The White House on Wednesday sent out talking points on how to spin the release of a summary of President Trump’s phone call to his counterpart in Ukraine — but emailed them to House Democrats, apparently by mistake.
“Let’s be clear, there was no quid pro quo for Ukraine to get US aid in exchange for looking into Biden and his son,” read one, referring to the president’s chat with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky that included the corruption probe into Joe and Hunter Biden, according to Politico, which obtained a copy.
“This complaint was handled absolutely by the book and it was properly determined that no further action should be taken,” read another, referring to the Justice Department’s decision to not pursue a criminal investigation into the matter.
A source later told the website that the White House tried to recall the emails that were sent to Democratic lawmakers.
After the call, a whistleblower informed the intelligence community’s inspector general of its contents, and the complaint went up the chain of command to the Justice Department.