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Statement on Trump Call with Ukraine President Zelensky

September 23, 2019

On September 23, 2019, U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) issued the following statement on news reports that the president pressured Ukrainian government officials work with his personal attorney to criminally investigate his political rival, former Vice-President Joseph R. Biden.

"If President Trump repeatedly pressured Ukrainian officials to investigate a political rival, he must be held accountable for lying and misleading the American people. Our country's foreign policy should further the interests of all Americans, not the political whims of The White House. I call on acting Director Maguire to release the full whistleblower complaint as required by federal law, so that we know all the facts. Americans deserve to know the truth."