Trump Escalates Political Jeopardy With Release of Ukraine Call

Document shows president pressuring Ukraine for Biden probe
Uproar led Nancy Pelosi to begin formal impeachment inquiry

President Donald Trump talks about the phone call he had with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Source: Bloomberg)

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By Chris Strohm and Justin Sink

September 25, 2019 at 2:00 PM UTC

Updated on

September 25, 2019 at 7:50 PM UTC

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Donald Trump placed himself in deeper political jeopardy by ordering the release of a confidential memorandum recounting his July 25 call with Ukraine’s president, a document showing the president imploring the leader of a country dependent on U.S. aid to help him smear a political rival.

Read the memorandum here.