Trump Denies Political Motives for Ukraine Investigations; Diplomats’ Texts Concerning

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President Donald Trump emphasized corruption, not politics, is the motivation to ask foreign governments to investigate his political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden. But text messages suggest that U.S. diplomats were encouraging Ukraine's president to investigate Biden in exchange for a meeting he was seeking with Trump. VOA's Steve Redisch reports.Trump Denies Political Motives for Ukraine Investigations; Diplomats’ Texts Concerning