In a now-famous phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in July 2019, President Donald Trump offered to release $400 million of military aid to Ukraine in exchange for Zelenskyy’s help in investigating Trump’s political opponents, including Joe Biden and his son Hunter.
According to the official transcript, the relevant part of the conversation went like this:
“Zelenskyy: I would also like to thank you for your great support in the area of defense. We are ready to continue to cooperate for the next steps specifically we are almost ready to buy more Javelins from the United States for defense purposes.