Trump Asked Ukrainian President For 'A Favor' On Biden; DOJ Says No Charges
Updated at 12:43 p.m. ET
President Trump told Ukraine's president that "a lot of people want to find out" about former Vice President Joe Biden family's activities in Ukraine and asked him to be in touch with Trump attorney, Rudy Giuliani, and Attorney General Bill Barr.
That's according to a briefing for correspondents about the contents of the July 25 phone call, on Wednesday at the Justice Department.
Read the partial White House transcript about the conversation here.
The conversation raised concerns by a whistleblower that Trump may have broken the law by asking for foreign help against a potential election rival. But the Justice Department concluded that based on the evidence that's available, prosecutors "did not and could not make out a
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