A White House official listening to President Donald Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukraine’s president described the call as “crazy†and “frightening†and was “visibly shaken,†according to notes taken by the intelligence official who filed a formal whistleblower complaint after speaking with the official, and others.
ABC News has learned that the two-page memo, written by the whistleblower a day after Trump’s call, suggests that at least one aide to the president feared that Trump’s own words in the call were damning.
The White House sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday calling into question what it referred to as "points of irregularity in the investigation."
In the letter, attorneys for the White House write to House Democrats that, "Given that your inquiry lacks any legitimate constitutional foundation, any pretense of fairness, or even the most elementary due process protections, the Executive Branch cannot be expected to participate in it."
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She responded with a statement on Tuesday night.
"This letter is manifestly wrong, and is simply another unlawful attempt to hide the facts of the Trump Administration's brazen efforts to pressure foreign powers to intervene in the 2020 elections," Pelosi wrote in her statement. "Despite the White House's stonewalling, we see a growing body of evidence that shows that President Trump abused his office and violated his oath to 'protect, preserve and defend the Constitution.'"
If some of the 10,000 ISIS fighters are released by Turkey’s imminent attack on the Kurds as a predictable result of Trump’s insane pullout, our president will have given “aid and comfort†to an enemy with whom we are at war under the AUMF. Read Article III of the Constitution.
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) October 9, 2019
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Didn't he just try to throw Rick Perry under the bus too?
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Mornin' all!If some of the 10,000 ISIS fighters are released by Turkey’s imminent attack on the Kurds as a predictable result of Trump’s insane pullout, our president will have given “aid and comfort†to an enemy with whom we are at war under the AUMF. Read Article III of the Constitution.
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) October 9, 2019
Mpls mayor @Jacob_Frey on Trump's Twitter attacks: "I'm doing things like filling potholes & making sure our city has enough affordable housing ... I don't have time to be tweeting garbage out, so it's kinda surprising when POTUS has the time to do this himself." pic.twitter.com/Hn1NpoWYMV
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 8, 2019
Two free tips for Fox News:
— Natalie Martinez (@natijomartinez) October 9, 2019
1. Don't amplify accounts with clearly spammy handle names
2. Maybe read the screen name aloud before you broadcast it to the world pic.twitter.com/BgbsWGBlAq
Trump has actively facilitated the killing of what cannot be denied are our allies overseas. They 'urgently requested US air support' Trump ordered US mil not to help.
— JΞSŦΞR ✪ ΔCŦUΔL³³º¹ (@th3j35t3r) October 9, 2019
This is allies overseas. As he gets more emboldened, what u think he'll do to perceived 'enemies' at home?
lookin at all those twigs out there 😠pic.twitter.com/seekF5WgTN
— Captain (@CapsPup) October 8, 2019
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Erm okay.. Trey Gowdy looks like he's had it pretty rough since he left Congress.
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Erm okay.. Trey Gowdy looks like he's had it pretty rough since he left Congress.
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Erm okay.. Trey Gowdy looks like he's had it pretty rough since he left Congress.
He looks like an old lesbian
Trump indicates he's not worried about ISIS fighters escaping northern Syria because if they do they'll just end up in Europe pic.twitter.com/cBsbXQxjsg
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 9, 2019
Trump suggests he has no problem with Erdogan being "tough" on the Kurds, but he indicates he would have a problem if he "does it unfairly." pic.twitter.com/9X8v7dU7wr
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 9, 2019