[Washington 25th Reuters]-The US Department of Justice announced the record of a telephone conference held in July this year by President Trump and Ukrainian President Zerensky. The meeting revealed that Mr. Trump had asked Mr. Zelensky to investigate allegations involving the son of former Democratic Vice President Biden.
Concerning this issue, suspicions are raised that Mr. Trump has put pressure on Ukraine with the aim of damaging Mr. Biden, who is considered to be a strong candidate in next year's presidential election. Democrat Pelosi, the president of the Democratic Party, announced on the 24th that he would begin discussions on the House of Representatives to prosecute Trump's impeachment.
According to the summary of the meeting record, Mr. Trump said to Mr. Zelensky, “Many rumors about the child's breath, such as Mr. Biden ceased prosecution against his child, and many people want to pursue the truth. (Bar) I would be grateful if you could cooperate with the Attorney General, ”Mr. Biden boasted that he had stopped prosecution, so I would like you to investigate this. This is a terrible story. Told.
Trump also said that Attorney Bar will contact Zelensky about resuming the investigation of the Ukrainian gas company. However, according to the Department of Justice, Mr. Trump did not ask Mr. Bar and Mr Bar had never contacted the Ukrainian side.
Mr. Trump also asked Mr. Zelensky to speak with his advisory lawyer, Rudy Giuliani. Mr Zelensky said his colleagues had already talked to Juliani and said he would like to meet again when he visited Ukraine.
Following the release of the meeting record, President Trump stressed that the start of the impeachment process by the Democratic Party was a shameful act and that he did not put pressure on Mr. Zelensky. He accused "the biggest witch hunting in history" being done.