Article snippet: Former Vice President MORE on Friday amid growing scrutiny over a whistleblower complaint that reportedly raised concerns about a call the president had involving Ukraine, saying Trump should release a transcript of the call. Biden's campaign released a statement from the Democratic presidential front-runner hours after Trump dismissed growing scrutiny over the complaint, which was filed by a member of the intelligence community and reportedly raised concerns about Trump's discussion with a foreign leader. "If these reports are true, then there is truly no bottom to President Trump’s willingness to abuse his power and abase our country. This behavior is particularly abhorrent because it exploits the foreign policy of our country and undermines our national security for political purposes," Biden said in the statement. "It means that he used the power and resources of the United States to pressure a sovereign nation—a partner that is still under direct assault from Russia—pushing Ukraine to subvert the rule of law in the express hope of extracting a political favor," he added. Trump earlier Friday dismissed mounting scrutiny over the complaint, saying he didn't know who the whistleblower was while deriding the complaint as "partisan" and "ridiculous." He also went after media coverage of the complaint and said the focus should instead be on Biden's ties to Ukraine during his time as vice president. Trump declined to say whether he discussed Biden or his family dur... Link to the full article to read more
Biden blasts Trump, demands he release transcript of call with foreign leader | TheHill
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