(Business Insider)
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he wanted to read aloud the rough transcript of his July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a "fireside chat on live television."
Trump gave an 80-minute interview with the conservative site Washington Examiner in the Oval Office, in which he remained defiant about participating in the impeachment proceedings against him, which were sparked by the contents of the call.
Speaking with editors and writers from the Examiner, Trump said he would be happy to read aloud the summary the White House released of the call with Zelensky.
"This is over a phone call that is a good call," Trump told the outlet. "At some point, I'm going to sit down, perhaps as a fireside chat on live television, and I will read the transcript of the call, because people have to hear it. When you read it, it's a straight call." Read more