Trump news: President reacts as impeachment speculation intensifies and his own lawyer admits he cannot rule out that aid to Ukraine was used as bribe

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Joe Biden says Trump 'deserves to be investigated' over Ukraine scandal: 'He knows I'll beat him like a drum'

Donald Trump has insisted that he is not taking talk of impeachment seriously as he once again claimed he had done nothing wrong in a phone call with the president of Ukraine.

Arriving at the United Nations in New York for a session on religious freedom, Mr Trump said the row over his “perfect” phone call with Volodymyr Zelensky was a “Democrat witch-hunt”, adding: “They failed with Russia, they failed with recession, they failed with everything, and now they’re bringing this up.” Meanwhile, his personal lawyer, the former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, told Fox Business he could not be “100 per cent sure” the president didn’t threaten to cut off aid to Ukraine unless the former Soviet country agreed to investigate Joe Biden’s son.

Mr Trump is participating in a series of meetings today with fellow world leaders, including the South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi - whom he once reportedly referred to as “my favorite dictator”, and what is described as a “pull aside” with New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern. Meanwhile, the Democrat-led House Judiciary Committee will hold a session entitled “Presidential corruption: emoluments and profiting off the presidency”.

He is expected to speak before the general assembly on Tuesday, marking his third address to the international body.

Mr Trump's day in New York included a viral moment, in which 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg was spotted glaring at the president as he walked into the building.

Ms Thunberg had travelled to the US from her home country of Sweden, on a carbon emission free yacht instead of by plane in order to reduce her carbon footprint.

Key Points

• Donald Trump is heading to New York for the United Nation's General Assembly
• Trump has admitted he talked about Joe Biden with Ukraine's leader
• Congress is now under increasing pressure to remove Trump as president...
• ... As a top Democrat says impeachment 'may be only remedy'

[23 September 2019 21:45 · Clark Mindock]

We've gotten a quick glimpse into Bernie Sanders's shopping habits, right here:

[23 September 2019 22:00 · Clark Mindock]

In case you missed this wacky monologue from the president of the United States earlier today:

[23 September 2019 22:15 · Clark Mindock]

Bernie Sanders weighing in on Greta Thunberg's speech this morning before the United Nations:

[23 September 2019 22:30 · Clark Mindock]

The latest in the Trump-Ukraine-Biden saga!

[26 September 2019 13:57 · Gemma.Fox]

The explosive whistleblower complaint has been made public. 

It alleges multiple government officials believed Trump 'sought foreign help in 2020 reelection bid'.

“I have received information from multiple US Government officials that the President of the United States is using the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the 2020 US election,” the complaint reads.

"This interference, among other things, pressuring a foreign country to investigate one of the President’s main domestic political rivals.” 

The complaint goes on to say Mr Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City, “is a central figure in this effort.”

Our correspondent Chris Riotta has the latest: 

[26 September 2019 14:04 · Gemma.Fox]

Trump's team do not come off well in the complaint. 

[26 September 2019 14:08 · Gemma.Fox]

Trump is on the defensive. 

Rather than respond directly to the complaint's allegations, he's continuing to peddle the 'Witch Hunt' line. 

[26 September 2019 14:20 · Gemma.Fox]

This is interesting. 

The complaint alleges that the 25 July call between Trump and Zelensky was itself made on the condition that the Ukrainian leader would "play ball" on investigating Biden.

[26 September 2019 14:24 · Gemma.Fox]

Donald Trump's acting head of national intelligence is giving evidence to Congress over allegations that the president abused his office to try to get Ukraine to meddle in the 2020 presidential election. 

Joseph Maguire is appearing before the Democrat-controlled House intelligence committee, just minutes after a whistleblower's complaint against the president was made public.

Follow the story here:

[26 September 2019 14:27 · Gemma.Fox]

You can read the redacted whisteblower complaint here: 

https://intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/20190826_-_icig_letter_to_acting_dni_unclass.pdf