White House national security aides who listened in on President Donald Trump’s July 25 phone call with the Ukrainian president sharply criticized his conduct on Nov. 19 as “improper,” “unusual” and overtly political.nnIn public testimony before House impeachment investigators, the aides said they viewed Trump’s ask for a “favor” as an extraordinary invitation for Ukraine to become involved in U.S. partisan politics.
Politico: White House national security aides criticize Trump’s Ukraine call
National Security Council Ukraine expert Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman and Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice President Mike Pence are sworn in before the House Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Nov. 19, 2019.
