‘Potus really wants the deliverable’ https://t.co/MNtFBw6gY1— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) October 4, 2019
"If we feel there's corruption like I feel there was in the 2016 campaign...we have a right to go to a foreign country," Trump says. "I was investigated. Me. Me. In my campaign. I ran. I won. You won't say that, will you?"— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 4, 2019
REPORTER: Have you asked foreign leaders for any corruption investigations that don't involve your political opponents?— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 4, 2019
TRUMP: "You know, we would have to look." pic.twitter.com/zM8BBVDIPP
When the only American citizen President Trump singles out for China’s investigation is his political opponent in the midst of the Democratic nomination process, it strains credulity to suggest that it is anything other than politically motivated.— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) October 4, 2019
By all appearances, the President’s brazen and unprecedented appeal to China and to Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden is wrong and appalling.— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) October 4, 2019
Is this thing on? 🎙 https://t.co/K6phZRex8k— Ellen L Weintraub (@EllenLWeintraub) October 3, 2019
Or the sense to realize that Trump is engaging in self-immolation. https://t.co/teDQPhEfao— George Conway (@gtconway3d) October 4, 2019
“China will not interfere in the internal affairs of the US, and we trust that the American people will be able to sort out their own problems," China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said. pic.twitter.com/WZtdctzhex— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) October 4, 2019
And, of course, the "tell":
If Trump cares about corruption, why did he not even mention word "corruption" on Ukraine call?— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) October 4, 2019
He focused on two "favors" —2016 and Biden probes.
Didn't ask Zelensky about anti-corruption efforts.
If anything, his pressure was to get Ukraine to CORRUPTLY open bogus probes. https://t.co/hLu4lYDAaH
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