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What Were The Bidens Doing In Ukraine? 5 Questions Answered

President Trump is calling for an investigation of former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter, which the Bidens call a smear campaign that has been debunked. Here's the backstory.

President Trump's July 25 conversation this summer with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, flagged by a whistleblower, has sparked competing accusations between Republicans and Democrats.

The Democrats want to know whether Trump pressured Ukraine to investigate Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden.

But Trump claims the real issue is Biden and his son Hunter Biden and what they did in Ukraine a few years ago.

"The one who's got the problem is Biden," Trump told reporters on Monday at the United Nations. "Biden did what they would like

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