Josh (October 4, 2019). Read the Text Messages Between U.S. and Ukrainian Officials. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/04/us/politics/ukraine-text-messages-volker.html. Retrieved October 5, 2019. "A newly released set of text exchanges revealed details about President Trump's efforts to use American foreign policy to benefit himself.".
- ↑ Barrett, Devlin (September 26, 2019). Whistleblower claimed Trump abused his office and that White House officials tried to cover it up. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/house-intelligence-committee-releases-whistleblowers-complaint-citing-trumps-call-with-ukraines-president/2019/09/26/402052ee-e056-11e9-be96-6adb81821e90_story.html. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- ↑ Fandos, Nicholas (September 24, 2019). "Nancy Pelosi Announces Formal Impeachment Inquiry of Trump". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/24/us/politics/democrats-impeachment-trump.html. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
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