'We begin today with another historic day in Washington, where norms are being eroded and facts trampled upon.' jaketapper opened his program by addressing Trump's denial of a quid pro quo with Ukraine as it relates to the investigation into the Bidens.
The text messages, which were released by the House Intelligence Committee, underscore how Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, was closely connected to US policy on Ukraine and was involved in setting up the July 25 phone call between Trump and Zelensky, in which Trump also urged an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden.They show how cognizant the Ukrainians were about the importance of the election investigation to Trump and Giuliani's role.
Burisma is the Ukrainian company that hired Hunter Biden to be on its board. Volker and Sondland then exchanged text messages about the draft, which Volker said he would share with an adviser to Zelensky. The Ukrainians told Volker they were not comfortable with the suggested statement, and the matter was ultimately dropped while a meeting between Zelensky and Trump continued to be pursued, the source said.
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