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Trump Urges Ukraine, China to Investigate the Bidens
President's efforts to persuade Ukraine to investigate Mr. Biden have already set off an impeachment inquiry by House Democrats
WASHINGTONPresident Trump called for Ukraine and China to investigate his political rival, Joe Biden, doubling down on his efforts to push foreign countries to undertake probes that could benefit his re-election campaign.
The president's comments come as his efforts to persuade Ukraine to investigate Mr. Biden in a July phone call have already set off an impeachment inquiry by House Democrats, who are looking at whether the president abused the power of his office for political gain.
Speaking to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday, Mr. Trump called for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to lead the charge for a Biden investigation. "I would say, President Zelensky, if it was me, I would start an investigation into the Bidens, " Mr. Trump said.
The president said that China should start an investigation of the Bidens, alleging that "what happened in China is just about as bad as what happened with Ukraine." Asked if he had sought Chinese President Xi Jinping's help, Mr. Trump said: "I haven't, but it's certainly something we can start thinking about."
Mr. Trump and his allies have called for investigations into Mr. Biden over his anticorruption efforts as vice president in Ukraine while Mr. Biden's son Hunter sat on the board of a private Ukrainian gas company. The former prosecutor general of Ukraine said earlier this year that he had no evidence of wrongdoing by Mr. Biden or his son.
Trump Urges Ukraine, China to Investigate the Bidens
President's efforts to persuade Ukraine to investigate Mr. Biden have already set off an impeachment inquiry by House Democrats
WASHINGTONPresident Trump called for Ukraine and China to investigate his political rival, Joe Biden, doubling down on his efforts to push foreign countries to undertake probes that could benefit his re-election campaign.
The president's comments come as his efforts to persuade Ukraine to investigate Mr. Biden in a July phone call have already set off an impeachment inquiry by House Democrats, who are looking at whether the president abused the power of his office for political gain.
Speaking to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday, Mr. Trump called for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to lead the charge for a Biden investigation. "I would say, President Zelensky, if it was me, I would start an investigation into the Bidens, " Mr. Trump said.
The president said that China should start an investigation of the Bidens, alleging that "what happened in China is just about as bad as what happened with Ukraine." Asked if he had sought Chinese President Xi Jinping's help, Mr. Trump said: "I haven't, but it's certainly something we can start thinking about."
Mr. Trump and his allies have called for investigations into Mr. Biden over his anticorruption efforts as vice president in Ukraine while Mr. Biden's son Hunter sat on the board of a private Ukrainian gas company. The former prosecutor general of Ukraine said earlier this year that he had no evidence of wrongdoing by Mr. Biden or his son.