Whistleblower accuses Trump of soliciting foreign aid to meddle in 2020 election – live
over 4 years in The guardian
Whistleblower claims that US president used his position to pressure foreign leaders to meddle in 2020 election
The Guardian’s independent journalism brings clarity at this critical moment in American history. Make a contribution
Sign up for the US briefing and get a new perspective
2.17pm BST
Adam Schiff, the Democratic chairman of the House intelligence committee, said in his opening statement that Trump had “betrayed” his oath of office as president and threatened US national security.
Schiff argued the whistleblower complaint provided the most “graphic evidence yet” that Trump had violated the Constitution.
2.14pm BST
The whistleblower said that White House officials were “deeply disturbed” by what had transpired in the phone call between Trump and the Ukrainian president.
“They told me there was already a ‘discussion ongoing’ with White House lawyers about how to treat the call because of the likelihood, in the officials’ retelling, that they had witnesses the President abuse his office for personal gain,” the whistleblower wrote in the complaint. Continue reading...
Who is popular today?
