New Evidence Released Related to the 'Ukraine Scandal' That Sparked US House Impeachment

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] On the 14th (local time), one day before the House of Representatives vote on the impeachment resolution against President Donald Trump, the AP reported that new evidence related to the 'Ukraine scandal' was additionally disclosed.

The Ukraine scandal is the incident that triggered President Trump's impeachment, referring to the suspicion that President Trump pressured Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, during a call in July 2019 to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, a leading Democratic presidential candidate.

The evidence disclosed that day was submitted by Ukrainian-American businessman Lev Parnas and includes emails, codes, and a handwritten memo copy in which President Zelensky agrees to investigate the Joe Biden case.

It was also confirmed that there was a letter from Rudy Giuliani requesting a 30-minute meeting with President Zelensky in May last year, shortly after the Ukrainian presidential election. The letter reportedly stated that "President Trump is aware of and has agreed to the meeting request."

Encrypted text messages revealing surveillance of former Ukrainian Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, who was dismissed for not cooperating with Giuliani, who acted as President Trump's agent, were also disclosed.

The New York Times (NYT) quoted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as saying, "The American people will see the Senate's move to start the trial without witnesses and documents as a political cover-up," and "Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and President Trump are afraid of more facts coming to light."

She further warned, "Despite the president's unprecedented obstruction of impeachment, we continue to gather additional evidence related to the abuse of presidential power."

The House is scheduled to vote on the transmission of the impeachment resolution to the Senate and the appointment of impeachment managers on the afternoon of the 15th. The Senate impeachment trial is scheduled to begin on the 21st.

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