It wasn’t political extortion — Donald Trump was actually trying to help Ukraine fight corruption, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Saturday of the July phone call at the center of the U.S. president’s ongoing impeachment scandal.
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Politico: Pompeo defends phone call, saying Trump wanted to stop Ukrainian corruption
US special representative on Iran Brian Hook (background) listens as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters before departing from al-Bateen Air Base in Abu Dhabi on Sept. 19, 2019.
