Bill Bennett: Nothing in the Ukraine call transcript is an impeachable offense
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fox News contributor Bill Bennett said Friday that there was no impeachable offense evident in President Trump's phone call with the president of Ukraine.
“He was having a perfectly sensible conversation with the president of Ukraine,” the former secretary of education and host of Fox Nation's “Wise Guys” told “Fox & Friends.”
Bennett was asked for reaction to comments by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., blasting Trump for downplaying his actions, and vowing that Trump “will choke on this supposed nothing-burger.”
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“What this shows is repeated, concerted, premeditated, criminal conduct,” Blumenthal argued.
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The House of Representatives moved forward on impeachment inquiry this week, though they have not held a formal vote on the matter. Democrats accuse President Trump of abusing his office by requesting that Ukraine investigate his potential 2020 election rival, former Vice President Joe Biden.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“What this shows, I think, is the kind of anger and even hatred of this president by his political opponents,” Bennett said.
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“It’s blinded them to the degree that they think they can make something out of nothing and there’s nothing here in this transcript that is impeachable."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Trump's July conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky triggered a whistleblower complaint that touched off a political tempest in Washington, D.C. The complaint was released publicly Thursday, alleging Trump used the "power of his office to solicit interference" from Ukraine in the 2020 election -- and that White House officials subsequently tried to "lock down" records of that phone call.
Some Democrats allege Trump implicitly sought a quid pro quo - by trying to trade U.S. military aid for dirt on Biden - but the White House has vigorously denied it.