From the complaint
“I have received information from multiple U.S. Government officials ...”
From the complaint
“... the President used the remainder of the call to advance his personal interests.”
From the complaint
“Namely, he sought to pressure the Ukrainian leader to take actions to help the President's 2020 reelection bid.”
From the complaint
“The White House officials who told me this information were deeply disturbed by what had transpired in the phone call.”
From the complaint
“... senior White House officials had intervened to ‘lock down’ all records of the phone call.”
From the complaint
“... multiple U.S. officials told me that Mr. Giuliani had reportedly privately reached out to a variety of other Zelensky advisers ...”
Acting director of national intelligence Joseph Maguire testified that he believed the whistleblower had acted “in good faith.” (Video: Monica Akhtar/The Post; photo: Matt McClain/The Post)

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Complaint alleges Trump sought foreign interference in 2020 election

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