The new reporting that President Donald Trump repeatedly pressed the president of Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden’s son is setting off alarm bells for Democrats in Congress.
Most notably thus far is Senator Chris Murphy saying that if the reporting is accurate, Congress needs to act because “our silence could doom the republic”:
Former vice president Biden himself dismissively hit the president in response:
A few others Democrats in Congress are expressing alarm, including 2020 candidates Cory Booker and Tim Ryan:
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