President Trump late Dec. 4 claimed that he was urging Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to help the United States when he asked if the foreign leader could “do us a favor” on a July 25 phone call.
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The Hill: Trump claims he asked Ukraine to do US a ‘favor,’ not president
A transcript of a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is shown during the testimony from former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch's before the House Intelligence Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill Nov. 15, 2019 in Washington, DC.