McConnell denies ever telling Trump his call with Ukraine's president was 'innocent'

Mitch McConnell.
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President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) have two different takes on a conversation they may have had about Trump's July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

During his chat with Zelensky, Trump pushed him to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter, neither of whom has been accused of wrongdoing. In late September, McConnell released a statement saying he "read the summary of the call" and it is "laughable to think this is anywhere close to an impeachable offense."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.