Article snippet: Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday offered broad descriptions of the whistleblower complaint at the center of the Trump-Ukraine scandal, describing the document as both troubling and credible. The White House agreed to allow Congress to view the complaint amid growing public pressure for details surrounding MORE and his son. The White House also released a five-page readout of the call, in which Trump raises both Biden and Ukraine in his discussion with Zelensky. The revelations of Trump's request sparked a political firestorm on Capitol Hill, prompting House Speaker MORE (D-Calif.) to do an abrupt about-face and come out in support of a formal impeachment inquiry. While neither Democrats nor Republicans went into specifics on the nature of the whistleblower complaint, a source familiar with the document confirmed to The Hill that it relates to Trump’s conversations with Ukraine’s leader. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.), a member of the House Intelligence panel, described the complaint as “concerning” while leaving the committee spaces, but he declined to elaborate. Quigley later appeared on CNN where he described the complaint as the "political equivalent" of Trump’s 2016 campaign remark that he could "shoot somebody on the street and his base would stay with him." "I guess what I read to me was the political equivalent of that: Defying the constitution, committing a criminal act, and thinking I can get away with it," Quigley said, whil... Link to the full article to read more
Democrats express alarm over whistleblower complaint, but offer few details | TheHill
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