Article snippet: Ocasio-Cortez was speaking Wednesday on CNN’s Cuomo Prime Time when she described the inquiry as an “urgent action.” “We have the opportunity to act now to prevent a profoundly destabilizing action and intervention in our democracy before it happens,” she said. “And I think that is a profoundly urgent action that we need to take right now.” Ocasio-Cortez said that previous House investigations into Trump have tended to focus on alleged past actions. “When it comes to Ukraine we are talking about a potential meddling in the 2020 election that has still yet to happen.” Trump has denied wrongdoings during his July 25 phone conversation with Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky. A whistleblower has alleged Trump violated federal campaign finance laws by threatening to withhold military aid to Ukraine unless Zelensky’s government investigated the former vice president and 2020 presidential hopeful Joe Biden for corruption. The White House released on Wednesday a transcript of the call in which the two heads of state discussed Biden, but the transcript showed no discussion of military aid or any quid pro quo. In the phone transcript, Trump said: Trump tweeted Wednesday that he supports full transparency on the whistleblower information, but added that transparency is also needed from Biden and any potential wrongdoing concerning his son, Hunter. The president was referencing a 2018 letter sent to Ukrainian officials by Democratic Sens. Robert Menendez, Dick Durbin, an... Link to the full article to read more