The big lie spouted by Donald Trump and his allies in the unfurling Ukraine affair – an unprecedented abuse of public trust, which has now led directly to an impeachment inquiry – is that former Vice President Joe Biden urged the Ukrainians to fire the Kyiv general prosecutor, Viktor Shokin, in order to save Biden’s son’s hide. Many of Trump’s cronies and foot soldiers have already spun this line, from Donald Trump Jr. to Rudy Giuliani to Arthur Schwartz.
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US President Donald Trump speaks to the press while walking to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, on August 2, 2019, in Washington, DC.
