The Senate impeachment trial and 2020 presidential election are inherently intertwined with one another. Democrats’ entire basis for wanting to remove President Trump from office hinges on allegations regarding a phone call with Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky.
House Democrats allege that Trump pressured Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden and furthermore threatened to withhold aid from Ukraine. Both Trump and Zelensky have denied these contentions; both world leaders ongoingly maintain that no quid-pro-quo ever took place, however, this is not stopping Congressional Democrats.
A Quick Backstory on Biden’s Involvement with Ukraine
As the Senate impeachment trial carries out and as both sides make their cases, Joe Biden is a major player in all this. Aside from the controversial phone call, Biden has taken heat for his own quid-pro-quo with Ukraine that he once bragged about.
During his time as vice president, the 2020 Democrat ordered the Ukrainian government to fire a prosecutor investigating his son’s employer; furthermore, Biden threatened to withhold money from Ukraine until the termination of the aforementioned prosecutor.
