According to reports from the New York Times and the Daily Beast, President Trump suggested that the Ukraine President initiate an investigation into Presidential Candidate Joe Biden's son. This conversation included an apparent quid pro quo implication that hinged Trump (the US) providing foreign aid to Ukraine.
A whistleblower inside the National Security Agency immediately reported this conversation between Trump and the Ukraine President to the Inspector General. The reason is that co-mingling foreign policy, and domestic politics is inappropriate and illegal.
Biden's son, Hunter, had a relationship with the Ukrainian natural-gas company Burisma Holdings in 2014 when his father was Vice President.
The circumstances were investigated by Politifact and reported as follows:
"Key takeaways
• Hunter Biden did hold a directorship for a Ukrainian gas company while his father was vice president. Experts agree that Hunter Biden's acceptance of the position created a conflict of interest for his father.
• Vice President Joe Biden did urge Ukraine to fire its top prosecutor, with the threat of withholding U.S. aid. But that was the position of the wider U.S. government, as well as other international institutions.
• We found no evidence to support the idea that Joe Biden advocated with his son's interests in mind, as the message suggests. It's not even clear that the company was actively under investigation or that a change in prosecutors benefited it."
https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2019/may/07/viral-image/fact-checking-joe-biden-hunter-biden-and-ukraine/
The fact is that Donald Trump is caught directing a foreign government to dig up dirt on his opponent's son. That is the scandal at hand. Trump is trying to retaliate for what happened to his former campaign manager, Paul Manafort. Unlike Hunter Biden, Manafort broke the law and is found guilty.
This act, if disclosed by the Inspector General and shared lawfully with Congress, is one more reason why Donald Trump should be impeached before the next election.
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