- After reports emerged of President Trump pressuring Ukraine's president to investigate Joe Biden's son, former governor of Massachusetts Bill Weld accused President Trump of "treason."
- Trump is now facing an impeachment inquiry regarding the whistleblower's complaint and the phone call with Ukraine's president.
- The Constitution states that treason against the United States "shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort."
- While it's unlikely Trump committed treason, his actions may fall under high crimes and misdemeanors.
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Following is a transcript of the video.
Narrator: In July, President Donald Trump withheld nearly $400 million in aid to Ukraine. Later that month, on a phone call, Trump asked the Ukranian president to investigate Joe Biden's son Hunter.
Bill Weld: Talk about pressuring a foreign country to interfere with and control a US election. It couldn't be clearer. And that's not just undermining democratic institutions, that is treason. It's treason, pure and simple.
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- Whistleblower says White House officials were 'deeply disturbed' by Trump's call with Ukraine's president and worried they 'had witnessed the president abuse his office for personal gain'
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