U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday released the summary transcript of his April congratulatory call with Ukraine's president-elect, the latest salvo in the White House effort to blunt Democratic allegations that Trump abused his power by pressuring a foreign leader to get involved in U.S. politics.
Published Friday, November 15, 2019 10:05AM ESTWASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday released, the latest salvo in the White House effort to blunt Democratic allegations that Trump abused his power by pressuring a foreign leader to get involved in U.S. politics.
The 16-minute call, placed from Air Force One at Trump flew back to Washington after a weekend in Florida, is filled with flattery for Trump from Zelenskiy, and invitations from the new Ukrainian leader for Trump to visit Kyiv. There is no reference to Biden or his son, or to Trump's interest in having the Eastern European leader launch an investigation into the Bidens.
Trump in recent days has attempted to shift the spotlight from his July conversation with Zelenskiy to the April call, in in which he spoke to Zelenskiy soon after he won a landslide victory over Ukraine's then-President Petro Poroshenko.Referring to the April call, he urged reporters to read the transcript and "tell me if there's anything wrong with it." The rough transcript as released minutes before former U.S.
Vice-President Mike Pence was slated to attend the Kyiv ceremony but his trip was cancelled. In the end, Energy Secretary Rick Perry led the delegation. Fiona Hill, the former top Russia policy specialist at the National Security Council, in her deposition described the April exchange between the two presidents was a "short congratulatory call."
"I think you will do a great job. I have many friends in Ukraine who know you and like you. I have many friends from Ukraine and they think -- frankly -- expected you to win," Trump said. "I have no doubt you will be a fantastic president."
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