Risky business

24 September 2019 By Gina Chon Follow @GinaChon

From withholding Ukrainian aid to making money out of lodging visiting dignitaries, the U.S. administration has muddied the waters on acceptable behavior. Companies face tougher enforcement, which helps keep them on the straight and narrow. The gap between the two is widening.

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Sept. 24 blamed inadequate financial support from European nations for a delay in U.S. aid to Ukraine. He denied that he withheld $391 million to pressure Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, who is running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. He later said he would release an unclassified transcript of the call.

Trump, who has said he did nothing wrong, accused Biden of trying to stop a corruption probe involving his son’s business dealings in Ukraine. Seven moderate Democrats on Sept. 23 joined a growing group of party members calling for Trump’s impeachment. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to announce an impeachment inquiry in the afternoon of Sept. 24, the Washington Post reported.

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