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Democrats Intensify Calls For Potential Impeachment Over Whistleblower Complaint

Meanwhile, President Trump and his allies say he has committed no wrongdoing in his communications with the leader of Ukraine.

Ahead of a week when President Trump will have his first face-to-face meeting with the Ukrainian president, Democratic calls for investigation of Trump's communications with Ukraine have intensified.

Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire has agreed to testify in open session before the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday about a whistleblower complaint that the intelligence community inspector general has deemed "credible and urgent." Multiple news outlets have reported that the complaint concerns Trump's communications with Ukraine.

Trump urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden's son Hunter "about eight times" in. House Democrats are also investigating whether that pressure coincided with the withholding of military aid from Ukraine.

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