News Alert: Trump wanted Ukraine’s president to launch investigations before face-to-face meeting, State Department texts show

House investigators released numerous text messages late Thursday night illustrating how senior State Department officials coordinated with the Ukrainian president's top aide and President Trump's personal lawyer to leverage a potential summit between the heads of state. The meeting would have depended on whether the Ukrainians promised to investigate the 2016 U.S. election and an energy company that employed the son of 2020 Democratic candidate Joe Biden, the texts show. The texts were provided to investigators by former special U.S. envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker during a nearly 10-hour deposition Thursday.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     News Alert Oct 4, 2:04 AM     Trump wanted Ukraine's president to launch investigations before face-to-face meeting, State Department texts show House investigators released numerous text messages late Thursday night illustrating how senior State Department officials coordinated with the Ukrainian president's top aide and President Trump's personal lawyer to leverage a potential summit between the heads of state. The meeting would have depended on whether the Ukrainians promised to investigate the 2016 U.S. election and an energy company that employed the son of 2020 Democratic candidate Joe Biden, the texts show. The texts were provided to investigators by former special U.S. envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker during a nearly 10-hour deposition Thursday. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2019 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071