Full Transcript of Call Between Trump and Zelensky Released

Full Transcript of Call Between Trump and Zelensky Released
(L)-President Donald Trump addresses the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on Sept. 24, 2019. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) (R)-President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters on Sept. 25, 2019. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Zachary Stieber
9/25/2019
Updated:
9/25/2019

The administration of President Donald Trump released the full transcript of a phone call between the president and Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sept. 25.

Trump said on Tuesday that he ordered the release to be transparent and show he did nothing wrong.

Opponents had launched a formal impeachment inquiry into Trump based on a complaint from an anonymous person who said they didn’t have direct knowledge of the call. The person claimed Trump improperly pressured Zelensky to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, a charge both Trump and Zelensky have denied.

Trump said that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo got permission from the Ukranian government to release the transcript.

Also released on Wednesday was an opinion from the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel showing the office of the Director of National Intelligence did not have to disclose the complaint to Congress.

In this file photo taken on Sept. 1, 2019, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, left, shakes hands with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, in Warsaw, Poland. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)
In this file photo taken on Sept. 1, 2019, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, left, shakes hands with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, in Warsaw, Poland. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)

See the full transcript of the call below.

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Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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