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Ukraine whistleblower crisis breaks wide open

Reporting that the intelligence-community whistleblower complaint involved Trump’s communications with a foreign leader turned a secret complaint into a political emergency. The White House’s refusal to make the facts public only intensified the suspicion that there was something ugly to hide.

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First recorded Sep 19, 2019·Meaningfully updated Sep 19, 2019

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Ukraine whistleblower crisis breaks wide open

Reporting that the intelligence-community whistleblower complaint involved Trump’s communications with a foreign leader turned a secret complaint into a political emergency. The White House’s refusal to make the facts public only intensified the suspicion that there was something ugly to hide.

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Ukraine whistleblower crisis breaks wide open

Reporting that the intelligence-community whistleblower complaint involved Trump’s communications with a foreign leader turned a secret complaint into a political emergency. The White House’s refusal to make the facts public only intensified the suspicion that there was something ugly to hide.

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