Trump Repeatedly Pressed Ukraine President to Investigate Bidens Son

(The Wall Street Journal) President Trump in a July phone call repeatedly pressured the president of Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden s son according to people familiar with the matter urging Volodymyr Zelensky about eight times to work with Rudy Giuliani on a probe that could hamper Mr. Trumps potential 2020 opponent. He told him that he should work with Mr. Giuliani on Biden and that people in Washington wanted to know" if his lawyers assertions that Mr. Biden acted improperly as vice president were true one of the people said. Mr. Giuliani has suggested Mr. Bidens pressure on Ukraine to fight corruption had to do with an investigation of a gas company for which his son was a director. A Ukrainian official this year said he had no evidence of wrongdoing by Mr. Biden or his son Hunter Biden. Mr. Trump in the call didnt mention a provision of U.S. aid to Ukraine said this person who didnt believe Mr. Trump offered the Ukrainian president any quid-pro-quo for his cooperation on any investigation.