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    Trump And The Ukraine Call — What Happened And What's Next?

    In a fight to frame the political conflict, President Trump alleges former Vice President Joe Biden and his son are "corrupt." Opponents point to the president's own phone call.
    by Philip Ewing Sep 23, 2019 5 minutes
    Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., joins activists asking for impeachment of President Trump on Capitol Hill on Monday.

    Updated at 5:25 p.m. ET

    President Trump and his opponents jockeyed for advantage on Monday as Washington girded for a drawn-out conflict over the White House and Ukraine.

    Trump and his aides sought to throw the spotlight on former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, who they said might be connected with what they called "corruption" in Ukraine — although Biden's camp insists those allegations have been debunked.

    Democrats, meanwhile, blasted the White House over its conversations with Ukrainian leaders — conversations that may have sought political dirt on the Bidens for use in the U.S. presidential election. That's not only inappropriate but potentially impeachable, they said, raising the temperature within already divided over how or whether to try to hold Trump accountable.

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