Trump confirms he withheld U.S. aid to Ukraine, an action now at the center of a political controversy via ReutersTV
UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has authorized the release of a transcript of his phone call with Ukraine’s president that is at the center of a growing controversy over whether he sought foreign help in smearing a political rival as support surged among Democrats to pursue impeachment.
In Washington, Pelosi was meeting with fellow Democratic lawmakers to consider impeachment of the president, who has withstood repeated scandals since taking office in January 2017. The United States has been providing military aid to Ukraine since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. The $391.5 million in aid at issue in the current controversy was approved by the U.S. Congress to assist Ukraine in dealing with an insurgency by Russian-backed separatists in the eastern part of the country.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he arrives to address the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Yana Paskova A House committee has already launched a formal impeachment probe of Trump in light of his actions in the Russia matter but the impeachment drive never won the support of key party figures including Pelosi.“I’m leading in the polls. They have no idea how they stop me. The only way they can try is through impeachment,” Trump said at the United Nations, although opinion polls show Biden actually leading Trump.
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