Whistleblower complaint makes 'compelling' case for impeaching Trump, Democratic congresswoman says
Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence committee, said the complaint's allegations were "very credible" and "deeply disturbing." Speier echoed Schiff's comments, saying the whistleblower "was comprehensive in his or her work ... and made a case for it being not only credible but urgent."and could be released as soon as Thursday.
The call was "alarming ... to most Americans that somehow the president would equate doing a favor ... for him with his re-election bid by asking the president of Ukraine to dig up dirt on his opponent," Speier said. "It is placing his interest before the American people, it is a breach of the public trust, it is a form of extortion, it's a shakedown, it has all the makings of a mob activity," she told CNBC.
Trump has maintained that the call was "perfect," and that there was no "quid pro quo." Justice Department officials have told NBC News that the call did not constitute a campaign violation and that what Trump asked for did not amount to a "thing of value.
"The favor was to get dirt on his political opponent, that is such an abuse of power under our system," Conway said. "First of all, to involve a foreign government at all in our election process is improper, and to use the office of the presidency to do it."
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