Two Officials Say Trump Ukraine Call Was Unusual, Inappropriate

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Trump Call Transcript Viewed as 'Sensitive' by NSC, Says Vindman
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A decorated U.S Army officer who worked at the White House and a State Department official both said President Donald Trump’s conversation with Ukraine‘s leader was an unusual and inappropriate attempt to get another nation to launch a politically motivated investigation.

Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman said the July 25 call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy so alarmed him that he reported it through legal channels.