That power sits at the heart of the impeachment trial centered on the actions of the current chief executive, President Trump. “Right, because they — because [Trump’s attorney Rudolph W.] Giuliani and President Trump didn’t actually care if they did them, right?” Goldman asked. “So President Trump presumably — again, communicated through Mr. Giuliani — wanted the Ukrainians on record publicly that they were going to do these investigations. President Used Personal Attorney: This Isn’t “Foreign Policy.” During the July 25 call with Zelensky, Trump asked for the two desired investigations. Danyliuk “emphasized that President Zelensky did not want to be used as an instrument in a U.S. re-election campaign,” Taylor testified.

Source: Washington Post January 24, 2020 02:38 UTC