Could one phone call end Trump鈥檚 presidency?
Ukraine and the giant impeachment.
Impeachment proceedings have been launched against Donald Trump after a whistleblower said the US president pressured the leader of Ukraine into investigating one of his main Democratic challengers.
In a telephone conversation Trump asked President Volodymyr Zelensky to look into Joe Biden, the man Trump may well face in the 2020 presidential election, and connections Biden鈥檚 son had in Ukraine.
The whistleblower鈥檚 allegations mention Trump鈥檚 personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani as the person who was essentially running the Ukrainian evidence-gathering operation. Giuliani was the 鈥榟ero鈥� mayor of New York, guiding the city through the horrors of 9/11. But now he鈥檚 seen as a more-than colourful character wheeled out to defend his boss to the end.
As the proceedings gain momentum, we ask The Atlantic鈥檚 White House correspondent, Elaina Plott, whether a phone call could bring down America鈥檚 most divisive president, and the details of a fiery exchange she had with Giuliani in the back of an Uber.
Presenter: Matthew Price
Producers: Harriet Noble and Alicia Burrell
Mixed by Nico Raufast
Editor: John Shields
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