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Trump Released the Ukraine Call Memo, and It Made the Problem Look Bigger

The White House finally put out a memo of Trump’s July call with Ukraine’s president, and it did not calm anything down. The document showed Trump repeatedly pushing for investigations that touched Joe Biden, just as Democrats were already closing in on the whistleblower complaint. Instead of ending the scandal, the release gave critics a fresh exhibit and handed impeachment backers exactly the kind of paper trail they wanted.

Why it matters: Ukraine memo boomerang

First recorded Sep 25, 2019·Meaningfully updated Sep 25, 2019

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Trump Released the Ukraine Call Memo, and It Made the Problem Look Bigger

The White House finally put out a memo of Trump’s July call with Ukraine’s president, and it did not calm anything down. The document showed Trump repeatedly pushing for investigations that touched Joe Biden, just as Democrats were already closing in on the whistleblower complaint. Instead of ending the scandal, the release gave critics a fresh exhibit and handed impeachment backers exactly the kind of paper trail t…

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