Biden accuses Trump of abuse of power in the whistleblowing scandal

DES MOINES (Iowa) – Joe Biden, angry, on Saturday accused President Donald Trump of "using every element of his presidency to try to get me dirty," and called for an investigation into his phone call with the Ukrainian president .

"You should ask him the question: why is he on the phone with a foreign leader, trying to intimidate a foreign leader?" Said Biden. "It seems like an overwhelming abuse of power. Going on the phone with a foreign manager who is looking for help from the United States and asking about me and implying things … it's outrageous. You have never seen anything like it on the part of a president. "

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Biden got angry, pointing to a reporter who was asking the former vice president when he had already spoken to his son about his overseas business relations. Biden said that he did not do it.

"You should watch Trump," said Biden. "Everyone looked at it and everyone who looked at it said there was nothing. Ask the right question. "

Biden briefly explained whether this episode was a possible glimpse of an election battle against Trump in the general election.

"I know what I'm up against, a serial mugger. That's what this guy is. He abuses power in every way possible, "said Biden. "It crosses the line."