Vice President Mike Pence said he was working to release transcripts of his phone calls with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine
Vice President Mike Pence said on Wednesday that he was working to release transcripts of his phone calls with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, but he avoided answering directly whether he knew of any moves by the Trump administration to get Ukraine to investigate the Biden family.
Pence repeatedly avoided questions on Wednesday about whether he had known about Trump’s intention to ask Zelensky to investigate Biden, a top contender for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. Pence replied that had he never discussed the Bidens with Zelensky. Pence also emphasized a Trump defense that Zelensky did not feel pressured to investigate the Bidens. The timing of Trump’s call, along with a suddenof U.S. military aid to Ukraine, raised suspicions of a quid pro quo. Trump’s critics have postulated that the president held up vital help for Ukraine to hold back Russian aggression in exchange for dirt on a presidential rival.
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