Donald Trump's call with Ukranian president Zelensky is reportedly the subject of a whistleblower's complaint that has sparked a disclosure fight between government branches.
and whether they affected the former vice president's diplomatic efforts.
"I did not make a statement that 'You have to do this or I'm not going to give you aid.' I wouldn't do that," Trump said on Monday. He also pointed to Biden threatening to withhold Ukranian aid while vice president. "Joe Biden is the one that did a very, very bad thing when he said that, and I think it was $1.2 billion, he wasn't going to give unless they got rid of a prosecutor who was investigating his son and the company that his son works for.
The prosecutor was ultimately booted by Ukraine's parliament. At the time he was dismissed, the Times noted, the prosecutor was investigating the Ukraine gas company Burisma Holdings, whose board members included Hunter Biden. The younger Biden has said he had no role whatsoever in relation to any investigation of Burisma or any of its officers.
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