Democrats say Trump was convinced of 'bogus' Ukraine story, which led to abuse of power
2020-01-24 09:24:41 source：CGTN
January 24, 2020
As the impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump continues Thursday, Democratic House prosecutors made the argument that Trump was convinced of a "completely bogus" theory regarding his political rival Joe Biden and Biden's son. This, they say, ultimately led to Trump's alleged abuse of presidential power.
The Associated Press reported that Rep. Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee who is leading the prosecution said, "That's what Donald Trump wanted investigated or announced — this completely bogus Kremlin-pushed conspiracy theory."
One of the accusations against Trump is that he withheld military aid from Ukraine that had been approved by the U.S. Congress, using the funds as leverage to coerce Ukraine into investigating the Bidens.
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