Published 11:09 IST, November 14th 2019
Donald Trump to release transcript of April call with Ukraine President
United States President Donald Trump on November 13 said that he will be releasing the transcript of an April call he made with the Ukraine president on Nov 14
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United States President Donald Trump on November 13 said that he will be releasing the transcript of an April call he made with the Ukraine president on Thursday. The July 25 transcript which was released earlier President Trump had asked the Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to investigate the son of his political rival, Joe Biden. The transcript has become the subject of the impeachment inquiry into the President. Earlier this week the US President had also tweeted that he would be releasing the transcript at the end of the week.
On November 13, the House Intelligence Committee held the first public hearing of impeachment inquiry against the US President. The first open hearing was from William Taylor and George Kent and further will be followed by Marie Yovanovitch's testimony on November 15. according to Adam Schiff, the Chairman of House Intelligence, there are a number of 'impeachable offenses committed by Donald Trump including high crimes and misdemeanors. President Trump will be the third US President who might get impeached after Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton in 1868 and 1998 respectively.
Betrayal to the US constitution
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on November 8 that the official impeachment inquiry has uncovered some significant betrayals to the US constitution along with certain profound patriotism by the government officials. Pelosi also confirmed the meeting saying that the House has been following the evidence that has made Donald Trump's own words on his call with the Ukrainian President, 'more appalling'. Furthermore, the proposed resolution will provide the structure to the next phase of the ongoing impeachment inquiry, and make it public so that the citizens are also aware of the discoveries made throughout the investigation. According to Speaker Pelosi, the resolution will also authorize the disclosure of deposition transcripts, and transfer the evidence to the Judiciary Committee.
Updated 12:34 IST, November 14th 2019