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Top US diplomat Bill Taylor and Gordon Sondland text messages, which were released on Thursday

texts That show how U.S. officials, worked prod to the Ukrainian President, in the opening of a public inquiry in The President Trump leading opponent, Joe Biden .

The news, released by congressional Democrats, as Mr Trump is facing an impeachment investigation on The Matter .

The exchanges, a senior diplomat said it would be "to deny crazy," military assistance to Ukraine, for which Mr. Trump is the political win, in the 2020 election.

U.S. law prohibits foreign aid for electoral purposes to obtain.

But Mr. Trump denies any wrongdoing, and on Friday, said there was "no quid pro quo" in the communication.

His remarks came A Day after he called on the public to examine the Ukraine and China, Mr Biden, a top Democratic White House candidate, and his son, Hunter.

The Republican President accused his political opponents of a "witch-hunt".

the ouster of the Democratically-controlled house of representatives with a trial in The Senate would trigger. to transfer

would the senators vote Mr Trump with a two-thirds to remove the majority of it out of the office.

But the result is considered unlikely, since The President 's fellow Republicans control the upper chamber.

What do the texts say?

The prosecution's request stems from a 25-July-call, in which Mr. Trump President Vladimir Zelensky asked to investigate his Rival .

are connected to the accusations of the Democrats to press That Mr Trump dangled military aid, as a way to dig Ukraine, the dirt on Mr. Biden.

Sent between July and September it comes to high-level officials:

On 19 July, the discussed three diplomats in a phone call between Mr Zelensky and Mr Trump arrange it.

Mr Volker told The Other two, he had Breakfast with Mr. Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani , the morning and identified the most important task of the forthcoming call.

"the Most impt [important] is to say for Zelensky That he will help The Investigation ," he told The Others .

But Bill Taylor , a senior US diplomat in the Ukraine, warned That President Zelensky "sensitive" to be seen about the Ukraine", as an instrument in Washington, domestic, re-election politics".

Before The Call , Mr Volker, a SMS written That he had heard from the White house That Mr. Zelensky is to be offered, a formal visit to Washington, "provided That The President of Z Trump, he will examine / 'to the bottom of what happened in 2016'".

This is a reference to unfounded allegations That Ukraine intervened in the 2016 presidential elections in the United States and worked to help the Democrats.

In The Call , Mr Trump, Mr asked Zelensky, to investigate, Joe Biden .

But the text messages show US the officials discussed what the Ukrainian President should say in a statement.

Mr. Zelensky was allegedly drawn to the "sensitive" in order to be seen as a U.S. "tool"

From August 13, Kurt Volker , That Mr. Zelensky's statement should address disruptions in the U.S. policy, "especially with the alleged involvement of some Ukrainian politicians" - and Burisma, The Company Joe Biden ' s son was involved.

It was Biden no evidence of misconduct on the part of Hunter.

Then, on 29 August, the tone of the discussions changed. Mr Zelenksy his aide Andriy Yermak sent a short message to Mr. Volker, including a link to a Politico story headlined "".

Mr Taylor, a senior diplomat in the Ukraine, seemed to voice his concerns about the motives for The Delay .

"I think it is crazy to withhold security assistance to help a political campaign," he said.

however, This proposal was pushed firmly back by Ambassador Gordon Sondland , said Mr Taylor was a misunderstanding of The President 's intentions.

What else is wrong with the prosecution's request?

On Friday, the prosecution request to escalated significantly as the Democratic chairmen of the three house committees conducting The Investigation served their first subpoena directly to the White house.

you have the required documents and records in connection with the Ukraine investigation and of Mr. Trump's call with Mr Zelensky.

"The President has chosen The Path of resistance of the obstacle, and the cover-up", The Heads of The Intelligence services, the Ministry of foreign Affairs and the oversight panels.

Earlier in The Day , house Democrats also Ukraine requested documents in connection with the Vice-President, Mike Pence , giving him a deadline of 15 October.

Mr. Pence - who was reported This Week , frustrated with the White house's handling of the Ukraine Affair - has not yet responded.

Most of the Republicans are standing right behind Mr Trump, if two Republican senators have spoken out against The President .

Mitt Romney of Utah on Friday as The President of the actions "appalling".

Ben Sasse in Nebraska has said: "the Americans do not look to the Chinese commune for The Truth . "

He added That , if Hunter Biden "broke laws by selling its name to Beijing, this is a question for the American courts, non-Communist tyrants running torture camps".

Ukraine, the General Prosecutor's office on Friday announced That he would review the closed investigation of Burisma, adding That he was not aware of any evidence against Hunter Biden .

All-out political warfare

Mr Trump and his defenders have insisted there was no quid-pro-quo in his dealings with the Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. Text messages between the members of the US team involved in the Ukrainian diplomacy, however, is a different story to propose.

It was very clear what wanted to Trump Mr: a publicly announced Ukrainian investigation of political rivals Joe Biden and the 2016 election hack.

It was very clear what they offer, The Ukrainians : not only is U.S. military aid, which was put on ice by the White house, but also a meeting between the two presidents in Washington would have been extremely valuable in strengthening the legitimacy of the newly elected Ukrainian leader. had

Draw a straight line between the bid and the ask does not need a lot of imagination.

It may not be long before the White house falls back on his last line of defense, to investigate the threatening and cajoling of Ukraine, Mr Biden was justified Biden by the egregiousness of the Lord, the alleged corruption.

With Mr Trump in the corner, it is a recipe for all-the political warfare.

Four quick questions on trump-Ukraine

Why is Mr Trump studied?

A whistleblower claimed he used "The Power of his office to solicit intervention from abroad in the United States until 2020 election," by examining the Ukraine, his great Rival Joe Biden .

this Is illegal?

If this is what he would have done demonstrably, then Yes: it is illegal to ask to gain unauthorised persons to help a U.S. election. Mr Trump says it is a Witch Hunt and he has done nothing wrong.

What could happen next?

When the Democrats controlled the house of representatives voted to indict Mr Trump, it would be an attempt in The Senate .

he Could be removed?

A Senate That votes to convict by a two-thirds majority, but Mr Trump controlled the Republican Party in The Senate , so That is unlikely. And the Miller's Committee of inquiry made clear, you cannot charge a sitting President with A Crime .

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Source of news: bbc.com