Sens. Leahy, Menendez, Durbin Issue Statement on President Trump, Ukraine
September 25, 2019
September 25, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the following joint statement with Sens. Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, and Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, in response to President Trump's reference to a letter they sent to the General Prosecutor of Ukraine in 2018 raising their concerns that the Trump administration could unduly pressure Ukraine into obstructing Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation by withholding funding:
"President Trump is desperate to diver . . .
"President Trump is desperate to diver . . .