Congressional Research report relating to Ukraine if anyone is interested. It quite clearly shows Ukraine has been on the radar and troublesome for some time. Congressional aides, members, staff positions, President, Vice President, and ordinary citizens have been influences for some time as well. There are a ton of U.S political heads that have gotten rich off the energy and import/export sanctions and ban releases. Heck, I think there is another Congressional party heading there soon (trying to get their piece of the pie). Their trip was scheduled 4-months ago. It's okay for congressional leaders to interfere in foreign policy, as well as ask a foreign government to look into a sitting President during a Special Counsel Investigation (see previously May 2018 Dem memo) but the POTUS can't utter a word on corruption or possible crimes to ensure monetary relief will go to where it is needed, not to line pockets.

https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33460.pdf

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