The White House is preparing to disclose its complaint of denunciation to the Congress

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Trump approved the publication of the document at the center of his latest confrontation with lawmakers, said a senior administration official.

The White House is preparing to make public in Congress, at the end of the week, both the whistleblower complaint and the report of the Inspector General who are at the center of the investigation of dismissal of Democrats of the House, according to a senior official of the administration, reversing his position after removing the documents. legislators.

This decision shows the seriousness with which the government now approaches the new impeachment procedure of the House, even as President Donald Trump publicly attempts to downplay the investigation by calling it a "witch hunt" or "presidential harassment" ". help him win his 2020 re-election campaign.

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The administration official pointed out that the decision could be changed over the next few days, but the White House was considering handing over the documents to the Capitol Hill legislator. The president accepted this decision, added the manager.

A White House spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.

Trump had already promised to publish on Wednesday a transcript of his appeal with the president of Ukraine, during which he had asked the foreign leader to investigate the trade relations of Hunter Biden, son of the possible Democratic opponent Joe Biden.

"You will see that the call has been very friendly and quite appropriate. No pressure and, unlike Joe Biden and his son, no reward! This is nothing more than a continuation of the largest and most destructive witch hunt ever, "tweeted Trump on Tuesday between two meetings with foreign leaders at the United Nations.

But Liberal and Democratic lawmakers say only the whistle-blower complaint can fully expose the charges against the president. The acting director of national intelligence, Joseph Maguire, has so far refused to refer the complaint to congressional intelligence committees, as required by law.