WASHINGTON — House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff says US President Donald Trump’s actions detailed in a newly released whistleblower complaint read like “a classic organized crime shakedown.”
Schiff opens a hearing with acting director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire. Maguire released the complaint to Congress and the public this week after weeks of delay.
The complaint details a call between Trump and Ukraine’s president in which Trump pressures the leader to investigate political rival Joe Biden.
Democrats have criticized Maguire for withholding the complaint.
Schiff says the whistleblower shows “more of a dedication of country, more of an understanding of the president’s oath of office, than the president himself.”
Trump has denied doing anything wrong.
— AP
House Intelligence Committee chairman, Democratic Representative Adam Schiff of California, speaks before Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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