Inside the White House's effort to contain the Ukraine call fallout
In the hours and days after the Ukrainian President signed-off --"Thank you Mr. President, bye-bye" -- nervous word spread among national security aides about the contents of the July 25 call, an early show of worry that Trump's request for an investigation into Joe Biden was far from the"perfect" conversation he now insists transpired.
CNN reporter debunks Trump's whistleblower claim 02:17Those concerns were raised independently of the complaint brought forward by an intelligence community whistleblower. They reflect new evidence of the unease mounting within the administration at the President's actions.
Democrats issue new subpoenas in impeachment inquiry 04:15As the level of worry mounted, however, it would become clear the issue could not be contained to the executive branch. Two whistleblowers have come forward to allege Trump improperly used his position to pressure Ukraine into investigating Biden. That's led Democrats to open an impeachment inquiry into Trump and spurred allegations he abused his power for political gain.
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