Democratic presidential candidates are calling for President Trump to release the whistleblower report regarding his interactions with the leader of Ukraine, saying his Tuesday move to provide the transcript of a single phone call is insufficient.
Trump announced over Twitter that he plans to release a “complete, fully declassified and unredacted transcript” of his phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky amid growing uproar over reports that Trump pressured Zelensky to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic primary front-runner, or Biden’s son Hunter.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) tweeted the complaint includes more information that the public must see and encouraged the House to move forward with its impeachment investigation, which reports indicated Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) now plans to launch.
Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro also requested the report, saying “Congress and the American people deserve” it.
Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) agreed:
{mosads}The Washington Post reported last week that the president told his administration to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid from Ukraine before he called for the probes into Hunter or Joe Biden.
Acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Joseph Maguire has thus far refused to release the intelligence community’s whistleblower complaint, but House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Tuesday afternoon that the whistleblower has expressed an interest in speaking to his panel.
“We have been informed by the whistleblower’s counsel that their client would like to speak to our committee and has requested guidance from the Acting DNI as to how to do so,” Schiff tweeted. “We‘re in touch with counsel and look forward to the whistleblower’s testimony as soon as this week.”